Thursday, October 1 st Research Paper – Typing

Research Paper – What do I NEED today? Research topic/thesis/3 sources Research paper rough draft/notes Research Paper guidelines (blue packet) Flashdrive Working address (to work to)

Research Paper Today: Working on laptops – typing Research Papers Friday: Working on laptops – creating PowerPoint presentation

What are the requirements? Research Paper 2-3 pages (2 MINIMUM) 12 font Double Spaced Cover Page 3 sources used, 2 parenthetical citations Research PowerPoint Use PowerPoint to create slides When printing – do 4 slides per page 1 slide for Works Cited

What if I don’t have a printer?!?! What if I don’t have a printer?!?! Use the Media Center!!! 1 st 2 pages are FREE…after.10 per page OR your research paper to: MUST BE RECEIVED BY MONDAY 10/5

Agenda Finding SourcesFinding Sources Citing SourcesCiting Sources Cover PageCover Page –Centering –Right Margin Formatting Research PaperFormatting Research Paper –Headers & Page #’s –Double-spacing –Indention Works Cited FormatWorks Cited Format

Bad news…ProQuest is not the same! If you ed the articles to yourself – Awesome! If you did not – you can still use ProQuest...but you may need to Google search if you do not find information.

UNRELIABLE Sources On the other hand, some sources, such as Wikipedia, are not reliable because the authors may not have a thorough knowledge or full understanding of a topic. Remember: anyone can post information on the internet, and we need to be CRITICAL READERS in order to determine what to believe!

POSSIBLE Reliable Sources While you still need to read critically, here is a list of the types of sources that are often reliable and would be good places to start research: –Books—authored, edited and published –Newspapers and magazines –Peer reviewed journals –Peer reviewed articles –PhD or MBA dissertations and research –Public library –Scholarly articles –Isolated studies or academic research –Educational institutions and their websites

Why wouldn’t we want to use Wikipedia? Let’s take a look at Wikipedia’s “about us” page… “Wikipedia is written collaboratively by largely anonymous Internet volunteers who write without pay. Anyone with Internet access can write and make changes to Wikipedia articles…”

Citing a (non-ProQuest)source You can use the following websites to help you create a citation (for your works cited page/slide): Easybib.com Bibme.org Citationmachine.net

Cover Page Title of PaperTitle of Paper –Increase font size to 36 (minimum) –Center paper by clicking the icon at the top of the document Personal InfoPersonal Info –Move cursor to right margin –Last Name, First Name –Period # –Like this –Like this:

Research Paper Body Indent each new paragraph by pushing the “Tab” button.Indent each new paragraph by pushing the “Tab” button. To double-space your paper the easy way:To double-space your paper the easy way: –simply highlight your entire text (double left-click the mouse) –Click the “spacing” icon at the top of your home screen –Then select “2.0” as the following picture shows.

Page #’s Click on the “Insert” tab at the top of the document

Page #’s The click on the “Page Numbers” icon at the top of your menu bar. Choose “Top of Page” Then choose the “Right of Page” When the cursor is blinking, type you last name, and then hit the spacebar.

Works Cited Page Only put works cited info on this page that you actually use in your essay. The citations should be: 1.Reverse Indented 2.Double-spaced 3.Numbered 4.In alphabetical order based on Author’s last name (or article title) (Refer to your Research Paper Packet for a visual example)