MISSION

POSSIBLE A Research Project

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to gather information on a topic of interest to teenagers.

To insure the success of your mission follow these simple steps: 1.Pick your topic 2.Narrow your topic – Write three questions to answer about the topic 3.Find reliable information to answer your questions- be sure to write where you found the information 4.Use the information to write a report that includes citations

Let’s get started! Storing your information Finding your information 1.Fold two pieces of paper hamburger style 2.Staple them together to make a book to keep notes 1.Use the internet 2.Use the library resources 3.Interview people NameTopicQuestion 1Question 2Question 3

Recording your information Organizing your information Notes Source 1.Use your own words 2.Mark your quotes 3.Write down sources 1.Write an introduction (thesis + lead) 2.Write answers to questions in body of paper – identify direct quotes (author’s last name + page) 3.Write a conclusion (I learned that or I want you to) Notes Source Question 1

Works Cited page 1.Needs to be alphabetical in a column 2.If the entry takes two lines the second line is indented 3. Use the following website and source information to make an entry styleid=1&mode=form&reqsrcid=MLAJournalOnline&m ore=&nameCnt=1#

Mission Accomplished