1. The Great Gatsby – Adv. Eng. 11
Research Paper
The Great Gatsby – Adv. Eng. 11

2. ORGANIZATION - 3 full pages min. - double spaced
8 paragraphs
1. Introduction paragraph – You can give a general description of the 1920’s and Fitzgerald. You may use quotes. The thesis needs to be the last sentence.
2. Paragraph about trend 1
3. Paragraph about Gatsby connection to trend 1
4. Paragraph about trend 2
5. Paragraph about Gatsby connection to trend 2
6. Paragraph about trend 3
7. Paragraph about Gatsby connection to trend 3
8. Conclusion paragraph – Summarize and state thesis again.

3. Citing
Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1895 (Miller 34). Scott was an only child and was considered spoiled. In addition, his mother came from a wealthy family, but Scott’s family never had much money. Consequently, Scott’s mother had to borrow money from her parents to send her son to college (Lerner 23-26). She always felt that “Scott was exceptionally bright, a genius” (Burns 46).
*If the entire paragraph comes from the same source, you can wait until the end to cite it.

4. The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Doe 1
John Doe
Mrs. M. Hogue
Advanced English 11
20 October 2016
The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald was a famous American author in the
Modern Period. Even though he led a life filled with problems, he
managed to produce some of the greatest literature in this
country. F. Scott Fitzgerald ….

5. Doe Works Cited
Cayton, Andrew. American Pathways to
the Present. New York: Prentice-Hall,
2000. Print.
"Fitzgerald, F. Scott." World Authors 1900-
Biography Reference Bank.
Web. 28 Sep

6. Formal Writing No abbreviations or contractions.
Write out numbers under 100.
Don’t use you.
Use italics…not underlining.
Write in present literary tense.
Eliminate short, choppy sentences.
Use transitions.
Introduce and conclude each paragraph.
Support what you say.
Proofread.

7. Formal Writing Continued…
Don’t use the phrase “In my paper I will…” or “This paper will discuss…”
PARAPHRASE – Put everything in your own words unless it is a quote. Only use two or three quotes.
CITE EVERYTHING except general information in the introduction or conclusion…(author p#). CITE FITZGERALD.
EACH TREND MUST BE RELATED TO THE NOVEL.
Type the rough draft.

8. Typing
Before you begin typing, create your header with your last name and page numbers. Click “insert” and then “page number.” Select “top of page” and select “plain number 3.” Type your last name (against the page number) and a space. Double click the header tab.
At the top middle screen, choose “no spacing.” Change the font to “Times New Roman” and size 12.
Next, hit control 2 to make everything double-spaced.
Begin typing your heading.

9. Computer Shortcuts Ctrl S – Save Ctrl P – Print Ctrl C – Copy
Ctrl V – Paste
Ctrl X – Cut
Ctrl 1 – Single Space
Ctrl 2 Double Space
Ctrl B – Bold
Ctrl I – Italics
Ctrl U - Underline