1. Research Paper Writing 101

2. Ms. Hartgens Steps to Writing A Research Paper
Preliminary review of resources that includes reading articles (online journals, news articles, book sections, etc.) on topic in order to form a personal opinion on the topic. Use sources to highlight pertinent information. Determine which sources you will use and develop a preliminary bibliography. Develop “sub topics” from relevant sources. Develop a thesis to support sub topics Develop an outline. The more detailed the better. Write the Paper

3. Part 1: Finding our Sources
Wedneday, June 1st

4. The “why”
Research papers are a blend of the author’s assertions and opinions that are supported by outside research the author has conducted.
Sources must be reliable
All sources must be cited.

5. Source Requirements
ATLEAST… (You can include more if you find it necessary)
2 online journal articles
2 online news articles

6. Reputable Sources Online articles from Google Scholar
Online articles from Galileo
Articles from Academic Journals
Content found on websites whose address ends in .edu

7. Non-Reputable Sources
Incomplete articles or articles without a clear author
Generally articles from Facebook and Instagram are not reputable (unless from a legitimate news outlet)

8. Plagiarism
Intentionally OR unintentionally representing someone else’s thoughts as your own
This includes:
Turning in someone else’s work as your own
Copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
Failing to put quotations in quotation marks
Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
Changing a few words but copying most of the sentence from a source
Copying so many words or ideas from a source that it forms the majority of your paper (whether or not the source is cited)

9. Avoiding Plagiarism
We will use MLA format for the bibliography AND in-text parenthetical citations
Parenthetical citations format (author name page number)
Examples:
Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (263).
Romantic poetry was characterized by “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings (Wordsworth 263).

10. Ways to include sources
Direct Quotes: pulled directly from the source as it is written and cited. These will take up less than 3 lines.
Block quotes: Pulled directly from the source is it is written and cited. These will take up more than three lines and will need to be indented.
Paraphrasing: When you summarize the words of an author, put them in your paper, and cite them. Most plagiarizing happens when trying to use this form of citation

11. Helpful sites
Affirmative Action video:
Citing Online Sources Resource: