1. Requirements Expectations Guidelines
Research Paper
Requirements
Expectations
Guidelines

2. Requirements Minimum 8 pages typed Minimum of 3 Sources
Double Spaced
12 point/Times New Roman or 11 point/Calibri
1 inch margins
Page numbers at bottom right corner (that is the only item in the header/footer)
Minimum of 3 Sources
.org, .gov, .edu, etc (remember the Siouxland Library)
Interview with Mentor
Works Cited is properly formatted (MLA)
Alphabetical
No n.p. or n.d.
Remove space after paragraph
Check for spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Must include title page
Title of project
Your name
This class
Date

3. Title Page (do not include on page)
Title of Your Research Paper
Johnny America
English
Fall 2016

4. Necessities Thesis Statement In-Text Citations All components
Introduction
Lit Review
Connection
Methodology
Reflection
Satisfying Conclusion
Work Cited

5. In Your Paper
If you included a chart, graph, or figure of some sort make sure it is cited in the paragraph before it appears. You should reference it in your writing as well (see Figure 1). Figure 1
Continue your writing as a new paragraph after that figure.

6. In Your Paper… In-text citations are a must
Make sure you completed them properly.
“Direct quotations must be cited because you are taking the author’s exact words” (Buchholz).
You must also cite anything you paraphrase because it is the author’s original idea (Buchholz 33).
If a page number is not included, leave it blank (Buchholz).
If an author is not included, use the title of the book/article (How to Write a Research Paper).