1.  Due Monday by class’s end: ◦ Note sheets (handwritten or printed from wiki ◦ Outline (see coming slides)  Due Wednesday by class’s end ◦ Full draft

2. I. Intro A.Lead in – to draw the reader in…shocking stats or a personal story work well B.Thesis (topic & POV) C.Subpoints statement(s) if not included in thesis II. Topic sent: (strong subpoint) A.Details from research B.Details from research C.Details from research D.Details from research

3. III. Topic sent: (least strong subpoint) A.Details from research B.Details from research C.Details from research D.Details from research IV. Topic sent: (strongest subpoint) A.Details from research B.Details from research C.Details from research D.Details from research V. Concluding statement

4. Forecast is your subpoint sentence(s) if you need them due to not including them in your thesis. Topic sentence: Centers on a subpoint Analyze it: Opinion you have about this part, or commonly held assumption Evidence from research and what it means Summary is a restatement of the thesis. Intensified insight really should bring this to an issue to global importance and/or suggest change.

5.  In text citations: ◦ In text citations should be used to give credit to any ideas that are not your own ◦ If you have an author for the source  Ex) Joe Smith’s book “Working in the Coal Mines” ◦ You would use (Smith). at the end of a sentences where you quoted, paraphrased, or summarized work from Smith. ◦ You would also use the page number or pages numbers you pulled info from  (Smith 7). (Smith 16-22).

6. In text citations: In text citations should be used to give credit to any ideas that are not your own If you do not have an author for the source Ex) A website called “50 ways to skin a cat” You would use a shortened form of the title (50 ways). at the end of an sentences where you quoted, paraphrased, or summarized work from the website. If you have more than one website that starts the same, make sure you differentiate in some way. “50 ways to skin a cat” and “50 ways to skin a lizard” (cat). (lizard).

7. Works Cited Pages USE EASYBIB.COM! It really does the work for you! All you have to do is add in any information highlighted in red that you can find on the website if it’s a website. Most books cite correctly simply by putting the ISBN number in

8. Works Cited Pages If you’re using a school database, it already has the citation.

9. Works Cited Page Entries in alphabetical order by first word Author last name or first word of the title if no author Should be left justified All other lines should be moved over 1 tab This should be double spaced like the rest of the paper

11.  Speaking of things relating to formatting… ◦ Headers should be RIGHT justified w/ a name and page number ◦ Headings should be LEFT justified with your name, my name, class, & date ◦ ALL text should be Times New Roman 12 point font ◦ ALL text should be double spaced

13. The percentage of your grade that research makes up will increase with the quarters This quarter it was 10% Quarter 2 is 15% Quarter 3 is 20% Quarter 4 is 25% This is an essential skill to develop if you are college bound! Here’s an example, but remember, I do not ask for a title. http://www1.ccs.k12.in.us/teachers/downloads/cms_block_file/ 46007/file/41774 http://www1.ccs.k12.in.us/teachers/downloads/cms_block_file/ 46007/file/41774

14. Possible issues with research work  You SHOULD but probably DON’T… ◦ SPELL CHECK! ◦ GRAMMAR CHECK! ◦ LEAVE IT FOR A WHILE AND THEN PROOFREAD IT! ◦ HAVE SOMEONE ELSE PROOFREAD IT! ◦ USE MY CORRECTIONS FROM ROUGH DRAFTS; I DO NOT CORRECT THINGS THAT ARE WRONG TO HAVE YOU IGNORE IT!