RESEARCH

ONE OF THE RARE TIMES YOU HAVE A POWER POINT FROM

MRS. ZACHRY
 PROCESS

1. CONDUCT RESEARCH ONLINE GATHER FACTS (DIRECT QUOTES + PARAPHRASE)

WRITE INTRO (MARRIES BOOK AND RESEARCH TOPIC + 2 ND CLAIM = THESIS STATEMENT)
THESIS STATEMENT= DEFINITIVE STATEMENT ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE PROVING IN YOUR PAPER
MUST BE OBJECTIVE

BODY PARAGRAPH 1 = EXPOSITORY ABOUT TOPIC

MUST INCLUDE ONE DIRECT QUOTE (EVIDENCE # 1) AND ONE PARAPHRASED FACT (EVIDENCE
# 2)
DIRECT QUOTE = AUTHORS NAME MENTIONED IN THE SENTENCE+ CORRECT CITATION
FOLLOWING
DEVELOPMENT= EXPLAINING FACT FOR READER
MUST BE OBJECTIVE
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BODY PARAGRAPH 2 = EXPOSITORY ABOUT TOPIC
MUST INCLUDE ONE DIRECT QUOTE (EVIDENCE # 1) AND ONE PARAPHRASED
FACT (EVIDENCE # 2)
DIRECT QUOTE = AUTHORS NAME NOT MENTIONED IN THE SECTION +
CORRECT CITATION FOLLOWING
DEVELOPMENT = EXPLAINING FACTS FOR READER
MUST BE OBJECTIVE

CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH
SUMMARIZE FACTS IN BRIEF
SUBJECTIVE = GIVE YOUR OPINION ON HOW THIS TOPIC RELATES BACK TO THE
BOOK WHY IMPORTANT?
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CREATE WORKS CITED PAGE

MLA FORMAT = ALPHA ORDER, INDENT 2-3 LINES, WORK CITED (GOES TOP
CENTER), TIMES NEW ROMAN, 12 PT FONT
SUBMIT EACH STEP AS COMPLETED, BY DEADLINE, TO THE ONEDRIVE
FOLDER (OR TYPED OUT AND EMAILED IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A TABLET).
I WILL MAKE EDITS VIA THE WORD DOCUMENT AND YOU WILL THEN CREATE
YOUR FINAL DRAFT BASED ON MY COMMENTS
 GRADING

EACH STEP WILL BE WORTH EQUAL PARTS

THE TOTAL GRADE WILL BE AN ASSESSMENT GRADE (20%)
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CREATE & SAVE TWO WORD DOCS: WORKS CITED, RESEARCH NOTES
INTERNET
STUDENTS > MEDIA CENTER > MACKINVIA
SIGN IN
DATA BASES > BRITANNICA SCHOOL, EBSCO HOST, GALILEO ADVANCED,
NETTREKKER, OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT
NO BRAINPOP

ADVANCED SEARCH > KEY WORDS VARIATIONS

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PDF ONLY OPTION > PEER REVIEWED

READ ABSTRACT (YES/NO)
OPEN PDF
READ: INTRO, RESULTS, CONCLUSION
SEE WORKS CITED FOR OTHER POSSIBLE SOURCES

CITE BUTTON (YELLOW BUTTON) > MLA FORMAT > COPY AND PASTE TO
WORKS CITED WORK DOCUMENT
TYPE NOTES/QUOTES INTO WORK DOC > MAKE SURE YOU NOTE THE PAGE
NUMBER FOR EACH FACT!!
 IN TEXT CITATIONS- AUTHOR KNOWN

IF YOU STATE THE AUTHOR NAME IN THE SENTENCE, THEN YOU JUST PUT THE (#).
PERIOD GOES OUTSIDE THE ().
EX: WORDSWORTH STATED THAT ROMANTIC POETRY WAS MARKED BY A SPONTANEOUS
OVERFLOW OF POWERFUL FEELINGS (263).
EX: HUMAN BEINGS HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED BY KENNETH BURKE AS SYMBOL-USING
ANIMALS (3).

IF YOU DO NOT MENTION THE AUTHOR IN THE SENTENCE, THEN YOU PUT THE
(LAST NAME #).
EX: ROMANTIC POETRY WAS MARKED BY THE SPONTANEOUS OVERFLOW OF POWERFUL
FEELINGS (WORDSWORTH 263).
EX: HUMANS BEINGS HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED AS SYMBOL-USING ANIMALS (BURKE 3).

IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE AUTHORS, LIST THEM ALL, IN ORDER OF ARTICLE

(JONES, SMITH, & LEE 4).
 IN TEXT CITATIONS NO KNOWN AUTHOR

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE AUTHOR OF THE ARTICLE, YOU WILL PUT A
SHORTENED TITLE OF THE ARTICLE INSTEAD OF THE NAME
EX: WE SEE SO MAN GLOBAL WARMING HOTSPOTS IN NORTH AMERICAN LIKELY
BECAUSE THIS REGION HAS MORE READILY ACCESSIBLE CLIMATIC DATA AND
MORE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS TO MONITOR AND STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL
CHANGE. (IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING 6).
 WARNING!

DO NOT MAKE UP ANY INFORMATION IF YOU CANT FIND SOMETHING,

LEAVE IT OFF (PAGE NUMBER, AUTHOR, ETC)
DO NOT COPY CITE CITE CITE!!
PLAGIARISM IS A HUGE DEAL.