Research Project -- Final Draft due date: June 2.
Paper Specifications:
  • Title Page:  title, date turned in, name, period
  • Table of Contents.
  • Introduction with thesis statement/controlling question.
  • Five to six pages of text (size 12-14 for text, Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing, .5" margins)
  • Illustrations, photos, charts, graphs as appropriate (4).
  • Conclusion page will answer your controlling question.
  • At least Five sources of at least Three different kinds
    • Extra Credit for use of at least one PRIMARY source.
  • In-text citation (see sample)
  • "Works Cited" page (see sample)
Notes. See the examples below:
· Write each of your major questions (sections of your paper; I, II, III, etc.) on separate pages (cards). Take notes in answer to each on the appropriate pages. Look below for what your notes should look like.  Include "juicy" quotes selectively and always be able to cite the source.
· Always write your bibliographic information down first; you can always cross that source off later.
· Number your list of sources and number the corresponding notes so you always know from what source your information came. Make sure you write the page numbers and source as you take notes!!!
Keyword Note-Taking (This is what your notes should look like.)
    Notes
 Source
I. What is the ANWR? 
  • 19 mil. acres, NE Alaska
  • est. 1960 by Congress, expanded 1980
    • protects wildlife pop./habitats
    • allows native people to live there
  • 3 sections:
    • 10 mil. acres: natural - minimal management
    • 8 mil. acres: wilderness - only activities that do not disturb env.
    • 1.5 mil. acres: coastal plain - 1002 Area (law)
  • 12+ rivers, mountains
  • 45+ species of land/marine animals, inc.:
    • bears, caribou, endangered musk ox
  • 200+ bird species
    • eagles, snow geese

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Another Note Card Example:
1Question 1: What are school districts doing to educate students about alcohol use/abuse?
4Source 3)   2Alcohol ed. Begins in 2nd grade classrooms. Continues with yearly classroom discussions    through sixth grade. "…Very effective in creating awareness and cultivating a sense of responsibility." (p15)

Source 1, p45) Statistics on the effects of local programs show3increases in DUI arrests and decreases in alcohol-related deaths.  ……..

Source 2, p22-33) Teen Skills Programs at the middle school level…
………
Source 4, p23) Alateen program in school districts.  Usually counselors request…

Source 4 p30) PTA-sponsored programs: teachers, parents.  What about students????
1.  Write each of your questions on a separate card (or cards).
2.  These are notes from sources
3.  All notes that refer to or help answer the question go on the same card(s).
4.  This is the number of the source where you took the information. This number should refer to your Works Cited list. Be sure to record the page numbers where you found the information. 


 
 

In-Text Citation: (first thing in works cited entry [no comma] page [if available])
Whenever you use facts you got from someone else, you must cite them. That is, give credit  for where you found the information. This doesn't just apply to direct quotes, it applies to any information you get from your sources. Examples:

Examples:
    ...either way, this means that a student leaving high school after four years has spent more time in front of the television than in the classroom (Jones 51). The research also shows...

 ...older children watch twenty-five hours a week, and high school students watch twelve to fifteen hours of  television a week (Parenting.com). Another study showed that...

...there are over 75 species of dolphin ("Dolphins" 231), and most of them...