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

I. IntroA. Lead in – to draw the reader in…shocking stats

or a personal story work wellB. Thesis (topic & POV)C. Subpoints statement(s) if not included in thesis

II. Topic sent: (strong subpoint)A. Details from researchB. Details from researchC. Details from researchD. Details from research

III. Topic sent: (least strong subpoint)A. Details from researchB. Details from researchC. Details from researchD. Details from research

IV. Topic sent: (strongest subpoint)A. Details from researchB. Details from researchC. Details from researchD. Details from research

V. Concluding statement

Forecast is your subpoint sentence(s) if you need them due to not including them in your thesis.

Topic sentence: Centers on a subpointAnalyze 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.

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).

In text citations:In text citations should be used to give credit to any

ideas that are not your ownIf 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).

Works Cited PagesUSE 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

Works Cited PagesIf you’re using a school database, it already has the

citation.

Works Cited PageEntries in alphabetical order by first word

Author last name or first word of the title if no authorShould be left justifiedAll other lines should be moved over 1 tabThis should be double spaced like the rest of the

paper

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

The percentage of your grade that research makes up will increase with the quartersThis 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

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!