Reminders about Works Cited
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Must have the title: “Works Cited” in the top center
Must be in alphabetical order by author’s last name (or
whatever comes first if you don’t have an author)
Don’t put your sources in a numbered list or bullets
Tab over the sources after the first line
Double space everything
Remember – works cited goes at the very end of your paper
(does not count as one of your 4 pages)
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/
**Make sure you have other format requirements—look in
rubric and assignment sheet (1” margins, standard font,
continued header, no heading on WC page, etc.)
Self analysis of the outline
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Why is it important to have parallel structure in your
outline? Do you have proper parallel structure with
your outline? If NOT what should you do?
Do you feel as though you have enough information
to write a 4 page research paper based on your
outline? Explain your response. If NOT, what is your
plan to solve the situation?
How to turn your Outline
into a Paper
Your Outline has everything you need for
your body paragraphs. The underlined
sections are things you must ADD
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I. Reason 1
 A. Paragraph 1 continued
 1. Source material in Paragraph 1. For each piece of source material,
you should have 2-3 sentences of analysis (your own words explaining
why the detail is important)
 2. Source material in Paragraph 1
 3. Source material in Paragraph 1
Concluding sentence for paragraph one. (restate opening—not repeat!!)
 B. Paragraph 2 (make sure you have a transition!!!)
 1. Source material in Paragraph 2
 2. Source material in Paragraph 2
 3. Source material in Paragraph 2
Concluding sentence for paragraph two. (restate opening—not repeat!!)
Concluding sentence for first subtopic (restate Roman Numeral 1)
**If you have a C, that would be paragraph 3. The concluding sentence for
subtopic 1 goes at the end of all the letters (A, B, C etc)**
Introductions & Conclusions
for research paper
Introduction
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Introduces the focus of the composition (3 to 4
sentences)
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presents background information (cite if necessary
(sparingly), otherwise it should be common
knowledge)
introduces the concept being explored (your topic)
Includes a thesis statement that presents the
main idea that you are developing
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has a clear attitude about the subject being explored
Thesis is the last sentence
Your paper is NOT a biography,
BUT your intro needs to have…
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A hook (don’t bore the reader to death)
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Anecdote or quote by/about the person or
topic
Background info on the topic *BREIF*
explanation of topic
THE ARGUMENT (Thesis)
Conclusion
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Restate the thesis but do not repeat thesis word
for word.
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Offer insight to topic through…
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May be broken up into more than one sentence if all
elements are still present
Offering a solution to your argument
Offer an insight into the argument/topic by explaining
why the audience should care about your topic.
Clincher
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Ties up loose ends and gives the paper the finished
feel