WHAT IS A
RESEARCH PAPER?
& What
are the parts?
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What is the Purpose of a
Research Paper?
The purpose of a research paper is to inform.
You will present and interpret
information that you research
to support a chosen topic.
You Write: inform, present,
interpret
TITLE PAGE
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Your title page will be
very similar to the
heading of your 1st
This is a page designated
page of any paper. solely to the heading and
title of your paper.
Info Required on Your Title Page for Holocaust Paper:
1. Regular Heading – aligned left
2. Running Head – aligned right (last name page #)
3. Title of Paper
4. Question Researched
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John Doe
March 25, 2010
English Mrs. Duncan
Period 1
A Feeling with No Name
Question: Discuss your historical figure’s role in WWII and/or The
Holocaust.
Picture of Historical
Figure
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Thesis Statement
•1 Sentence
•States specifically
what your paper
will discuss in the
body
•This Statement Will Say:
Reasons how your historical
figure was a part of WWII
and/or The Holocaust.
Paper Structure
Part 1:
Childhood: early life, family,
education. *1 paragraph
Part 2: Biggest Portion of Paper
Involvement in WWII and/or Holocaust:
Pick 3 important things he/she did during
this time.
*5
paragraphs minimum
Part 3:
Late Life/Death & Legacy
*1-2 paragraphs
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Proofs
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The basic structure of a proof is easy: it is just a
series of statements, each one being either
•An assumption or
•A conclusion, clearly following from an
assumption or previously proved result.
Poof!…or did
you say Proof?
These are going to be
theories that support
your topic researched.
You will need 5 for your
research paper.
Write what’s underlined in
black box!
RUNNING HEAD
This appears at the top right of each page.
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Look
Up!
It consists of your last name, a space, and the page number of
your paper.
There are no commas!
How to Make This Happen with Word:
1.
Go to Insert Page Numbers
2.
Top of Page
3.
View
4.
Header and Footer
5.
Type Name (Last only)
6.
Align Right
Parenthetical Citations
*Notice:
quotations
and
periods!
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These are used within the body of the
text to signal to your reader that you
are using cited material
Examples…2 Options if 1 Author:
“The Holocaust was the systematic, statesponsored persecution and murder of
approximately six million Jews by the Nazi
regime” (Alderson 43).
Alderson identifies that “the Holocaust was the
systematic, state-sponsored persecution and
murder of approximately six million Jews by the
Nazi regime” (43).
You Write: in the text…author’s last name & page #…parenthesis…inside
*Notice that in the
1st example, the
author’s last name
and page # are in
parenthesis.
*In the 2nd one, the
author’s last name is
included in the text
and just the page # is
in parenthesis.
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Parenthetical Citations…Continued
When Should You
Use These?
*Only use
quotation
marks if you
are using
something
word for word!
•Quote
•Summary
•Paraphrase
Quote: exact wording from a text. *Use quotations for this!
Summary: shortened version of a passage…in YOUR OWN
WORDS. *This does not need quotation!
Paraphrase: detailed restatement…similar in length to original
passage. *This does not need quotation marks!
Works Cited
Page
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A Works Cited Page Is…
•Last page in research
paper
•Contains all of your
sources you researched
•Alphabetical order
•Specific format
according to source you
use.
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Works Cited Page
Tan, Amy. The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings. New York: Putnam’s, 2003.
“Islamic Art and Architecture.” The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed. 2001.
Wiggins, David K. “Jesse Owens.” The Oxford Companion to United States History.
New York: Oxford, 2001.
“Dominican Republic.” Statesman’s Year-Book, 1995-96. 132nd ed. Ed. Brian Hunter. New York: St. Martin’s, 1995.
492-496.
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Requirements for Holocaust Research Paper
•Answer question completely and clearly dealing with
figure
•Title Page that follows template
•Must have introduction, body, & conclusion
•Notes from research
•Variety of sources: more books than websites, & at least 3
books
•Works Cited Page
•Parenthetical Citations used correctly
•5 Proofs to support thesis statement
•Must NOT PLAGIARIZE!