The Research Paper: Form
The form of the research paper can vary. One approach would be to view common facts from
each article and compare them to each other.
Another, simpler form is to
1. On the first page of the research paper discuss the information found in the
textbook.
2. On the second page and half of the research paper, discuss the information of
ARTICLE 1. References can be made to the information from the textbook.
3. On the next page and half of the research paper, discuss the information of
ARTICLE 2. Again references to the textbook and ARTICLE 1 can be made.
4. This last page should point out the differences and similarities of the Articles. If
the articles have no commonality (nothing in common) then time should be spent on
the added knowledge each article offered to the information in the textbook.
5. The last part should be a summary of the paper. Briefly: 2-4 paragraphs.
Overall, your research paper will include:
1.
FORMAL TITLE PAGE
2.
5 – 7 pages for research
3.
ENDNOTES PAGE
4.
BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE
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Bibliography Form:
BOOKS
Author’s last name, first, initial,. Title. City:
JOURNAL ARTICLES:
Publisher, date.
Author’s last name, first name, initial. Article title.
Title of Journal. Volume (Date) pages.
Jones, Carl J. Questioning American History. Journal of American History.
Vol. 38 (April 1998). 132-161.
Yellow, Dog. History of Dogs. Boston: Harvard University
Press, 2003.
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Footnotes or Endnotes
(First line is indented 7 spaces)
BOOKS
Author’s first name, last, Title
(city: publisher, year) page.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Author’s first name, last name, “article”
Journal Title Vol# (Date) : page.
1 Dog Yellow, History of Dogs (Boston: Harvard University
Press, 2003), 110.
2 Carl Jones, “Questioning American History” Journal of
American History 39, (April 1998) 141.