Medieval Research Report Requirements and Style Sheet
Research Report Requirements
Name: ____________________________
Topic: ____________________________
Due Date: __________________________
• Your report must be related to the topic you selected from the Middle
Ages (approximately 500 A.D. to 1500 A.D.).
• Include the most important facts about your topic. You will be our
expert on your topic.
• Remember to use complete sentences and use correct spelling and
punctuation.
• Do not copy and paste information you find. Rewrite information in
your own words.
• The body of the report must be typed in single-spaced 10 point font.
No display fonts or all capitals fonts, please.
• Your report should be between 500 and 700 words in length, but
should fit on a single page.
• The report should include 4 to 5 paragraphs with each paragraph
having a heading set in the same font used for the body of the report.
Use bold 12 point.
• Create a cover page using the same font used throughout the report.
Center the font using bold 14 point text. On the cover page, include
the title of your report and your name. You may include a picture to
highlight your topic.
• Find information from several different internet sites and books
where possible.
• Create a bibliography or sources page showing the internet URL’s
and book titles. Attach this page to the title page and report body with
one staple in the upper left corner. Use the same font you have used
throughout your report in size 10 for your sources page.
Here is a site to visit: Medieval Life and Times Website
Sample Title Page
Richard III
King of England from 1483-1485
By
John Doe
Sample Bibliography page
Portrait of Richard III
http://www.richardiiiworcs.co.uk/
February 23, 2011
The Worcestershire Branch of the Richard III Society
http://www.richardiiiworcs.co.uk/questionanswers.html#one
February 23, 2011
The Richard III Society Website
http://www.richardiii.net/
February 23, 2011
Medieval Life and Times Website
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/
February 23, 2011
Shakespeare, William, Richard III (Folger Shakespeare Library),
Edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, Washington Square
Press, New York, 1996