SHORT, SWEET RESEARCH PAPER - 8
Student _____________________ Date _____ Teacher ____________________ Grade _____
You just completed an assignment in which you chose five items and collected data and cited
sources for each item selected. Now, select one of the five items as a topic for a research paper
of at least four pages in length. Work the topic into a thesis statement, the first sentence of an
analytical research paper. Be sure that the thesis statement has an opinion of yours about the
topic and is not too broad to be dealt with clearly and completely in four pages.
For example:
Item/Topic : _____the roaring twenties______
Thesis Statement: ____The roaring twenties swept through America and restructured her
culture in three significant ways._______
If this was your thesis statement, you would need to prove that the roaring twenties did make
major changes to the American culture.
Your Item: __________________________
Your Thesis Statement: ____________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Use at least five credible sources, one of which will be from a book, one from a magazine (the
magazine may be from the Internet), and one from the Internet.
Use In Text citations and write a Reference List according to APA standards.
Be certain that the standard essay writing format is used.
Include a title page. Check APA In Text and Reference List Source Documentation.
DIRE WARNING:
1. Be certain what you say is clearly and completely developed so a person may read what you
say easily and understand your words without.
2. Be careful that your thesis statement is not too broad.
3. Beware that nothing in the paper strays from the thesis statement and what was outlined
about the thesis statement in the first paragraph.
4. Be sure that you paraphrase, summarize, and directly quote material correctly.
5. Be mindful to turn out a grammatically and structurally sound piece of writing.
6. Be satisfied that spelling and punctuation are correct!
7. DO NOT PLAIGERIZE!!!!!!
8. Be assured that if you follow the above instructions and heed the warnings, you will receive
an A!