Name
Date
Period
Mrs. Espino
English II
Quarter 4
To Kill a Mockingbird Research Project
BM: I can write MEL-Con paragraphs with pieces of evidence, transitions, and concluding statements.
BM: I can create a research paper using multiple sources and a works cited page.
The quarter four research project involves researching a topic from the list below that is related to the quarter four
novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. In order to receive full credit, all of the following aspects are required:
 Note-Taking Template(s): Each of the 3-4 different sources used will have its own template (3 templates
total)
o proper MLA citation
 legitimate sources must be used (see http://www.ivcc.edu/stylebooks/stylebook6.aspx?id=14724)
o facts gathered from the three sources only
 Works Cited Page: All three sources will be properly documented on a works cited page
o templates must match works cited page
 Rough Draft: A sloppy copy must be written as a first draft and turned in for revision
o include at least five paragraphs
o follow the format in outline
o use at least one source
o proper heading in top left corner
 Final Draft: A final copy must be written using the revisions provided by your teacher/peers
o include at least five paragraphs
o paper title
o follow the format in outline
o double spaced
o use all three sources
o Times New Roman size 12 font
o proper heading in top left corner
o include revisions
DO NOT RESUMBIT YOUR ROUGH DRAFT WITHOUT REVISIONS AS A FINAL COPY!!!
RESEARCH TOPIC ACTIVITY
Step 1: Read through the groups of research topics provided below. Begin searching for information on at
least three topics on which you might be interested in writing a research paper.
Research Topics
Life for African Americans in the South After the Civil War
Jim Crow Laws
The Ku Klux Klan
Plessy v. Ferguson
The U.S. and the World in the 1930s
The Stock Market Crash and The Great Depression
The Rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany: Hitler’s Rise to Power, the Formation of the Nazi
Party, and the Treatment of Blacks in the U.S. Compared to Jews in Germany
Education for African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century
W.E.B. DuBois and the NAACP
Booker T. Washington and the Tuskegee Institute
The Trial of Tom Robinson
The Scottsboro Trials
The Rise of Black Identity and Culture After the Civil War
The Great Migration
The Harlem Renaissance
The Evolution of Black Music
The Culture of To Kill a Mockingbird
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Date
The Role of Women in the 1930s
Step 2: Fill out the information requested below for each of these three topics you have searched.
*Sources must be approved by http://www.ivcc.edu/stylebooks/stylebook6.aspx?id=14724.
Topic 1:
*Number of sources found:
Interesting Facts (1 or 2):
Topic 2:
*Number of sources found:
Interesting Facts (1 or 2):
Topic 3:
*Number of sources found:
Interesting Facts (1 or 2):
Step 3: Choose your top choice from the topics above. Begin researching your topic and fill out the
information below. Then, complete at least three Research Note-Taking Templates.
Source #1:
Source #2:
Source #3:
Research Paper Outline
Introduction
Attention Getter
Thesis (Including 3 main ideas to be developed into three body paragraphs)
Transition to first body paragraph
Body Paragraph 1
Topic Sentence
Supporting Detail #1
Supporting Detail #2
Body Paragraph 2
Topic Sentence
Supporting Detail #1
Supporting Detail #2
Body Paragraph 3
Topic Sentence
Supporting Detail #1
Supporting Detail #2
Conclusion
Summarize Main Points
Reiterate Attention Getter
Period