RESEARCH PAPER REQUIREMENTS
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT
YOU WRITE DOWN EVERY NOTE ON
THIS POWER POINT!!
THE FIRST THING TO KNOW
A
research paper is NOT
about what you know
about a topic. A research
paper is what other
authors have written
about your topic.
REQUIREMENTS
800
words
A minimum of 3 sources
1-2 book sources
1 Journal articles
1 Web article
REQUIREMENTS
The entire paper will be 800 words.
 It will be divided into the following
sections:
 Introduction 100 words
 Point 1 200 words
 Point 2 200 words
 Point 3 200 words
 Conclusion 100 words

NOT ALL SOURCES ARE CREATED EQUAL
Not
every source you
find will be reliable.
This is especially true
for sources you find
on the internet.
RELIABLE SOURCES
The
major electronic
resources are information
databases , online
reference books, and
subscriptions-based online
services for various
academic disciplines.
RELIABLE SOURCES
Wikipedia
is NOT
a reliable source!!
It is not acceptable
to use it !!!
SOURCES NOT IN THE LIBRARY
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Occasionally, student will want to bring sources
from home. Many times this is acceptable;
however, I will still need to approve these sources
to make sure there is not inappropriate material.
You must use at least 1 BOOK and 1 article.
The third required source can be one of your
choosing.
WHAT MAKES A GOOD SOURCE


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A good source is less than 5 years old. However,
with the resources in our library sometimes this
is not possible.
A good source references other authors and
provides statistics that have been proven.
A good source is FACT and not OPINION!
SOURCE CARDS EXAMPLES
BOOK WITH ONE AUTHOR
Last, First. Title of the Book.
City: Company, copyright year.
Pinker, Steven. The Blank Slate:
The Modern Denial of Human
Nature. New York: Viking,
2002.
UNSCRAMBLE THE FOLLOWING AND MAKE A
SOURCE CARD FOR A BOOK WITH ONE AUTHOR
Date: 1975
 City: New York
 Title: The History of Television
 Author: Sue Sellers
 Company: Harper and Row
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
Remember that EVERY bit of punctuation
is important.
ANSWER
Sellers,
Sue. The History of
Television. New York:
Harper and Row, 1975.
A BOOK WITH AN EDITOR AND DIFFERENT
AUTHORS FOR EACH CHAPTERS
Last, first. “Chapter Title.” Title of Book.
Ed. First last name. City: Company, year.
Page numbers of chapter.
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
DuBois, W.E.B. “The Rain on the Roof.”
The History of Weather. Ed. Henry Gates.
New York: Norton, 1996. 613-739.
This may seem like a lot of work, but a book
like this can provide you with several
sources!!
NOW YOU TRY : UNSCRAMBLE THE
INFORMATION
Editor: Margaret Haerens
 Book Title: Illegal Immigration
 Company: Greenhaven Press
 Year: 2006
 Chapter author: S.J. Miller
 Chapter title: Illegal Immigrants Harm
America’s Economy
 City: Detroit
 Page 12-14

ANSWER
Miller,
S.J. “Illegal Immigrants
Harm America’s Economy.”
Illegal Immigration. Ed.
Margret Haerns. Detroit:
Greehaven Press, 2006. 12-14.
ARTICLE


Last, First. “Article Title.” Periodical. day
month year: page range.
Hersh, Seymour. “Torture at Abu Gharib.” Time.
10 May 2004: 42-47.
UNSCRAMBLE THE FOLLOWING
Author: Peter Martin
 Title: Life and Times of Modern Politicians
 Date: October 10, 2012
 Periodical: Time
 Pages: 66-70

ANSWER
Martin,
Peter. “Life and
Times of a Modern
Politician.” Time. 10
October 2012: 66-70.
INTERNET WITH AUTHOR

Author’s last name, First name. “Article
Title.” Date. Title of Internet or Web page.
Editor’s name if given. Sponsor’s name if
given. Latest update (day month year).
Access date <URL>.

The Access date is the date that you retrieved
the article from the Internet.

Do not think that just because you cannot find
all of the information that you cannot use the
internet article. It’s just a matter of putting the
information in the correct order!!
UNSCRAMBLE
Author: Terry Gray
 Title: Mr. William Shakespeare and the
Internet
 Last update: 6 May 2004
 URL: http://shakespeare .edu
 Date placed on internet: 1998
 Editor: Terry Gary
 Retrieval date: March 20, 2013

PARENTHETICAL DOCUMENTATION
Also known as In – Text citation
 Example:


Television has undergone many changes in the past
50 years (Sellers, 45).
INTERNET EXAMPLE
 Gray,
Terry. “Mr. William Shakespeare
and the Internet.” 1998. Ed. Terry Gary.
(6 May 2004). 20 March 2013
<http://shakespeare.edu>.

Alchin, Linda. “Bubonic Plague and the Black
Death.” 2005. William Shakespeare: The
Complete Works. 16 November 2010. 20 March
2013 <http://www.william-shakespeare.info>.
PAGE 32 IN LITERATURE BOOK
Power,
Susan. “Museum
Indians.” Literature: The
American Experience. Ed.
Harvey Daniels. Upper
Saddle River: Pearson,
2012. 32-33.
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