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Research Paper Assignment
After researching the Kentucky Career Cruising website and reading the article
"Individual and Societal Benefits of Higher Education," other web pages, and print sources on
career choices, write a research paper that describes a career that interests you. Support your
discussion with evidence from your research.
Basic Requirements
Topic: Career
Length: 3-5 pages
Formatting Style: MLA
Font Size: 12
Font: Times New Roman
Margins: 1 inch
Punctuation: 1 space after final punctuation
Assignments
Library Work
(ILP Sheet and Internet Sheet)
Five Sources Printed
(You need to use Career
Cruising, three internet sources,
and one print source!)
Due Dates
Wednesday, May 1st
Value
50 points (class work)
Wednesday, May 1st
50 points (class work)
Work Cited Page
Thursday, May 2nd
50 points (class work)
Source Notes
Monday, May 6th
100 points (class work)
Outline
Tuesday, May 7th
50 points (class work)
Rough Draft
Friday, May 10th
100 points (quiz grade)
Peer Review
Monday, May 13th
50 points (class work)
Final Draft
Friday, May17th
200 points (test grade)
Very Important Information
1. USE THIRD PERSON! (DO NOT USE I, ME, MY, MINE, YOU, WE, OR US.)
2. THIS PAPER IS NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR INTENDED CAREER.
3. PARAPHRASE AND SUMMARIZE WHAT EXPERTS KNOW ABOUT YOUR INTENDED
CAREER.
4. THIS IS NOT AN ARGUMENT PAPER.
5. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO INFORM YOUR READER ABOUT YOUR
CAREER.
6. AVOID RUN-ONS, FRAGMENTS, AND COMMA SPLICES!
7. AVOID PLAGARISM BY PARAPHRASING AND CITING SOURCES PROPERLY.
8. IF YOU PLAGIARIZE, YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO ON THIS ASSIGNMENT.
9. DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA!
10. MAKE SURE YOU COME TO SCHOOL, OR YOU WILL FALL BEHIND.
Organization is KEY: You need a folder or a giant yellow envelope to hold all of your work
for your research paper. You can purchase one of these at Walmart or the Dollar Store. See
me if finances are an issue.
Important Resources:
MLA Formatting and Style Guide: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
Easy Bib: http://www.easybib.com/
Bibme: http://www.bibme.org/
*Dates and Assignments are subject to change.