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Sophomore Research Project Requirements
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Use the Upfront article (or other approved source) to locate information about your topic.
Use MLA style to create a citation for this source for your Works Cited.
Take notes from this source (2 quotes and 4 important summarized/paraphrased).
In the library, find your second source.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 for your internet source.
Figure out how to divide the information into 3 main ideas.
Create an Outline using the form provided.
Type your Outline and Works Cited (these should be on separate pages, with one page titled Works Cited
and the other titled Outline (Print and keep these)
9. Use your notes to type a short report on your topic in the order of your outline. Each time you use a
paraphrase or quote, you should follow it immediately with the parenthetical citation.
10. Turn in your notes (Print and keep)
11. Staple your Outline, Report, and Works Cited together in that order and turn in
Rubric
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Source one notes--30 pts
Source two notes--30 pts
Outline--20 pts
Works Cited--20 pts
Length/format--15 pts
Mechanics—15 pts
Parenthetical citations—20pts
Report--50 pts
TOTAL—200 pts
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Citing sources and taking notes:
Remember: the notes you choose to take from the articles must be SPECIFIC.
Ask yourself the following questions –
What is this article saying about my topic?
Is this a quote worth quoting?
Examples of MLA source citing:
Article from library databases
Author’s name. “Title of Article.” Name of Database. Medium. Date Accessed.
e.g. Schacht, Paul. "Dickens and the Uses of Nature." Academic Search Elite. Web. 2 Dec. 2002.
Web article
Author’s name. “Title of Article.” Title of Web Site, Publisher or Sponsoring Organization. Date posted. Medium.
Date of access.
e.g.Leary, Patrick. “Victoria Research.” N.p. July 2009. Web. 31 July 2009.
Magazine article
Authors name (last then first). “Title of article.” Title of Magazine Day Month. Year: Page #’s. Print.
e.g. Busch, Sue. “How to Turn Idiots into Geniuses.” Teaching Well. 3 Mar. 2010: 4-6. Print.
Book by one author
Author’s last name, First. Title of Book. City of publication: Publisher, year. Print.
e.g. Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation. New York: Knopf, 1993.
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Now take notes from source one, being careful to quote accurately and paraphrase completely and keeping
track of author and page number where you found the information. Online articles may not have page
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Paraphrase 2:
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Now take notes from source two, being careful to quote accurately and paraphrase completely and keeping
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WORKING OUTLINE
Note: To do your outline, you will have to figure out three main ideas or points to discuss. These main ideas
will be your body paragraphs, and each of these paragraphs will begin with a topic sentence.
Topic:
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INTRODUCTION
A. Attention–getter (Can be rhetorical question or statement)
B. Introduce the subject
C. Thesis (A statement that indicates what your paper will be about… can be more than one sentence)
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Main idea one—
A. Detail or quote that supports your main idea
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Detail or quote that supports your main idea.
C. Is there a third detail that supports this idea? If so, list as C another detail or quote
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Main idea two—
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A. Detail or quote that supports your main idea
B. Detail or quote that supports your main idea
C. Is there a third piece of support? If so, list as C.
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Main idea three—
A. Detail or quote that supports your main idea
B. Detail or quote that supports your main idea
C. Is there a third piece of support? If so, list as C.
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CONCLUSION
A. Summarize your findings
B. Say something meaningful about why it is important to know this information
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