1.  November 30, 2015

2.   After coming into class and taking your seat quietly, take out your class materials.  Papers in the Pickup Box  If you did not take the test that was given prior to the Thanksgiving Break, then you need to get out a writing utensil and a sheet of loose leaf paper. Do Now…

3.  1)Choose a Topic 2)Find Information 3)State Your Thesis 4)Make a Tentative Outline 5)Organize Your Notes 6)Write a First Draft 7)Revise Your Outline and Draft 8)Type Your Final Draft Rough Draft of your Research Paper DUE FRIDAY!! Writing a Research Paper

4.  1)Choose a Topic  Choose a topic which interests or challenges you  Focus on a limited aspect of a topic (Ex: Religion - > World Religion -> Christianity)  Select a topic you can manage Writing a Research Paper

5.  1)Find Information  Use search engines and search tools as your starting point.  Pay attention to domain name extensions.  Library informational sources.  Jot down bibliographical information as you go (author, title, place of publication, publisher, date of publication, page numbers, URLs, creation or modification dates on Web pages, and your date of access) Writing a Research Paper

6.  1)State Your Thesis  Your thesis statement should be written down in one sentence.  Your thesis statement should be a declaration of what you set out to prove.  The rest of your paper should consist of information or arguments to support your thesis. Writing a Research Paper

7.  1)Make a Tentative Outline  An outline should help you think through your topic carefully and organize it logically before writing.  Use your outline to make sure that your points flow logically from one to the next.  Must at least have and Introduction, Body, and Conclusion. Writing a Research Paper

8.  1)Organize Your Notes  Organize the information you have gathered according to your outline.  You must analyze, synthesize, sort, and digest the information to produce what you have learned through research.  Only include relevant information, and DO NOT PLAGARIZE! Writing a Research Paper

9.  1)Write a First Draft  Start writing, beginning with the first roman numeral in your outline.  Summarize, paraphrase, or quote directly for each idea you plan to use in your essay.  Parenthetical citations.  Should lead me to a specific entry in your bibliography  Example – for an article written by Mr. Glueck, numbered pgs. 1-5: (Glueck 3) Writing a Research Paper

10.  1)Revise Your Outline and Draft  Read your paper for content errors.  Double check the facts and figures.  Reorganize your outline if necessary, but always keep in mind the purpose of the paper and the reader when revising. Writing a Research Paper

11.  1)Type Your Final Draft  Make sure you are completing each aspect of what is expected for the paper.  Proofread your final paper carefully for spelling, punctuation, missing or duplicated words.  Make every effort to make sure your paper is clean, neat, and attractive. Writing a Research Paper

12.   MLA Format  Useful sources:  Purdue OWL  Easybib.com  Aresearchguide.com  Microsoft Word  Times New Roman, 12-point font Writing a Bibliography…

13.   Rough Draft of your Research Paper DUE FRIDAY! Writing Your Research Paper

14.  Time to Work on Your Projects