Write a Research Paper A Step by Step Template

Research Paper Title Introduction First Topic or Paragraph Subtopic Second Topic or Paragraph Third Topic or Paragraph Conclusion

I. Introduction

II. First Topic or Paragraph A. Subtopic Reference number: Page number: Quote Paraphrase Your own thoughts

II. First Topic or Paragraph B. Subtopic Reference number: Page number: Quote Paraphrase Your own thoughts

III. Second Topic or Paragraph A. Subtopic Reference number: Page number: Quote Paraphrase Your own thoughts

III. Second Topic or Paragraph B. Subtopic Reference number: Page number: Quote Paraphrase Your own thoughts

IV. Third Topic or Paragraph A. Subtopic Reference number: Page number: Quote Paraphrase Your own thoughts

IV. Third Topic or Paragraph B. Subtopic Reference number: Page number: Quote Paraphrase Your own thoughts

V. Conclusion

References for Works Cited

Book Reference number: Citation examples: Internal citation: (Fox 19) Author(s) (if given) Last, First, M.I.; then period Book Title Underlined then period City of publication City name then colon Publisher’s name Publisher then comma Year of publication Year then period Citation examples: One author Lassieur, Allison. The Ancient Egyptians. San Diego: Lucent Books, 2001. Two or more authors Fox, Anne L., and Eva Abraham-Podietz. Ten Thousand Children: True Stories Told by Children who Escaped the Holocaust on the Kindertransport. West Orange: Behrman House, 1999. Internal citation: (Fox 19) Your citation:

Encyclopedia Reference number: Citation example: Author(s) (if given) Last, First, M.I.; then period Article Title Quotation marks and period Publication Title Underlined then period Edition/Date Tear and ed. Citation example: Lesko, Leonard H. “Egypt, Ancient.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 2003 ed. Internal citation: (Lesko 144) Your citation:

Magazine or Newspaper Reference number: Citation examples: Author(s) (if given) Last, First, M.I.; then period Article Title Quotation marks and period Publication Underlined Date of Publication dd Month yyyy then colon Inclusive page numbers of article page number(s) then period Citation examples: Magazine (signed) Powell, Bill. “No Easy Options.” Time 19 Apr. 2004: 34-41. Newspaper article Markel, Howard. “Shaping the Mold, From Lab Glitch to Lifesaver.” New York Times 20 Apr. 2004, late ed.: F6. Internal citation: (Powell 35) Your citation:

Internet Site Reference number: Citation examples: Author(s) if given Last, First, M.I.; then period Article Title Quotation marks and period Web Site Title Underlined and then period Date Published dd Month yyyy then period Institution Period Date Accessed dd Month yyyy and NO period URL of Web Page Enclose with < >. Citation examples: “Egyptian Life.” The British Museum – Ancient Civilizations – Egypt. 1999. The British Museum. 14 Apr. 2004 <http://www.ancientegypt.co.life/home.html>. Internal citation: (“Egyptian”) Your citation:

Citation Provided by Internet Site Reference number: Citation provided by site: (Copy and paste into box below) Note: Citations provided by many Internet sites are constructed by a machine and may have errors in punctuation and format. Check them over before you add them to your bibliography.

Other Resources Your Citation: Reference number: Note: There are many resources you could use for a research paper that are not covered by the earlier slides. Use this slide to record them. If you are uncertain about how to format this citation ask your teacher, a librarian, or use the book MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. by Joseph Gibaldi available at your library.

Making a Works Cited Open a new Microsoft Word page. Enter the words, Works Cited, centered. These words should not be bolded or underlined, and should be in the same font as the rest or the page. Skip one line. Click on “Format” and scroll down to “Paragraph.” Select under “Indentation, Special” the “Hanging” option. Copy and paste your citations from your PowerPoint slides onto this Works Cited page. Skip a line between each citation. Check that your entries are in alphabetical order by the first word of the citation and that each citation is in hanging indent format. The Works Cited should be put at the end of your paper.