1. 12 A Research Project Day 1. Research/Notes - 3 x 5 card inquiry due
Day 2. Research/Draft
- Annotated biblio due
Day 3. Draft Day
-Progress Check
Day 4. Presentation Slides
-Paper Due
I can: ► W conduct short research tasks to build knowledge - formulate an inquiry question - gather information from multiple sources, annotate, cite - use advanced searches ► W organize information to make connections -develop a topic with definitions, details, quotations, examples -choose appropriate language ► W –use technology to produce individual or shared writing projects

2. ►Develop 3 Main Inquiry Questions Examples: College Career Military Financial Earnings/Benefits Branches/History Academics Advancements Jobs/Advancements Activities Training Requirements Housing Companies Paths Inquiry Question #1 ________________________________________ Inquiry Question #2 ________________________________________ Inquiry Question #3 ________________________________________

3. ►Paper Format MLA header- 12 point font, Times New Roman, double spaced, Title Centered Introduction with 3-part thesis Body Point #1 (Inquiry question 1) Body Point #2 (Inquiry question 2) Body Point #3 (Inquiry question 3) Conclusion Works Cited

4. In-Text Citations + Works Cited

5. Annotated Bibliography & Note-taking ►Research- 5 sources minimum

6. Websites Author. “Title.” Container, Publisher,
Publication Date, Location.
Last Name, First Name or N.A. “Title.” Website Name Italicized,
Publisher of Site, 1 Jan 2017, 5:00 p.m., URL/DOI.
If there is no author- put n.a.
If there is no date- put n.d.
If there is no author, cite it in your paper by the article title.

7. As the author--- states In the article -----, the author states
Paragraph Structure
-Topic sentence (inquiry question)
-Set up information
-Paraphrase or quote (citation)
-Synthesize/discuss concept-
-Synthesize/discuss concept
-Conclude main idea of paragraph
1/3 own, 1/3 quotes, 1/3 paraphrase
Citation Lead-Ins
According to…
Research shows…
This can be shown…
As the author--- states
Yet another reason is
Additionally.
In the article -----, the author states
For example,
For instance,
As illustrated by

8. Author’s Name + Page Number1.
Author’s name used
in the sentence + (page).
John Smith stated, “ ”(9). 2.
Author’s name NOT used in the sentence (Last Name page).
“ ” (Smith 9).
For quotes and paraphrases!

9. Sample Lead- ins Citation Lead-Ins According to… Research shows…
Original Quote
“Mrs. Jankowski provides excellent resources.”
Quoted by John Smith page 3
Citation Lead-Ins
According to…
Research shows…
This can be shown…
As the author--- states
Yet another reason is
Additionally.
In the article -----, the author states
For example,
For instance,
As illustrated by
Sample Quote 1:
According to John Smith, “Mrs. Jankowski provides excellent resources” (3).
Sample Quote 2
Yet another reason Mrs. Jankowski is a great teacher is that she, “provides excellent resources” (Smith 3).
Paraphrase:
Mrs. Jankowski is known for creating strong
materials for her students (Smith 3).

10. Ways to quote
1. Begin with your own words (paraphrase) and end with a quote
EXAMPLES:
-Hamlet's task is to avenge a "foul and most unnatural murder" (Shakespeare 925).
-The speaker is mystified by her sleeping baby, whose "moth-breath / flickers among the flat pink roses" (Plath 17).
2. An introductory phrase naming the source followed by a comma
Examples:
-According to Smith, "[W]riting is fun" (215). 

-In Smith's words, " 

-In Smith's view, " . . .
3. If your lead-in to the quotation ends in that or as, don't follow it with a comma.
The first letter of the quotation should be lower case.
-Smith points out that "millions of students would like to burn this book" (53).

-Smith argues that " 

4. Use a descriptive verb followed by a comma
Examples: Smith states, "This book is terrific" (102).
Smith remarks, " Smith writes, " Smith notes, " . . .

11. Works Cited Page Center Title ABC order Indent additional lines
Double Spaced

12. ►Presentation (Week before finals)
Requirements
Slide 1
Title Slide (Name, Organization name, & Logo) 50
Slide 2
Inquiry Question 1- highlight info
Slide 3
Inquiry Question 2- highlight info
Slide 4
Inquiry Question 3- highlight info
Slide 5
Concluding Statement
Slide 6
Citations
Visuals
Graphics, Logos, Colors, Size (consistency)
Presentation
Solid verbal & nonverbal communication
formal tone