1. Power Point Presentation
Research Paper Unit
Power Point Presentation By
Patricia A. Coleman

2. Research Paper Unit What is a research paper?
Academic writing used to synthesize others’ ideas to support or contradict one’s own

3. Research Paper Writing
When you write a research report, you explore a topic by asking open-ended questions about it, developing a plan for answering them, and gathering facts from a wide variety of resources.

4. You synthesize your research to develop a point of view or draw a conclusion that will be the controlling idea, or thesis, or your written or oral presentation.

5. What is MLA format? The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
The MLA Handbook is the association’s guide for high school and undergraduate students on the preparation of research papers.
It gives step-by-step advice on every aspect of writing papers, from selecting a topic to submitting the completed paper.
It provides an authoritative presentation of MLA documentation style for use in student writing.

7. What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association

8. Plagiarism

12. How do you avoid plagiarism?
Credit a source not only for material directly quoted but also for facts or ideas obtained from it.

13. What are parenthetical citations?
Parenthetical citations point to a corresponding entry in your work-cited list.

14. Example
The authors state “tighter gun control in the United States erodes Second Amendment rights” ( Moore ).

15. Why is it important to cite your sources?
To avoid plagiarism

16. What are the margin measurements?
1 inch margins only

17. What is the spacing of the entire paper?
Double-spaced

18. List the steps of the research paper process.
1. Brainstorm topic
2. preliminary outline
3. bibliography
4. note cards
5. formal outline
6. introduction
7. body paragraphs
8. conclusion
9. works cited page
10. edit/proofread/submit

19. What is a thesis statement?

21. What is a Works Cited Page?
An alphabetized list of all the sources that you used to write a research paper

22. What is the difference between a bibliography and a works cited page?
A bibliography lists all the sources you looked at while you were working on your research paper
The Works Cited page lists only those sources that you actually used (cited) in your research paper essay

23. What is paraphrasing?
Using your own words, to restate specific information

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