1. Research Paper
All you needed to know

2. How long is it? 4-6page paper Formal cover (title page) Final outline
4 pages means at least 5 lines on the fifth page
Formal cover (title page)
Final outline
Works Cited page
Works Consulted page

3. What’s the topic?
Choose something that interests you, but know little about
Choose something you don’t like
Choose some future career possibility
Don’t agonize over decision
Start broad, narrow your topic

4. Only one topic per student
Approve Topic with me!
Only one topic per student

5. What do I need? – Works Cited
Minimum of five sources in Works Cited and documented with parenthetical attribution
Minimum of five additional sources skimmed for ideas, offered as Work Consulted for further information

6. Where do I go? Check SDLN MHS Library
Internet (only 2 websites allowed)
Allowed articles from Internet
a inter-library loan (extra credit)
One article from encyclopedia (online or bound)
No sources older than 2000

7. What will be checked Source cards for 10 sources
Note cards from 5 sources
Working outline
Temporary Works Cited
Topic outline (when writing begins)
First Draft (peer edit – 50pts)
Final Draft

8. Brainstorm for Topic
Use your list of questions to help guide your research
Use the resources available on the Mitchell High School Library website.

9. TENTATIVE Due dates: Gold 1 – English III Due Date
Discover credible sources
10 Source Cards
(class time to create them)
30 Note Cards
Rough Outline
Rough Draft
Final Draft