1. Junior research paper
CMS Requirements

2. Requirements Each research paper must:
Be 6-8 pages in length (double-spaced)
Have 5 reliable sources on a works cited page with at least one primary source (first hand account, research)
Use MLA (Modern Language Association) to cite sources
Have a visual that is either a bar graph or pie chart
Have a persuasive thesis statement that seeks to prove/argue something

3. Sources Reliable sources can be found by using the following:
Library databases
Respectable newspapers like The New York Times, The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, and The Charlotte Observer
News websites like CNN, MSNBC, WSOCTV, ABC News
Books
You may NOT use: YouTube, Yahoo! Answers, Wikipedia, message boards, opinion based forums

4. MLA
Resources: OWL Writing Lab 01/
App called RefME

5. Visual
The data from your visual may come from another site OR can be data you collected by conducting a survey

6. Thesis
An argumentative paper makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claim with specific evidence. The claim could be an opinion. The goal of the argumentative paper is to convince the audience that the claim is true based on the evidence provided.
Your thesis should appear as the last sentence in your introduction
Your thesis must be in the “should/should not because…” format and list three reasons to support your claim.
For example: Testing cosmetics on animals should be banned because results are not reliable, animals are harmed or killed in the process, and there are new techniques available to test safety that do not involve animals.

7. Miscellaneous
You may only select from the topics included in the handout
Your senior project will include community service involvement OR involvement in a Hopewell club
Your research paper counts as 20% of your2nd quarter grade
Your paper will be uploaded to Google Drive