1. President Research Essay

2. Format: Google Drive Times New Roman or Arial Font Size 12
Title, Name, and Date
Double Spaced
500 words
Works cited page
At least 5 pieces of evidence

3. PAPER OUTLINE (REGULAR CIVICS)
First Paragraph: Introduce your President
Full Name, Political Party, Years of Presidency
THESIS
2-4 Paragraphs: Main body paragraphs:
Background information (family, childhood, religion, etc.)
Qualifications (Do NOT state the official qualifications. Look into education, military experience, government experience, etc.)
Information on what happened during their presidency.
Obstacles or struggles during presidency
Major contributions the president added to society
5 (or final paragraph) Conclusion
WOULD YOU VOTE FOR HIM?
Use reasons from your research
**Cite ALL SOURCES

4. Sources: https://www.presidentsusa.net/ https://www.loc.gov/
Whitehouse.gov

5. Citing Your Sources
You can use MLA or APA.

6. Citation Expectations
You need to have a works cited page at the END of your paper
In Text Citations

7. MLA: Information you will need.
YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND ALL INFORMATION.
Author.
Title of source.
(Title of container,)
Other contributors,)
(Version,)
(Number,)
Publisher,
Publication date,
Location.

8. MLA CITATION Examples:
BOOK CITATION EXAMPLE:
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. MacMurray, 1999.
AUTHOR. TITLE (IN ITALICS). PUBLISHER, DATE.
WEBSITE CITATION EXAMPLE
Lundman, Susan. "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow, Accessed 29 January 2018.
AUTHOR. “TITLE OF WEBSITE ARTICLE.” WEBSITE NAME (IN ITALICS,) WEBSITE URL. ACCESS DATE.
IN TEXT CITATION (last name of author & page # if book):
“MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities” (Russell).
Works Cited (this would go at the end and corresponds to the in text citation):
Russell, Tony, et al. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The Purdue OWL, Purdue U Writing Lab, 2 Aug

9. WEBSITE CITATION EXAMPLE
Lundman, Susan. "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow, Accessed 29 January 2018.
AUTHOR. “TITLE OF WEBSITE ARTICLE.” WEBSITE NAME (IN ITALICS,) WEBSITE URL. ACCESS DATE.

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