Research Project

My Name______

My Topic: ______

PART I

3 Sources Total:

·  1 Encyclopedia (if you can’t locate information in an encyclopedia about your topic, you can use 2 Informational Texts)

·  1 Informational Text

·  1 Website

·  You must complete the attached Bibliography Form for your sources.

Note Cards:

·  Do NOT copy word for word from your source! This is plagiarism and is illegal! You must paraphrase the information that you find (put it in your own words; just write down the most important information).

·  You must have a total of at least 30 note cards. A sample of how your note cards should look is attached.

Outline:

·  Once you have gathered all of your information for your research report, you will complete an outline to help you organize your information.

·  The outline should be hand-written on a piece of notebook paper.

·  You will use this outline to help you write the rough/final draft of your report.

·  A sample outline is attached.

PART I Grading Rubric

Bibliography- 20 points

Note cards – 40 points

Outline – 30 Points

Followed Directions – 10 points

Total Possible Points – 100

PART II

Rough Draft:

·  You will complete a rough draft of your research report. This will be hand written on notebook paper.

·  You must give your rough draft to your teacher/parent to revise and proofread before you begin your final draft.

Final Draft: (must have no grammatical errors)

·  You will complete a typed final draft on the computer.

·  12 point font size

·  Font: Times New Roman or Arial

·  Double Spaced

·  No extra spaces between paragraphs (only hit return/enter once)

·  Name, Date, Period, and your project topic must be included at the top for your heading

·  Bibliography completed using information gathered on the Bibliography form

Visual Aid:

·  You must have 1 visual aid.

·  This could be a picture, a drawing, an object, costume, etc. Anything that represents your topic visually.

Rough Draft, Final Draft, and Visual Aid are due on:

PART II Grading Rubric

Rough Draft – 20 Points

Final Draft – 40 Points

Visual Aid – 20 Points

Bibliography- 10 Points

Followed Directions – 10 Points

Total Possible Points - 100

Bibliography Collection Form

Name______Date______

INFORMATIONAL BOOK

Source # ______

Title: ______

Author: ______

Editor: ______

City of Publication: ______

Name of Publisher: ______

Copyright Date: ______

ENCYCLOPEDIA

Source # ______

Encyclopedia Title: ______

Edition: ______

Article Title: ______

Year Published (most recent) ______

INTERNET WEBSITE

Source #______

Author: ______

Editor: ______

Title: ______

Date of Publication: ______

Date of Access (when did you use it) ______

URL (web address): ______

WRITING A BIBLIOGRAPHY IN MLA STYLE

Begin typing your list of cited sources flush to the left margin. Indent 5 spaces (or half an inch) for second and subsequent lines of citation.

Some citations are short and may fit all on one line. Nothing is wrong with that.

Do not type author on one line, title on a second line, and publication information on a third line. Type all citation information continuously until you reach the end of the line. Indent the second line and continue with the citation. If the citation is very long, indent the third and subsequent lines.

1. Standard Format for a Book:

Author. Title: Subtitle. City or Town: Publisher, Year of Publication.

If a book has no author or editor stated, begin with the title. If the city or town is not commonly known, add the abbreviation for the State or Province.

If you are citing two or more books by the same author or editor, list the name of the author or editor in the first entry only, and use three hyphens to indicate that the following entry or entries have the same name. Do not use the three hyphens if a book is by two or more authors or is edited by two or more individuals.

Example:

Business: The Ultimate Resource. Cambridge, MA: Perseus, 2002.

King, Stephen. Black House. New York: Random, 2001.

---. Dreamcatcher. New York: Scribner, 2001.

---. From a Buick 8: A Novel. New York: Simon, 2002.

Osen, Diane, ed. The Book That Changed My Life: Interviews with National

Sample Outline

*THIS OUTLINE IS NOT “SET IN STONE”. DEPENDING ON YOUR TOPIC, YOU MAY HAVE MORE OR LESS PARAGRAPHS. IN GENERAL, THIS IS HOW YOUR PAPER SHOULD BE SET UP.

I.  Introduction Paragraph

A.  Interesting Hook

B.  Thesis Statement

C.  Closing/Transition Sentence

II.  2nd Paragraph (should be about one of your sub-topics)

A.  Transition/Topic Sentence

B.  Detail

C.  Detail

D.  Detail

III.  3rd Paragraph (should be about one of your sub-topics)

A.  Transition/Topic Sentence

B.  Detail

C.  Detail

D.  Detail

IV.  4th Paragraph (should be about one of your sub-topics)

A.  Transition/Topic Sentence

B.  Detail

C.  Detail

D.  Detail

V.  Conclusion Paragraph

A.  Transition/Re-state your thesis statement

B.  Mention your sub-topics again

C.  Closing Sentence (what will you leave the reader to think about?)