I hope everything is going well with your research paper. I am creating this post as a way for you to have a central resource for all of the information regarding the research paper. I will continue to update this post as the research process continues, so please check back.
The Best Draft You Can Write on Your Own (BDYCWOYO) is due October 27th. The paper must follow all formatting guidelines set forth by the MLA and meet all of my minimum requirements for the paper. This includes the following: At least 6 pages in length, size 12 Times New Roman font, & in-text citations. Notes and Works Cited page are not mandatory, but you may turn them in if you choose.
If you have questions about the paper (at any point) please post them here.
MLA Formatting Handout (from the College of the Redwoods)
Topic Selection Handout (here is the link to the issues at CNN.com)
Citation Machine
Thesis Selection Worksheet
Thesis Creator (not perfect, but it will help!)
Hempfield Area High School Library
OWL @ Purdue: Avoiding Plagiarism
4 comments:
Cullen,
Thanks for those sources, the citation machine works perfectly! The Thesis Generator is also a good starting point.
researching your topic..... a week and a half of class
going through notes and typing your paper.... 6 hours infrount of a computer
graduating High School.... timeless
hey mr. cullen,
for in-text citations, if we mention who said it or where the info came from in the actual paper we dont need to put a citation right?
chris
Chris,
The purpose of in-text citations is to prove that you used appropriate sources throughout your paper (i.e. you are not making things up). You should say where your information is coming from either in the sentence (or grouping of sentences) or in the citation.
Hope that helps!
Mr. Cullen
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