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RESEARCH PROJECT PACKET Mr. Newman/Ms. Stuart – English 10R Project Overview: For this project, you will prepare a 3-5 page typed research paper formatted in proper MLA style in which you write an original argument with supporting evidence about prejudice and its effects in both our culture and literature. You are required to include either Of Mice and Men, A Raisin in the Sun or To Kill a Mockingbird in your paper; arguments about the texts may be the entire focus of your paper, or you may use the books in support of an argument about a historically based event or series of events. A timeline detailing mini-lessons and due dates for each segment is provided in this packet. It is essential, as well as expected, that you read and be responsible for all information in this packet. This is a project with multiple parts; the final grade will be based on successful completion of these multiple parts, not just your final copy. It is imperative that you give all parts your 100% effort if you want a decent overall grade. Procedure: Starting today: Brainstorm ideas. Do some preliminary research on the Internet. Research, research, research. Cite sources. Make notes. Have your thesis cleared on one of the thesis check days. Research, research, research. Cite sources. Make notes. Submit an outline detailing your research. Research, research, research. Cite sources. Make notes. Submit source and note cards. Submit a substantial rough draft with internal citations and a Works Cited. Edit your draft. Submit your final 3-5 page paper with internal citations and a Works Cited. Requirements for Final Paper:

● Final copy must be 3-5 typed pages of text (plus Works Cited) formatted in proper MLA format. ● The paper must contain a minimum of 3 sources:

1. Of Mice and Men, A Raisin in the Sun or To Kill a Mockingbird. You must use textual evidence from dialogue/descriptions/stage directions and cite specifically from the text at least once in your paper.

2. One print source (a book, a critical article, a magazine, etc.) or an electronic source ● General encyclopedias are not acceptable sources. ● Mrs. Hooper may have what you need for print sources; speak with her.

3. One additional electronic source (websites/databases). ● Other student essays (like cheathouse.com) are not acceptable sources. ● Library databases are acceptable. ● Wikipedia is not an acceptable source.

● Each source must be properly cited at least once in the final paper. Three sources are required. ● All sources must be properly documented in a Works Cited page. ● Paper must successfully prove your thesis statement; it should not be a book report.

Late Policy: Any part of this project that is not turned in by 1:42 pm on the assigned due date will be considered late: NO EXCEPTIONS/EXTENSIONS. Late work will be penalized a portion of that segment’s worth per day. Rough drafts will not be accepted late. You will lose the 10 points if you do not have a substantial rough draft with internal citations and a Works Cited in class. Rough drafts should be as close to finished as possible before getting feedback from your teacher.

*You will lose ten points daily if the final paper is not submitted on time.*

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Important Dates: Due dates are in BOLD. You are expected to have all research materials in class on workdays. You will need assistance from your teacher, so be proactive in asking clarifying questions.

SEGMENT: POINT VALUES: DATE:

Mini-Lesson: Source Cards TBA - Library

Mini-Lesson: Note Cards TBA - Library

Mini-Lesson: MLA TBA - Library

Library 4/5 – 4/11

Computer Lab 4/25 + 30, 5/3

Thesis Due 5 points 4/9 Tuesday

Outline Due 10 points 4/25 Thursday

Source Cards and Note Cards Due 20 points 4/30 Tuesday

Rough Draft w/ Works Cited Due* 10 points or no points! 5/3 Friday

Final Copy Due* 55 points 5/6 Monday

*NOTE: Absent students must email the full draft, with citations and Works Cited, to Mr. Newman by 1:42 pm!!! Caveats: Major research should be going on throughout this entire process from the day the project is assigned to you. You should start working immediately. The Internet is a good place to start brainstorming ideas, but beware of credibility and bias. The internet is also far more difficult to create and utilize citations for, as that information is often obscure or difficult to identify. Library databases are much easier to use; the information is verified and usually has the citation already created for you. It will be absolutely necessary for you to do research on your own and work on this project outside of class. That is one of the goals; you should know how to research in a library, successfully search electronically, and ultimately identify and cite relevant information that will help you prove your thesis. You are in control of the content of your paper: no one else can decide what or how much should go into it but you. You must have at least one paragraph about the literary example(s) of prejudice as well as at least one paragraph about the historical focus. Write more than one paragraph about the subject, literary or historical instances of prejudice, which is of greater interest to you in order to get onto the minimum third page of typing. Do the work, hand parts in on time, and TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. You have a packet to help you: read it. If you are still confused, please ask for help, but do not wait until the last minute and do not email for help the night before something is due. This is not the kind of project that can wait until the last minute.

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Name ______________________________ English 10R Research Paper Rubric Mr. Newman/Ms. Stuart

Segment Point Value Points Earned

Thesis 5

Thesis statement is interesting, original, and debatable, and cleared on one of the thesis check days.

5

Outline 10

Outline is typed, in proper format, and shows evidence of preparation for a 3-5 page paper, containing sufficient and relevant evidence supporting the thesis.

10

List of Source Citations 10

There are at least 3 sources cited. A combination of sources are cited: ARITS, OMAM, or TKAM, a print source, one Internet source, and there is at least one note for each.

10

Note cards 10

All cards contain either quoted or paraphrased information that supports your thesis. Each note card is linked to its source. There are at least 8 note cards.

10

Rough Draft 10

A substantial, typed rough draft with in-text citations and Works Cited is in class on due date. Absent students must email it to Mr. Newman JJ ELA by 1:42 pm!!!

10

Final Copy 55

Paper satisfies all format requirements for final paper. 10

Works Cited is in correct format and contains at least 3 sources. 5

Parenthetical documentation is correctly formatted, there is at least one internal citation for every source.

5

Paper is free of grammatical and spelling errors. 5

Paper demonstrates adequate amount of research, time, and effort. 10

Content is well-organized, accurate, and interesting. One para minimum for literature/historical foci.

10

Paper successfully proves thesis statement. 10

Final Grade 100

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What is Plagiarism? One HUGE misconception that students have is that rewriting something is not plagiarism, because they are “putting it in their own words.” Well, if the source is not acknowledged specifically and appropriately, IT IS PLAGIARISM. You also cannot just copy, paste, and cite within the text. You must quote directly or paraphrase information and then cite accurately when you borrow someone else’s ideas or IT IS PLAGIARISM. In-text citations and a properly formatted Works Cited are essential components of MLA documentation. We will review both forms of citations extensively as the project progresses. Still unsure about what exactly plagiarism is? Without proper MLA documentation:

1. Copying and pasting exact text from any web site or electronic source is plagiarism. 2. Copying exact text from any printed material, such as books, magazines, encyclopedias or newspapers,

is plagiarism. 3. Simply changing text from any of the above sources is plagiarism. For example, replacing a few select

words using a Thesaurus does not constitute original work. This is not even paraphrasing; it is just creative copying or manipulating text and it is plagiarism.

4. Using another student’s work and claiming it as your own, even with permission, is academically unethical and is treated as plagiarism. This is known as “collusion.” It is cheating and it is wrong.

5. Acquiring work from commercial sources is academically unethical and is treated as plagiarism. Buying a paper is cheating and it is wrong.

6. Using an essay that you wrote for another class or another purpose without getting permission from the teacher/professor of both the current class and the class for which the original work was used is SELF-PLAGIARISM and it is wrong.

How to Avoid Plagiarism ● Give yourself time to do the work. Pressure caused by procrastination can lead to plagiarism.

● Take good notes. Carefully distinguish between paraphrasing, quoting, and your own ideas.

● Use a working bibliography (Works Cited, References, etc.). Keep track of your sources of information

as you work through the research process.

● Write your thoughts first. This will help your voice come through in your writing. Be you!

● Be familiar with citation guidelines. Know when you need to cite and how to do it.

● Ask before you reuse/recycle your work.

● Save prewriting (brainstorms, outlines, etc.) and drafts as well as the final copy.

● Do your own work. Never “buy” papers.

● Do not attempt to pass off work done by another student as your own.

● Get help! Accidental plagiarism is still plagiarism.

Thank you to Ms. Seufert and Central Michigan University for sharing this information.

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Constructing a Thesis Statement

An argument

When you write an extended literary essay, often one requiring research, you are essentially making an argument. You are arguing that your perspective–an interpretation, an evaluative judgment, or a critical evaluation–is a valid one.

A debatable thesis statement

Like any argument paper, you must have a specific, detailed thesis statement that reveals your perspective, and, like any good argument, your perspective must be one that is debatable. A thesis statement is a topic with an opinion.

Thesis examples

You would not want to make an argument of this sort:

Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a play about a young man who seeks revenge.

That doesn’t say anything–it’s basically just a summary and it is hardly debatable.

A better thesis would be this:

Hamlet experiences internal conflict because he is in love with his mother.

That is debatable, controversial even. The rest of a paper with this argument as its thesis will be an attempt to show, using specific examples from the text and evidence from scholars, (1) how Hamlet is in love with his mother, (2) why he’s in love with her, and (3) what implications there are for reading the play in this manner.

But what do I write about? THINK, BRAINSTORM, CLASSNOTES, ETC. Be original and interesting and specific and controversial and prove something using evidence from the text and other sources!

The first thing you should do is to decide if you want to focus on the novel and compose a literary analysis, or if you want to focus on some historical aspect surrounding the novel, in which case you are creating a history paper with the novel being mere support, not the focus; however, you must use the novel in some way, even if it is just briefly, in your discussion. A minimum of one paragraph is required for each of the two foci of the paper (literature/historical support.)

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR THESIS BY THE THIRD DAY WE ARE IN THE LIBRARY.

YOU CANNOT MOVE ON UNTIL YOUR THESIS IS CLEARED.

Please draft your thesis here:

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The Outline

Creating an outline will 1) help you organize information you have found and 2) tell you what further information you will need to complete your paper. You need to do some research before you begin your outline. Cite your sources and note cards as you go. You need to expand, discuss, analyze, examine, and explore the information you have collected. Above all, YOU MUST CONNECT IT ALL BACK TO PROVING YOUR THESIS. Format: Note the required MLA Heading! It must be on the first page of the paper!

● Type your outline. Uniformly double space. ● Use complete sentences. ● Roman numerals are the major topics and examples that support your thesis. Your major topics may

even be the paragraph topic sentences in your paper. ● Capital letters are the smaller sub-topics and evidence that support your major topics. ● For a 3-5 page paper, you should have at least 3 major topics (Roman numerals I, II, and III) and at

least 2 sub-topics for each (Capital letters A and B). ● If you have an A, you must have a B. ● If you need to divide further under a sub-topic, use a 1 and a 2.

● Major topics and sub-topics should become the topics on your note cards. ● Every part of your outline must relate back to your thesis.

THIS FORMAT IS REQUIRED; follow directions to receive full credit.

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The “Working” Works Cited Page One of the first steps in the research process is compiling a list of various sources that might be useful for your research paper. You will do this by making a “Working” Works Cited. Take the time to think how you might use the source before citing it. The easiest way to cite sources on a Works Cited page is by using your NoodleTools account. Always ask about online citation makers before you use them. If you cannot remember how to get into your account, get your username and password from Mrs. Hooper, the Librarian. NoodleTools instructions and video tutorials are located on the library page of the school web site in the Citing Sources Guide. Types of Sources Either in print or online, the following sources are typical types of works used for papers and projects at John Jay.

● Books (print and eBooks) ● Reference Sources (print and eBook) ● Journals ● Library Databases such as Gale Virtual Library ● Magazines ● Newspapers ● Web Sites (beware of the credibility)

***GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND OTHER STUDENT ESSAYS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE SOURCES*** Working Works Cited As you locate a source you should immediately create a “Working” Works Cited. It should serve these basic purposes:

1. To enable you to return to the references in the library or online. 2. To enable you to prepare the internal documentation for your paper. 3. To help you prepare the final Works Cited page for your paper.

Preparation

● Correctly identifying the type of source before trying to cite it will save a lot of time and frustration. If you don’t know what type of source you have, ask for help.

● Correct bibliographic format always includes some variation of the following information: ○ author’s last name followed by first name (skip to title if no author) ○ title of work ○ publishing information

● See examples of commonly cited materials below and/or an MLA Handbook (8th Edition) to view other examples.

***YOU NEED AT LEAST 3 SOURCE CARDS FOR THIS PROJECT!***

1. The literature - either dialogue, narration, or description (note the page #)

2. A print or an electronic source - a book or a library database

3. An electronic source - a library database (verified info) or website (validity?)

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Commonly Cited Sources

Type of Source Example of Source Explanation of Citation

Article in a print reference book

"Globalization." Economic Literacy: A Complete Guide, edited by Stephanie Schwartz Driver, Marshall Cavendish Reference, 2010, pp. 92-99.

“Title of article.” Title of Container (reference book), Editor, Publisher, Date of publication, Page numbers.

Article in a reference eBook now in a database

Crayton, Lisa A., and Laura La Bella. "Globalization Today." Globalization: What It Is and How It Works, Enslow, 2016, pp. [68]-78. Economics in the 21st Century. Gale Virtual Reference Library, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=nysl_se_jjhs&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CCX6457800011&asid=7c4bf749d74627a10e8337cc42732146. Accessed 3 Nov. 2016.

Author(s). “Title of article.” Title of Container (eBook), Publisher, Date of publication. Page numbers. Book series. Name of database. URL. Date of Access.

Regular print book La Bella, Laura. How Globalization Works. Rosen, 2010.

Author. Title of Container (book). Publisher, Date of publication.

Page on a website The Levin Institute. "Trade and Globalization." Globalization 101, State U of New York, 2015, www.globalization101.org/trade-introduction.

Corporate or organization author. “Title of Container (web page or project).” Name of website, Publisher of website, Date of publication, URL.

Article from a magazine now in a database

Matthews, Owen. "Beyond Brexit: Europe's Populist Backlash Against Immigration and Globalization; The Decision by British Voters to Leave the EU is Unlikely to be the Last Anti-establishment Uprising in the West." Newsweek, 8 July 2016. Student Resources in Context, ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage/MagazinesDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=Magazines&currPage=&scanId=&query=&prodId=SUIC&search_within_results=&p=SUIC&mode=view&catId=&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CA456659399&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=&source=Bookmark&u=nysl_se_jjhs&jsid=c9f508f92bfee518be053cf1966044ed. Accessed 3 Nov. 2016.

Author. “Title of article.” Name of Container (magazine), Date published. Name of database, URL. Date of access.

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Taking Notes…The Note Card Method An efficient and effective method of collecting material for your research project is the use of note cards. Note cards have 5 items:

● A title. The title should be the topic of the card. It can and should come right off your outline. ● A quote or paraphrased information taken from the source which you will use in your paper. ● Any ideas you may have as a result of reading the source. ● Source information. You will need it to internally document later. ● If the notes are from a print source, the page number(s) on which you found information. You will need it

to internally document later. Tips for Note Taking

● Check indexes and tables of contents to locate information on your topic rather than wandering through the book and wasting time.

● Do not record material that is not directly related to your topic.

***REMEMBER THAT EACH SOURCE MUST RESULT IN AT LEAST ONE NOTE CARD. EIGHT NOTE CARDS ARE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO FULLY PREPARE YOU TO PROVE YOUR THESIS, THOUGH YOU

MAY NOT USE THEM ALL IN YOUR FINAL PAPER.*** WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN QUOTING AND PARAPHRASING? Quoting To quote material, copy or retype the sentence(s) exactly as written in the source and enclose it in quotation marks. Sample Quote

Gender roles in Shakespeare “In Romeo and Juliet, the lead characters often exhibit characteristics of the opposite gender.” (“Shakespeare and Gender”)

Topic Note to Self Citation: Title of online article in quotes since there is no author, no page number, all in parentheses.

Paraphrasing When you discover a passage that is significant, but need not be quoted exactly, you may want to paraphrase. To paraphrase is to rewrite the original passage in your own words. This is helpful with historical information. There is more to paraphrasing than changing just a few words and throwing in a synonym here and there. Read the text and then cover it up; try to rewrite the idea in your own words. Yes, you must now still document it! If you use a key word or phrases from the original text, make sure to place it in quotation marks. Sample Paraphrase

Causes of Civil War Many Americans felt that Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was the cause of the Civil War. (Martin 56-58)

Topic Note to Self Citation: Author’s last name and page number(s), all in parentheses.

Source and note cards may be viewed electronically for credit, or can be printed out.

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NOW WHAT DO I DO??? After you have finished your cards and had them graded, you can move into drafting your paper. This is typically done by putting your note cards in the order of your outline and building your paper around your notes. Either way, you must use your note cards in your paper…this is called internal citation.

Internal Citation: Using your Sources in Proper MLA Format There are two ways you must cite your sources. You know you must cite your sources on a Works Cited page, but you must also cite your sources internally. This is where your careful note taking will pay off. When you use your note cards in your paper, you must properly document the source of the quotes or paraphrases; this is internal citation. If you have done your note cards properly, you have already done this for yourself. When you use a quotation OR paraphrase note in your paper, it is this information that must go at the end of the sentence in parentheses. When in NoodleTools, click on “In-Text Reference” from your Works Cited page.

Example of a Print Book with One Author (Please note punctuation!)

Internal Citation Works Cited Citation

Many Americans felt that Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was the cause of the Civil War (Martin 56-58).

Martin, George. Uncle Tom and the Civil War. New York: ELA House, 2013.

Example of an Online article with No Author (Please note punctuation!)

Internal Citation Works Cited Citation

“In Romeo and Juliet, the lead characters often exhibit characteristics of the opposite gender” (“Shakespeare and Gender”).

"Shakespeare and Gender." Studies in Shakespeare. Association of Shakespearean Scholars, 2 Feb. 2001. URL here.16 Apr. 2013.

***YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL CITATION FOR EVERY SOURCE LISTED ON YOUR

WORKS CITED!*** WHAT IF THE ARTICLE TITLE IS REALLY LONG? For sources without authors, write the whole article title or web page name in quotes where you would normally note the author. However, if the article title is extremely long, you may write the first substantial words of the article title in quotes. The, A, and An are not substantial first words.

● “The Declaration of Independence and its Creation” can become (“Declaration”). ● “The Return of the King: the Remains of an English King are Discovered in an Unusual Place” can

become (“Return of the King”). WHAT IF I HAVE MULTIPLE AUTHORS? If you are taking notes from a source with an editor or multiple authors:

● Editor: Smith, John, Ed. becomes (Smith 214) ● 2 authors: Smith, John, and Bob White becomes (Smith and White 214) ● 3 or more authors: Smith, John, et al. becomes (Smith et al. 214)

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Formatting Your Paper HOW DO I SET UP MY PAPER IN MLA (MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION) FORMAT?

● Typed, uniformly double-spaced, 1” margins, 12-point font, Times New Roman. ● The first page of your paper includes your name, class, teacher name(s), and date listed vertically in the

upper left hand corner. Your title should then appear centered. You then go right into the first line of your paper. NO SEPARATE TITLE PAGE!

● In the upper right hand corner of every page, ½ inch from the top, is your last name and the page number. This includes your Works Cited page.

○ In most programs, you can do this by clicking “View” and then clicking on “Header.” Format your header and direct it to insert page numbers and then type your last name before the number. This packet contains such formatting.

● Start a new page if only one sentence of a new paragraph will fit at the bottom of the page you are on.

HOW DO I SET UP MY WORKS CITED PAGE? Use the following example then use the Works Cited Checklist before turning in your paper.

You can format your Works Cited page in NoodleTools. Open your project to the “Works Cited” page, click the print icon. Click formatting options to add your name and the page number to your Works Cited page. Follow the prompts.

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Research Paper Checklist

⍻ My Works Cited page is my last page, and it is at least the fourth page of this 3-5 page typed assignment. ⍻ My whole document, including my Works Cited page, is double spaced. ⍻ “Works Cited” is centered at the top of final page. I did not underline, bold, or italicize the words “Works Cited.” ⍻ My last name & the page number are in the header. ⍻ My margins are set to 1 inch on all sides. ⍻ My font is the same size and type as the rest of the paper (12 font, Times New Roman or Arial). ⍻ The second line of my citations are indented 5 spaces (hanging indent). ⍻ There is only 1 space after periods and other punctuation. ⍻ My sources are in alphabetical order. ⍻ I used the number and type of sources required by my teacher. ⍻ I have blended my quoted material into sentences. No quotes with hyphens!

Official Thesis

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Works Consulted for this Packet

Callison, Daniel, and Leslie Preddy. The Blue Book of Information Age Inquiry, Instruction, and Literacy.

Westport: Libraries Unlimited, 2006.

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 8th ed. New York: MLA, 2016.

"Plagiarism." Central Michigan University. Central Michigan University, n.d. https://www.cmich.edu/copyright/usage/Pages/Plagiarism.aspx. 28 Jan. 2014. Stolley, Karl, and Allen Brizee. “Safe Practices.” Purdue Online Writing Lab. Purdue U, 21 Apr. 2010.

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/04/. 19 Oct. 2011.