Ms. Arnold English III Junior Research Paper The moment you have ...
Ms. Arnold English III Junior Research Paper The moment you have ...
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<strong>Ms</strong>. <strong>Arnold</strong><br />
<strong>English</strong> <strong>III</strong><br />
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Paper</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>moment</strong> <strong>you</strong> <strong>have</strong> all been waiting for has finally come…no, not Spring<br />
Break, it’s <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Paper</strong> time!!! All of the requirements and due dates are<br />
included in this document, so DO NOT LOSE THIS! Our work on the research paper<br />
will begin on February 6 th , and the final papers will be due on April 18 th .<br />
Your research assignment this year is as follows:<br />
1. You <strong>have</strong> already chosen a memoir and finished reading it, so the first step<br />
has been completed.<br />
2. Your next step will be to choose a topic to research that is related to <strong>you</strong>r<br />
memoir. You will <strong>have</strong> two days in the MMC to begin this process. Examples<br />
of topics might include child abuse, Asperger’s Syndrome, or life in the<br />
Appalachian Mountains during a specific time period. As long as the topic is<br />
covered in <strong>you</strong>r memoir, it is fair game. You will <strong>have</strong> to submit <strong>you</strong>r topics<br />
for approval, though, and I will be available to answer questions as <strong>you</strong> are<br />
making <strong>you</strong>r selections.<br />
3. Once <strong>you</strong> <strong>have</strong> researched <strong>you</strong>r topic, <strong>you</strong> will develop a thesis statement that<br />
concentrates on how realistically the author of <strong>you</strong>r memoir has portrayed this<br />
topic.<br />
4. Finally, <strong>you</strong> will write an eight (8) page paper in which <strong>you</strong> prove <strong>you</strong>r thesis<br />
by discussing <strong>you</strong>r memoir and <strong>you</strong>r research.<br />
Requirements:<br />
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Your paper must be 8 pages long and written using standard MLA format. <strong>The</strong><br />
best source of information for <strong>you</strong>r MLA questions is<br />
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ .<br />
Notes on <strong>you</strong>r research will be submitted on either note cards or note sheets.<br />
You will need 6-8 sources, of which 3 must be books. <strong>The</strong> other 3-5 sources<br />
may be online sources. (Yes, <strong>you</strong>r memoir is one of <strong>you</strong>r sources, so <strong>you</strong> only<br />
need two more books!!!)<br />
You will also submit a thesis statement, an outline, and a rough draft.
I will make extensive comments on the rough draft, and <strong>you</strong> should take these<br />
comments into account when <strong>you</strong> write <strong>you</strong>r final draft. Your final paper will<br />
be graded with a rubric and will contain very few comments outside of the<br />
rubric. I find it much more helpful to give <strong>you</strong> the feedback when <strong>you</strong> can<br />
actually use it to improve <strong>you</strong>r paper.<br />
Due Dates:<br />
2/8: Choice of topic must be submitted and approved. We will be in the<br />
computer lab on 2/6 and 2/8, and <strong>you</strong> will <strong>have</strong> the entire block to<br />
research <strong>you</strong>r topics.<br />
2/24: Note cards or note sheets are due.<br />
2/24: <strong>The</strong>sis must be submitted and approved.<br />
3/9: Outline is due.<br />
3/23: Rough draft is due.<br />
4/18: Final draft is due.<br />
<strong>The</strong> note cards/sheets and outline will be graded as quizzes.<br />
<strong>The</strong> final paper will be graded as a test/project worth 200 points.<br />
As <strong>you</strong> all know, I am available in the mornings and during co-curricular, and I can<br />
be reached by email at any time, so if <strong>you</strong> <strong>have</strong> questions, please ask them!