Research+Paper

** Research Paper **

Now that you have established the essential question and overall plan for your final projects, I’d like you to do some digging.  Your next paper, therefore, will be a research-based  paper exploring your topic. Consider it the final burst of progress on your project. This paper will encomp ass ALL of your research. It should provide you with a very solid foundation for both your product and your presentation. Please follow these parameters:
 * Aim for 5-7 pages , double-spaced  and in manuscript form .
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Write in the <span style="background-color: #ef6262; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">3rd person <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">. Keep it formal.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">**Do more than provide facts.** How can you connect your facts to come up with a thesis? Hint: The essential question should lead you here.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Use properly formatted <span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">in text citation <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">. (See //Keables Guide// for help)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Provide a <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">properly formatted annotated works cited <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">with **at least ten** reliable sources.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Divide your paper into the following sections. You may label them if you wish.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">1. <span style="color: #ec4646; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Background.** Introduce your topic and reveal your thesis, which, as formerly stated, should be the answer to your essential question. Spend some time explaining the background and history behind your topic. What does your audience need to know to understand how you even got to your essential question? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">2. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Exploration/Conclusions.** In this section, dig into your topic further. What have experts said about your topic? Answer your essential question. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">4. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Future Implications.** What new questions are engendered by your conclusions? What's the next step?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">SAMPLE RESEARCH PAPER

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">I will be looking at the following when grading your papers:

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 152%;"> Depth <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">of research <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Clear <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 152%;">organization and structure <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 167.2%;"> S <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 152%;">ynthesis of ideas <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">rather than listing of facts <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #a400ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 154%;">Quality <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #a400ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> of sources

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