| THE ENGLISH IV RESEARCH PAPER
The Assignment:
Research, develop, and type a paper that examines the life and influence of
an individual you admire. This paper will include three sections,
parenthetical citations, and a works cited page. Section I and II will be
the research part of you paper. Each of these sections will have a separate
thesis that is supported by the rest of that section of the paper. All of
the sources you use must be cited using MLA style. Most of your research
should be paraphrased. Use direct quotes sparingly and correctly.
Plagiarism on this project will result in disciplinary action and a required
rewriting of the paper.
Section I :
Write a 500 word (minimum) research paper that discusses the life and
significance of an individual you admire. This section will include a well
written thesis statement, an adequate discussion of the life and
significance of your topic individual, and at least three parenthetical
citations from a variety of credible sources. Make sure you do not rely
predominantly on one source. Your paper should reflect research from a
variety of sources.
Section II:
Write a 500 word (minimum) research paper with a well written thesis
statement and the at least three different credible parenthetical citations
to support your thesis. This paper will examine the history or development
of the event or institution that is associated with the individual you write
about in Section I.
For example, if you choose to write about Martin Luther King Jr. in Section
I, then you can write about the Civil Rights Movement in Section II, or if
you choose to write about Lance Armstrong in section I, then in section II
you might write about the sport of bicycling or you may want to write about
new trends in cancer treatments. Again, make sure you use a variety of
sources to reflect quality research.
Section III:
Write an expressive essay of at least 250 words that describes why the
individual you write about in section I is particularly inspirational or
significant to you. In this paper, describe the character traits this
individual has that you feel are admirable and explain specifically how this
person inspires or influences you.
This is a total of 1250 words!
Works Cited Page:
Include a correct MLA style listing of all of the sources you cite in
sections I and II of your paper.
Due Dates:
Topic Due: Mon. Feb. 4 Turn in your topics for section I and II
Research: Wed. Feb. 6 Show me your research sources in the form of
note cards, hand written notes, computer or photo copies, books, and/or
magazine.
Thesis: Fri. Feb. 8 Turn in two well written thesis statements:
one for section I and one for section II
Works Cited Wed. Feb. 13 Works Cited page due for sections I and II
Section III Fri. Feb. 15 First draft of section III due – This may be
handwritten.
First Draft: Fri. Feb. 22 Show me the completed first draft of your
paper.
Final Paper: Wed. Feb. 29 Your final paper must be typed and turned
in complete with each of the three sections, a cover page, parenthetical
citations, and a works cited page.
Evaluation Criteria:
Four daily grades: Active participation in the research process. You
are expected to bring all research materials such as books, printouts,
notes, computer disks,etc. to class each day during this unit in order to
work independently,persistently, and quietly in the classroom, computer lab
and library.
One daily grade: Show me your research thesis statements, Wed. Feb. 6
One daily grade: Show me your thesis statements for sections I and
II, Feb. 8.
One daily grade: Show me your works cited page, Wed. Feb. 13.
One daily grade: Show me your first draft of section III , Fri. Feb.
15.
One daily grade: Show me the completed first draft of your paper.
Fri. Feb. 22
* Two Test Grades: Final Paper due no later than Fri. Feb. 29.
* One Test Grade: 30 pts. Section I 500 words, section II
500 words,
section III 250 words.
35 pts. Content: Section I and II effectively support the thesis statements
using credible sources. All three sections of the paper are original, well
written, and adequately respond to the section requirements.
35 pts. Mechanics:
minus 2 pts. for each mechanical error
minus 5 pts. for each sentence fragment or run-on.
* OneTest Grade: Citations: Use MLA format. Sources must be current.
All information used in the paper must be cited in the paper and on the
works cited page.
50 pts. Correct use of internal (parenthetical) citations.
50 pts. MLA style works cited page.
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