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2.,Background,Information,[2C3,sentences]:,(Tell%a%little%bit%of%the%topic%to%help%the%reader%understand%your%topic.)!!!!!!!!!

3.,Thesis,Statement,[1,sentence]:,State!your!opinion!and!explain!your!general!reason!for!it.!

4.,3,Reasons,[1C3,sentences]:,List%3%specific%reasons%that%you%have%will%use%to%support%your%opinion%(You%will%use%1%reason%as%your%topic%to%write%1%body%paragraph)%

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8.,Quote,/,Evidence,[1C2,sentence(s)]:,(Don’t%forget%your%page%number!%–%See%resources%for%using%quotes)!(Author’s!name)!_________________!states!that!__________!!!!!!!9.,Explain,Evidence,[1,sentence]:,Use%one%of%these%specific%phrases:%%1.%This%shows%that…2.%As%you%can%see…3.%This%quote%proves…4.%This%evidence%led%me%to%believe…5.%Your%own%words%(approved%by%teacher)…%

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16.,Counterargument,Topic,Sentence:!!Explain!how!someone!would!disagree!with!your!argument,[1,sentence]:,!,,!!!!

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MLA Middle School.doc 05/14/2008 Bellevue School District Information Literacy

FORMATTING A RESEARCH PAPER (MLA STYLE)

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Cleveland 1

John Cleveland

Mr. Rockets

8th Grade Science

15 March 2009

Vacations in Space: Coming Soon

Many people find the idea of a vacation in space exciting. The idea of

traveling among the stars and planets has appealed to people for

generations. Could we ever really take spring break in space? Recent

developments in technology might make space vacations possible in the

near future. In this paper, I will look at the progress made in private space

travel.

First, some people not only think space travel by an ordinary citizen is

possible, but are taking steps to make it happen. Bill Rutan sent a glider

“63 miles above earth, into the nether regions of the atmosphere known as

suborbital space” (Stone 1). It is not such a great leap to think that some

day private space ships will be taking us through the atmosphere into

space. NASA has even talked to the Hilton company about “how to

transport passengers and building materials” to create a hotel on the moon

(Space Tourism).

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Your last name and page number of your paper

Center the title

Place a short direct quote in quotation marks. Include author’s last name and page number when available.

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If a quote comes from a source with no author, include a significant word or two from the title—just enough to distinguish the source from others in the bibliography—and a page number, if available.

Ms. Zahariades

English

Font: Times New Roman

Size: 12

MLA Middle School.doc 05/14/2008 Bellevue School District Information Literacy

Jones 1

Works Cited

Gonzalez, Guillermo and Jay Wesley Richards. The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos is

Designed for Discovery. Washington DC: Regnery, 2004.

“Space Stations.” The New Book of Knowledge @ Grolier Online. 21 May 2003. Scholastic Library Publishing.

Eastgate Elementary Lib. 11 Jan. 2008 <http://gme.grolier.com/>.

:”Space Tourism.” Aerospacescholars. 17 Jan. 2007. National Aeronauthics and Space Administration

Johnson Space Center. 29 Jan. 2008 <http://aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/HAS/cirr/em/6/7.cfm>.

Stone, Brad. “A Small Step for Private Space Travel.” Newsweek 29 Sept. 2004 <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

id/6134211/site/newsweek/>.

Vergano, Dan. “Planets More Like Earth Found Circling Nearby Stars.” USA Today 1 Sept. 2004. 15 Jan.

2008 <http://www.usatoday.com/>.

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DOCUMENTING SOURCES � If not all information is found, cite what is available i.e. if no author is given, leave blank.

� Shorten names of publishers i.e. for Disney Productions use Disney.

� When citing the date, list day, then three letter abbreviation for month (except for May, June, and July), then the year i.e. January 23, 2005 is written as 23 Jan. 2005.

� Use a colon and space to separate a title from a subtitle such as Skylife: Space Habitats.

� URL, Uniform Resource Locator, is the web address for the source of the information. If the URL is extremely long, give the URL of the website’s search page or break the URL at one of the backslashes as seen in the bibliography below.

� Many databases now provide examples of formatting for articles but may not have the newest MLA formatting style. Check with the Library Media Specialist.

SAMPLE BIBLIOGRAPHY / WORKS CITED PAGE There are two types of bibliographies so check with your teacher as to which is required: 1. Works Cited: Lists only works actually cited (quoted, paraphrased or summarized) in a

research project. 2. Works Consulted: Includes sources used in preparing a research project and not just the

works cited. This can also be headed a “Bibliography”.

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Give your last name and page number of the bibliography

Double space entire document

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Works Cited

Carr, Nicholas and Peter Norvig. “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Scholastic Upfront

4 Oct. 2010. Print.

Desler, Margaret. “Guest Opinion: Step Away from the Screen.” Contra Costa Times

2 May 2013. Web. Mar. 2016.

Geggel, Laura. “For Teens, Falling Asleep Gets Harder With More Screen Time.”

Healthyliving.com 4 Feb. 2015. Print.

Gray, Peter. “The Many Benefits, for Kids, of Playing Video Games.” Psychology

Today 7 Jan. 2012. Web. Mar. 2016.

Hutson, Matthew. “Hey You! Wake Up!” Scholastic Scope 11 March 2013: 11-13. Print.

O’Neil, Justin. “You Trouble.” Scholastic Choices 24 Sept. 2012: 21-23. Print.

Rapaport, Lisa. “Lots of teen screen time tied to obesity.” Healthnews.com 20 Dec.

2016. Web. Jan. 2017.

Richtel, Matt. “Attached to Technology and Paying A Price.” New York Times 4 June

2010: A1. Print.

Richtel, Matt. ”Growing Up Digital” New York Times Upfront 31 Jan. 2011. Print.

Scholastic Inc. and National Institute on Drug Abuse. “Teens and Decision Making:

What Brain Science Reveals.” New York Times Upfront 14 Apr. 2008: 18. Print.

“Screen Time.” Raisingchildren.net.au. 12 Aug. 2016. Web. Jan. 2017.

Wallace, Kelly. “Teens spend a ‘mind-boggling’ 9 hours a day using media.” cnn.com 3

Nov. 2015. Web. Jan. 2017.

Willis, Judy. "What You Should Know About Your Brain." Educational Leadership

Dec. 2009. Print.

Argumentative Essay Editing Worksheet and Instructions Name:____________________________________________________________________ Read and complete each editing task as follows:

□ Put a star next to your thesis in the opening paragraph.

□ Number the 3 reasons that support the thesis in the Introduction Paragraph.

□ Number the 3 reasons that support the thesis in Body Paragraph A, B, and C.

□ Circle the evidence that supports each reason in Body Paragraph A, B, and C.

□ Highlight your evidence explanation in Body Paragraph A, B, and C.

□ Underline the counterargument twice.

□ Underline the restated thesis in the conclusion.

□ Highlight the closing statement.

□ Label each paragraph at each new paragraph. There should be a new indentation every time a new paragraph is started (there should be 5).

o Introduction Paragraph o Body Paragraph A o Body Paragraph B o Body Paragraph C (Counterargument) o Conclusion Paragraph

□ Put question marks over words that have questionable spelling.

If you had to give a grade on this essay, based on the criteria assigned, what grade would you give?

A B C D F Why?

Name: __________________

Peer Revision Checklist for Essay Directions for Peer reviewers: 1. Write “yes” or “no” in the space provided when the directions are a question. 2. Write a check mark in the space provided when the directions are a command.

Peer Editor #1: _______________________________________________________________ You are looking at the structure of the essay.

_____ Does the writer have a thesis that is arguable? Write the thesis here: ___________________________________________________________________ _____ Does the writer have an introduction, three body paragraphs and a conclusion? _____ What three specific examples does the writer use to prove his/her thesis:

1. _______________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________

_____ Does the writer effectively prove his or her thesis? Why or why not? _____________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Peer Editor #2: _______________________________________________________________ You are looking at the structure of the body paragraphs.

_____ Does each body paragraph have an effective topic sentences?

_____ Does each paragraph have a reference to a specific source? _____ If a paragraph is missing specific evidence write it in the margin. _____ Is each piece of evidence used explained? _____ Does the writer link each body paragraph back to the thesis?

Peer Editor #3: _______________________________________________________________ You are looking to make sure all the conventions in the essay are correct.

_____ Is everything spelled correctly? Write correct spelling in the margins of draft. USE THE DICTIONARY!!! _____ Is the essay free of mistakes with homophones (their, there, they’re / too, to, two / your, you’re, etc)? _____ Are words capitalized correctly? If not, capitalize them on the draft. _____ Underline any grammatical errors.

_____ Do all your verbs agree with the subjects of the sentence? (i.e. I was, you were, etc.) If not, please correct them on the draft.

_____ Correct any run on sentences or sentence fragments.

____ Is a counterargument included?

____ Is there a clear and convincing explanation on why the counterargument is wrong?

____ Does the conclusion end with final advice or explain why this topic is important to the

our lives?

____ Does the conclusion restate the thesis?

Argumentative Essay Rubric 10 8.5 7.5 5 - 0

Essay Section Topic Distinguished Proficient Developing Needs Improvement Introduction A Hook

Background Information Thesis Statement

Explained 3 Reasons to Argue Explanation Body Paragraph A Argument & Reason 1

Background Information Evidence: Direct Quotation & Cited

Correctly

Explain Evidence Analyze Evidence Body Paragraph B Argument & Reason 2 Background Information Evidence: Direct Quotation & Cited

Correctly

Explain Evidence Analyze Evidence Body Paragraph C Introduce Counterargument Counterargument Background

Information

Argument & Reason 3 Background Information

Evidence: Direct Quotation & Cited Correctly

Evidence Explained Analyze Evidence Conclusion Review Argument Closing Statement Works Cited Works Cited Page & Formatted

Correctly

Use 3 Reliable Sources Format Proper Heading & Title Double Spaced Font: Times New Roman

Size: 12

Indented Paragraphs Required Page Count & Numbered

Pages MLA Format

Submitted on Time Conventions Capitalization Grammar Punctuation Spelling

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