Research Paper

In order to write a successful research paper, you must understand ALL aspects of research. Bib Cards Note Cards Work Cited Page

Bib Cards

The information that will be needed in your Works Cited page.

Bib Cards cont.

The Bib cards should include the following:

*Author *Location of Publisher *Title *Publication Date *Publisher *Summary of work

*Print or Web

Sample Bib Cards

Bib Card #1 Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby.

New York: Random House, 1998.

Print.

(Last, First Name. Title. Place: Publisher, Date.) Summary1920’s. Jay Gatsby’s search for the “American Dream” through the love

of Daisy.

Sample Bib Card #2

Bib Card #2

Anderson, Matthew. Fitzgerald and Gatsby’s Loves. New York: Ivy Publishing, 2004. Print.

Summary- Anderson analyzes Fitzgerald's relationship with his wife, Zelda, with that of Jay Gatsby’s love for Daisy. The book had good information regarding Zelda Fitzgerald’s mental issues.

Note Cards

Note Cards provide detailed information found in your research materials.

The Note Cards should have interesting facts, quotes, details, arguments, etc. that you would like to include in your Research Paper.

Include page numbers for every fact!

Sample Note Card #1

Note Card #2AJay Gatsby’s love and admiration for Daisy often mirrored Fitzgerald’s life with Zelda…

“To Fitzgerald, Zelda was his “American Dream,” his ultimate hope to obtain, his passion to exist…without Zelda, the Fitzgerald that we know today would not have been a reality” (Anderson 357).

Important Note about Note Cards

The numbers written on the Note Cards and Bib Cards must directly correspond with each other.

Example: If the book written by Anderson is #2 of my Bib Cards,

all Note Cards that are created from Anderson’s book must also have #2 on them.

5 Note Cards will be created from each source; therefore, they should be labeled as 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E…2A, 2B, 2C….

Totals

Bib Cards = 5 (including one electronic source)

Note Cards = 25 (5 from each source)

Grand Total = 30 cards

Practice…

Put the following information into correct MLA format for the Works Cited page.

Night Elie Wiesel Hill and Wang Publishers New York 2006 Print

Practice Check…

Wiesel, Elie. Night. New York: Hill

and Wang Publishers, 2006. Print.

Practice…

“A Streetcar Named Desire” Tennessee Williams New American Library New York 1975 Print

Practice Check…

Williams, Tennessee. “A Streetcar Named

Desire.” New York: New American

Library, 1975. Print.

Practice….

Mark Twain (article) American Encyclopedia Michael Jablonski (editor) Hartford Macmillian 1982 Print

Practice Check…

Jablonski, Michael, ed. “Mark Twain.”

American Encyclopedia. Hartford:

Macmillian, 1982. Print.