RESEARCH PAPER!! Needed Materials

• One pack of notecards (3x5 size) or $1 to buy them from library.

• All materials needs to be at school by:A Day: October 19B Day: October 20

SOURCE CARD

A

ProQuest Staff. "Topic Overview: Alcohol Use.”ProQuest LLC. 2014: n.pag. SIRS IssuesResearcher. Web. 27 Oct. 2014.

SOURCE CARD

BMcCoppin, Robert. "Colleges Still Locked in Battle of the Binge." Chicago Tribune. 05 Sep. 2012: 10. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 27 Oct. 2014.

NOTECARD

B1Problems in Class:

“Research shows that frequent binge drinkers are more likely to miss classes, get hurt, and have problems in class.”

n.page

BACK OF NOTECARD

Kelsey Megginson

Data Leading to Argument

MLA TEMPLATE

Last name, First name. “Article’s Title.” JournalTitle. Date of publication: Database

Name.Web. Date you looked up the article.

Example:Roan, Shari. "You Can Cut Back." Los Angeles

Times (Los Angeles, CA). 16 Nov. 2009: E1.SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 06 Jan.

2015.

WRONG source card

“Drunk Driving.” Issues & Controversies. Infobase Learning, 21 Sept. 2007. Web. 6 Jan. 2015. <http://icof.infobaselearning.com/recurl.aspx?wid=120880&ID=2377>.

The Issues and Controversies database will always include the <http…> at the end and THIS IS WRONG. Delete this portion and the rest of the citation should be correct.

YOUR TURN:

• Author: Nancy Jones• Article Title: Problems in America• Journal Title: U.S. Government Diaries• Date of Pub: April 9, 2014• Database: EBSCOhost• Date Looked Up: Oct. 9, 2015

YOUR TURN

• Author: Chris Stewart• Article Title: Eating Disorders• Journal Title: Nutrition and Dieting• Date of Pub: April 20, 2009• Database: EBSCOhost• Date Looked Up: Oct. 9, 2015

YOUR TURN

• Author: Jamie Smith• Article Title: Doping in Sports• Journal Title: Athletics Today• Date of Pub: March 11, 2013• Database: EBSCOhost• Date Looked Up: Oct. 9, 2015

Tips and Tricks for RESEARCH

• Don’t begin or end a paragraph with a quote.• Imbed your quotes in your sentences and your

paragraphs.• Don’t use ambiguous pronouns: they, it, etc.• Don’t address yourself or the reader: we, us, I,

you. • Don’t EVER say, “I think” or “You should”.• This is not all about YOUR OPINION, this is

about RESEARCH and CLAIMS.

Answer the following questions

1. What font should your outline/paper be typed in?

2. What size font should EVERYTHING be in?3. What should be in the top right hand corner

of your paper?4. What four things should be included in your

heading?5. T/F: Your entire thesis statement should be in

italics.

ICE: Introduce, Cite, Explain

• X states, “…..”• X argues that, “….”• Writing in his article “article title” X explains,

“…..”• For instance, ….• Critics argue….• X claims,….• According to X…..

ICE: Example

• QUOTE: “Ah, but let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will always be in her heart.” –Nathaniel Hawthorne Scarlet Letter

• ICE: For instance, writing in The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne explains that although Hester can “cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will always be in her heart” (32). Although the mark isn’t visible, the eternal impact of it’s power for judgment and ridicule will outlast it’s appearance in her life.

YOUR TURN• Read through the NewsELA article. • Find 3 sentences to ICE.

MLA Heading

• Your Name• Teacher Name• Class Name• Date• ***Left Aligned

• Kelly Adams• Miss Megginson• Journalism – A3• 11 October 2015

MLA Heading• 12 point font• Times New Roman• Double Spaced (click format – paragraph – line

spacing – change to double)• 1 inch Margins (click layout – change margins)• No extra space after paragraphs• Last Name and pg. # in top right hand corner– Click Insert (at the top of screen – pg #’s – top of page.

Double click in the space at the top of the document and the curser should appear – right align the curser – type last name next to page number – change font to Times New Roman/12 point)