JBJ Class

E10 Research Paper


Basic Requirements:
  • More than 2.5 pages
  • At least FIVE sources, including a survey or interview that you conduct
  • ​​MLA style ➔ ➔ ➔
Paragraphs (click for details):
  1. Introduction
  2. Reason #1
  3. Reason #2
  4. Counter-Argument
  5. Conclusion​
  6. Works Cited
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Notecards ⬇︎
  • You need at least 25 notecards.
  • Each notecard should have ONE question and ONE answer (piece of evidence).
  • ​​Feel free to use different colors, highlighters, shapes, etc., if they help you organize your thoughts.
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Sample Notecard
In-Text Citations ⬇︎
The citation must be the SAME THING that's on the first line of the Works Cited entry.
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​If you know the name of the author, use it:
  • ​(Johnson)
If there's no author, use the title of the article:
  • ("How to Write")
    If the title is long, just use the first few words.
If there's no title, use the domain URL:
  • (jbjclass.com)​
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Sample Citations [Click to enlarge.]
Notes:
- A period or comma goes after the citation.
  • ​(Johnson)​.
- If you put the author's name in the sentence, you don't need parentheses () around the name, but you do need them around the page number.
  • ​Johnson also claims that ... (47).

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MLA Style ⬇︎
  • One-inch margins on all four sides
  • All double-spaced
  • Times New Roman 12
  • Indented paragraphs
  • Your last name and page number at the top-right of every page
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First Page [Click to enlarge.]
  • ​MLA-style heading only on the first page:
    • Your name
    • My name
    • Course name
    • Date ("12 February 2021")
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All-in-One Poster [Click to enlarge.]
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