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E10 Research Paper

Basic Requirements:

More than 2.5 pages
At least FIVE sources, including either a survey or interview that you conduct
MLA style ➔ ➔ ➔

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Notecards ⬇︎

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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.

Sample Notecard

In-Text Citations ⬇︎

The citation must be the SAME THING that's on the first line of the Works Cited entry.

If you know the name of the author, use it:

If there's no author, use the title of the article:

If there's no title, use the domain URL:

Sample Citations [Click to enlarge.]

Notes:
- A period or comma goes after the citation.

- 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.

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MLA Style ⬇︎

One-inch margins on all four sides
All double-spaced
Font size 12, in Times New Roman
Your last name and page number at the top-right of every page, including the first page

First Page [Click to enlarge.]

MLA-style heading only on the first page:
- Your name
- My name
- Course name
- Date ("12 February 2021")

All-in-One Poster [Click to enlarge.]

There's also lots of useful information here.

Outline:

Introduction
- Get my attention.
- Give me some background info (history, definitions, etc.).
- End with your Thesis Statement.
Sections 1-3
- Present your ideas backed up by facts you found in your research. This is NOT a middle-school essay where you talk about something you already knew about; this is a research paper.
Conclusion
- Restate your thesis (in different words).
- Make it apply to the audience. [How does it affect me?]
- End with a "call to action." [What do you want me to do about it?]
Works Cited