Research

RESEARCH PAPER

By Mercpaa

  • RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC

    RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC
    1. Before you start your research, you will view a presentation.To view the presentation click here and then scroll down to "More" and select "Autoplay"
    NEXT:
    1. Choose an interesting topic for your research paper.
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    WEEK 1

  • NOTETAKING

    NOTETAKING
    1. Use notecards to record facts about your topic. Click on this link and select "Go to Demo" on the Fact Fragment Frenzy page.
    2.Use these notetaking cards to enter information from your sources. Since we do not have a printer, you must copy your work into "Paint."
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    WEEK 2

  • CREATE YOUR THESIS

    CREATE YOUR THESIS
    Use the thesis handout to create your thesis statement in Microsoft Word and then drop it into the thesis statement dropbox.

  • FIND AND PARAPHRASE 3 SECONDARY SOURCES

    FIND AND PARAPHRASE 3 SECONDARY SOURCES
    1. Click here</a></a></a> to find out why you must use Collier County research resources to find information about your topic.
      1. Look for an issue/problem about your research topic that you can turn into a question and that you want to answer--it can't be too narrow (easy to answer) or too broad (too hard to answer in a short research paper).
    2. Click here for how to cite.
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    WEEK 3

  • FIND AND PARAPHRASE 1 PRIMARY SOURCE

    FIND AND PARAPHRASE 1 PRIMARY SOURCE
    1. To search for primary sources click here
    2. Click here for a review of how to cite sources.
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    WEEK 4

  • WRITE YOUR PAPER!

    WRITE YOUR PAPER!

  • CREATE YOUR "WORKS CITED" PAGE!

    CREATE YOUR "WORKS CITED" PAGE!
    USE THE CITATION INFORMATION THAT YOU COPIED FROM THE DATABASE. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT USING THE WEB ADDRESS.
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    WEEK 5

    The final research paper is due on 6/1/2012

  • SUBMIT YOUR RESEARCH PAPER TO THE FINAL PAPER DROPBOX

    SUBMIT YOUR RESEARCH PAPER TO THE FINAL PAPER DROPBOX
    GREAT JOB!