Tuesday, October 28, 2014

good old fun time research paper check sheet


Dr. Carter’s Good Old Fun Time Research Paper Check Sheet

Or


Ten Steps to a Successful Research Paper

 

All work is due before the bell rings on the day assigned. Students may not skip any steps. Each deadline met is worth 10 points, making this sheet worth a maximum of 100 points. If I have to replace this sheet, it will be worth a maximum of 90 points (/100), and student will have to meet all prior deadlines again.

 

Day 1 _____       All necessary resources (4 full books or the equivalent) in your possession and a

list of them. A chapter, an article, or a website = ½ book. No websites without

my prior approval.                                                                                                                           _____

 

Day 2 _____       A brief synopsis of the contents of your resources as they apply to your topic,

                                noting redundancies and omissions.                                                                                       _____

 

Day 3 _____       Rough draft of Works Cited page and three paraphrase cards, on which you

quote 3 different  resources and cite them correctly on one side and paraphrase

the same quotes and cite them correctly on the other side. Citation format must

match Works Cited format                                                                                                           _____

 

Day 4 _____       Thirty note cards or the equivalent. No highlighting. Your three paraphrase

cards can be included in your thirty.                                                                                        _____

 

Day 5 _____       Final draft of Works Cited page. Should include every resource that is going to

appear in your paper and none that will NOT appear in it.                                             _____

 

Day 6 _____       Complete outline of paper, including documentation for every fact and quote.

Minimum length four pages typed and double-spaced.                                                 _____

 

Day 7 _____       Error-free intro paragraph (need not have documentation).                                        _____

 

Day 8 _____       Error-free sample body paragraph with documentation. No redundancies in

citations.                                                                                                                                              _____

 

Day 9 _____       Rough draft. Must meet minimum length requirement (1500 words).                     _____

                                CHECK: Do the citations correspond perfectly to the Works Cited? Multiple

authors listed in citations? All works on Works Cited appear in paper and vice

versa?

                               

Day 10 ____       Final draft of your research paper and Works Cited page. No binders or folders.  _____

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