RESEARCH

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RESEARCH

• Step by Step
• How to Create a
• Research Paper

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REQUIREMENTS

• Assignment
• Due Date
• Length and Format
• Sources Required

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TOPIC DEFINITION

• Narrow your focus
• Do preliminary research to determine if
  information is available on your topic.
• Decide on an aspect of this topic that interests
  you.

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FORM A THESIS STATEMENT

• Select your main point and your opinion
• Combine your topic and your opinion to form a
  thesis statement.

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Whats Next?

• Now that you know
• What the requirements are
• What your topic is
• What your thesis statement is
• You are ready to begin your research. Determine
  which type of question you need to answer
• WHO - WHAT - WHERE - WHEN

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RESEARCH

• WHO (people)
• To find out where someone is, who someone is,
  how to spell their name, etc.

Directories telephone books, membership
listings, census data. http//yp.yahoo.com http
//www.whitepages.com/10984/
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What (words)

• To Find
• Meaning, Spelling, Usage, synonyms, pronunciation
• Background

• Look In
• Dictionaries, Thesaurus
• http//dictionary.reference.com
• Encyclopedias, Interviews
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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WHERE (Places)

• Look in
• Maps Atlases
• Almanacs, Yearbooks
• Encyclopedia

• To Find
• Location
• Facts and Figures
• Background

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WHEN (Events)

• Facts Figures
• Background

• Almanacs, Yearbooks, Statistics
• http//www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html
• Encyclopedias

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SOURCES

• Remember that there are often several different
  formats for the sources you use. For example, an
  encyclopedia can be found
• As a book
• Online
• On a CD

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Select Evaluate Content

• Is the information accurate and credible?
• Is the information current?
• Is the information balanced or biased?
• Does the information answer my question?

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ORGANIZE

• Include important ideas, concepts and direct
  quotations from different sources.
• Create charts, tables, maps
• or graphs

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Include a complete bibliography using MLA style
• http//www.aresearchguide.com/11guide.html

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CREATE A FINAL DRAFT

• Double space the text
• Use white 8-1/2 x 11 paper
• Leave standard margins
• Check for spelling and grammar
• Number the pages
• Review the requirements
• Create endnotes