Social Issues

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Social Issues

• Research Paper

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SUPPLIES

• Note cards
• Folder w/ pockets brads
• Large manilla envelope
  (optional)

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PROCESS

• Narrow topic
• Formulate ?s
• Find sources
• Cite sources
• Take notes
• Works Cited Pg

• Organize notes
• Outline
• Working drafts
• Edit
• Final copy
• Publish

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TOPIC SELECTION

• Current Social Issues
• Narrow topic to one
• 8-10 ?s to answer during research e.g.
  description causes impact statistics
  solutions.

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SOURCES

• Minimum of 3
• Books
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Approved online sources
• NO encyclopedias

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BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS

• Each source on separate card
• Number sequentially in upper left corner
• Page numbers in upper right
• Proper bibliography form

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NOTE CARDS

• Minimum 25
• Numbered in upper left to correspond with
  bib card
• (1st word on bib. Pg ) top center
• Slug in upper right to I.D. topic of card info
• NOTES WRITTEN ON FRONT ONLY AND IN OWN WORDS

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THE END

• .for now

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Works Cited Page

• Arrange in ABC order
• Double space throughout
• Use proper bibliography form
• -capitalization
• -punctuation
• -indentation
• -italicize titles of long works

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WRITING PROCESS

• Outline Draft
• Revisions
• Final Outline
• First Draft

• Color-coding
• Revised Draft
• Peer Editing
• Final Draft