Friday, October 10, 2014

Research paper checklist

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 _10/7        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 _10/9        A brief synopsis of the contents of your resources as they apply to your topic,
                                noting redundancies and omissions.                                                                                      _____

Day 3 _10/13        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 _10/16        Thirty note cards or the equivalent. No highlighting. Your three paraphrase
cards can be included in your thirty.                                                                                       _____

Day 5 _10/17        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.               _____

link to plagiarism ppt

http://doctorcarter.wordpress.com/2013/11/04/paraphrasing-plagiarism/