Tuesday, October 28, 2014
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. _____
Monday, September 29, 2014
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
How to do corrections
How to Do Corrections
for Dr. Carter
1.
First, write a cover letter in which you:
a.
Thank your teacher for the opportunity to
improve your writing. This thank-you need not be overly long, but should not be
ironic.
b.
Describe the worst errors
you had in your paper.
c.
Describe what strategies you are going to use to
ensure that you do not make those errors ever again. Be specific; “I am going
to try harder” is NOT a strategy.
2.
Then copy and paste your errors into a new
document and label them, e.g.
Fragment: Beowulf
feels confidence. Confidence in himself.
3.
Then underneath the error, write the correction,
e.g.
Fragment: Beowulf
feels confidence. Confidence in himself.
Correction:
Beowulf feels confidence in
himself.
4.
Then turn the cover letter, the errors and corrections,
the original paper, and the grade sheet in to Dr. Carter.
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