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Junior Research Paper

3rd Quarter 40% Writing Assignment

Dear Parents and Students of American Literature,

During the 3rd quarter of Junior English, students will write a research paper. It is imperative that students and parents alike understand the requirements for successful completion of the research paper. Please read carefully the following information:

1. The student must complete each step of the research writing process to receive full credit!

2. An assignment can be turned in the next class period for ½ credit, but after that it is a zero.

3. It is mandatory that all Junior English students within the Tempe Union High School District write a passing research paper. If not a D or better, the student will have to rewrite the paper (for no credit, but to be allowed to pass) OR he/she will be required to retake second semester of Junior English in summer school and successfully complete the research paper unit.

4. In order to receive full credit, the student must:

a. Submit a printed copy of your assignment due when class starts (no passes given to print).

b. Submit the paper to before the start of class the day the assignment is due.

c. Still complete the above two steps even if you have an excused absence (have a friend or parent bring a copy to school).

5. In order to receive partial credit:

• Students lose 10% if their assignment is printed and submitted by the end of the school day.

• Students lose 10% for each day submissions are late.

• 50% will be given to students who were present in class, forgot their assignment, but turn in a hard copy the next school day.

• 50% will be given to students who were absent the day of the assignment and fail to have a hard copy for the teacher that day (whether in school or not).

• No credit will be given for an unexcused absence OR papers turned in past the one day late acceptance policy.

Research Paper Point Breakdown

Research Paper Contract

Directions: Sign the following contract, then have a parent sign it. Detach it and turn it in by ____________.

I, __________________________________, have read the requirements for successful completion of the research paper as outlined on the previous page. I understand that failure to adhere to these guidelines will negatively affect my grade.

Student Signature ______________________________________________ Date ____________________

Parent Signature ______________________________________________ Date ____________________

Research Paper: Junior English 3rd Quarter 40% Writing Assignment

Assignment Explanation

This assignment is to research an American person or event that could be considered a revolutionary. You will need to find evidence and prove that this person or event is revolutionary. With your essay, you will include a thesis statement that makes an overall statement on how the person or event is considered revolutionary:

1st Body ¶ - Revolutionary Contribution

2nd Body ¶ - Revolutionary Contribution

3rd Body ¶ - Revolutionary Contribution OR

Discuss how individual influenced future people/events (for the latter, you must

research someone else or another event and YOU have to make the connection

as to how your revolutionary influenced it).

Through analysis and documentation (finding quotes and examples), you will prove your thesis statement by fulfilling the requirements for each body paragraph.

REQUIREMENTS

The final paper must:

• Be typed in MLA format

o 12 pt. Times New Roman font

o double-spaced

o running header

o first page heading

o 1” margins, etc.

• Include at least 6-7 parenthetical citations

o At least three (3) must be direct quotations

o All others may be paraphrases

• Have an original title

• Be 3-5 pages long (5 solid paragraphs)

Research Paper Outline

1. Creative Title

Introductory Paragraph

1. Attention grabber (quote, fact, or anecdote).

2. Background information about your American revolutionary person.

3. Thesis Statement: Present your argument and give overall reason as to why your person is a revolutionary (include person’s full name). *After the Introduction, only refer to the person by last name.

1st Body Paragraph:

Revolutionary Contribution

1. Topic/Transition Sentence: Explain 1-2 contributions from revolutionary.

2. Evidence from history (quote/example – use the quote sandwich/CEC).

- Top Layer: Set up quote/example from text – provide background information (who’s saying it (if beneficial for argument), what is happening)

- Middle: Quote with citation OR Example paraphrased with citation

- Bottom Layer: Restate and interpret quote/example – explain how quote/example supports topic sentence

3. Transition to second evidence (sentence or phrase introducing next evidence).

4. Evidence from history (quote/example – use the quote sandwich/CEC)

5. Conclusion/Transition Sentence – wrap up body paragraph and transition to the next.

2nd Body Paragraph:

Revolutionary Contribution

1. Topic/Transition Sentence: Explain 1-2 contributions from revolutionary.

2. Evidence from history (quote/example – use the quote sandwich/CEC)

3. Transition to second evidence (sentence or phrase introducing next evidence).

4. Evidence from history (quote/example – use the quote sandwich/CEC)

5. Conclusion/Transition Sentence – wrap up body paragraph.

3rd Body Paragraph:

Revolutionary Contribution OR

Discuss how individual influenced future people/events (for the latter, have to research someone else or another event and YOU have to make the connection as to how your revolutionary influenced it).

1. Topic/Transition Sentence: Explain 1-2 contribution from revolutionary OR Explain how their revolutionary acts paved the way for the future.

2. Evidence from history (quote/example – use the quote sandwich/CEC)

3. Transition to second evidence (sentence or phrase introducing next evidence).

4. Evidence from history (quote/example – use the quote sandwich/CEC)

5. Conclusion/Transition Sentence – wrap up body paragraph.

Conclusion Paragraph

1. Present a reworded thesis statement.

2. Write a one sentence summary of each body paragraph.

3. Essay Clincher (leave reader with final thought – what are you supposed to learn from the revolutionary person).

* Works Cited: 3+ Sources—MUST be in MLA format.

* Citing Quotes and Paraphrases: Author + Page Number – Ex. (Bond 22).

You will write a three to five page persuasive paper demonstrating how this figure meets the criteria for a revolutionary. Select at least three from the list below. You may also choose one of your own—just be prepared to defend your choice.

Military/Political

1. George Washington

2. Thomas Jefferson

3. Benjamin Franklin

4. Abraham Lincoln

5. John F. Kennedy

6. Robert E. Lee

7. James Madison

8. Andrew Jackson

9. Theodore Roosevelt

10. Thomas Paine

11. Robert Rogers

12. Daniel Morgan

13. Douglas MacArthur

14. Eleanor Roosevelt

15. Sandra Day O’Connor

16. Abigail Adams

17. Shirley Chisholm

18. Margaret Chase Smith

Human Rights’ Activists

19. Harriet Tubman

20. Frederick Douglass

21. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

22. Malcolm X

23. Brown v. Board of Education

24. Roe v. Wade – Abortion Case

25. Cesar Chavez

26. Harriet Beecher Stowe

27. Susan B. Anthony

28. Margaret Sanger

29. Katie Redford

30. Gloria Steinem

31. William Lloyd Garrison

Athletes

32. Jackie Robinson

33. George Herman “Babe” Ruth

34. Walt Chamberlain

35. Michael Jordan

36. Joe Louis

37. Jesse Owens

38. Wilma Rudolph

Entertainment

39. Louis Armstrong

40. George M. Cohan

41. Michael Jackson

42. Marian Anderson

43. Lucille “Lucy” Ball

44. Stephen Spielberg

45. Walt Disney

Literature

46. Walt Whitman

47. Edgar Allen Poe

48. Ernest Hemingway

49. Upton Sinclair

50. Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

51. Henry David Thoreau

52. Phillis Wheatley

53. Gertrude Stein

54. Elizabeth Cochran/Nellie Bly

Miscellaneous

55. Anna Coleman Ladd – Sculptress (aided WWI soldiers with disfigurement)

56. Milton Hershey – Hershey Candy Co.

57. Wright Brothers – Inventors (Airplanes)

58. Juliette Low – Girl Scouts

59. Bill Gates – Businessman (Microsoft)

60. Steve Jobs – Businessman (Apple Inc.)

61. Henry Ford – Automobile

62. John James Audubon – Artist

63. Lewis and Clark Expedition – US Expedition

64. Davy Crockett – American Folk Hero

65. J. Edgar Hoover - FBI

66. Walter Reed MD – US Army Physician

67. Charles Lindbergh – Aviator

68. Cotton Mather – Religious

69. Carly Fiorina – Businesswoman

70. Muriel “Mickie” Siebert – Businesswoman

71. Edward R. Murrow – Journalist

72. Ruth Handler – Barbie

73. Nikola Tesla – Serbian American Inventor

Preliminary Research Worksheet

Name ______________________________ Period _______

Research Topic ___________________________________

This worksheet is for learning and brainstorming about your revolutionary person.

Directions: Go to and find background on your revolutionary hero. This is ONLY information gathering. You cannot use Wikipedia as a source for your paper.

List 8-10 main points from the article

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How is this person revolutionary? What have he/she done that has changed an industry, America, and/or the world?

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Works Cited Information

• Continue typing each line until it automatically goes to next line (some entries may be one line)

• Hanging-indent

• Alphabetize entries

• Entire document is double spaced

• Every entry needs something in Italics

• Use correct punctuation

• Each entry must match in-text citation

Works Cited

Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print

"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, Inc., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

2010.

Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal 50.1 (2007): 173-96. ProQuest. Web. 27 May 2009.

FOR A LIBRARY DATABASE (best source):

Last name, First name. “Article title (in quotes).” Source Title (in italics) volume # issue # (year issued): page #s. Database (in italics). Publication medium (i.e. Web). Date accessed (day month year).

FOR A WEB SITE:

Last name, First name. “Title of Article (in quotes).” Title of Source (italics). Institution affiliated with the site, Date published (day month year). Publication medium (i.e. Web). Date accessed.

FOR A BOOK OR PRINT SOURCE:

Last name, First name. Title of Source (italics). City of publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Publication medium (i.e. Print).

• Use n.d. if there is no publication date

• Use n.p. if there is no publication/institution information

Works Cited Help & Citations

Books

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Books with more than one author: The first given name appears in last name, first name format; subsequent author names appear in first name last name format.

Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print.

Magazine/newspaper

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.

Library database: the first italicized source is the journal, and the second one is the name of the library database.

Junge, Wolfgang, and Nathan Nelson. “Nature's Rotary Electromotors.” Science 29 Apr. 2005: 642-44. Science Online. Web. 5 Mar. 2009.

Website: include both date published and date accessed. The medium is always Web.

"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

*Abbreviate Months: Jan. / Feb. / Mar. / Apr. / May / Jun. / Jul. / Aug. / Sep. / Oct. / Nov. / Dec.

Source Worksheets 1-3

Directions: Complete all the requirements for the source worksheets; 3 total are required. One source must be from a library database. The three articles should also be different from one another (i.e. do not have three biographies). Each worksheet needs to be typed using MLA format—the body of the assignment may be single spaced.

These sources may change later in the research paper process and you may want more than three, but this is just to get you started. Writing is always an evolving process and, therefore, subject to change.

1. Research Topic (be specific—what did you research? i.e. topic and idea)

2. Source Type (Database, Website, Book, etc.)

3. Source Entry for Works Cited

4. List main points of article (need at least five)

5. List one important quote that supports your argument – include the parenthetical citation.

5a. What is this quote proving?

6. List one important quote that supports your argument – include the parenthetical citation.

6a. What is this quote proving?

7. List one important quote that supports your argument – include the parenthetical citation. (optional)

7a. What is this quote proving? (optional)

Reminder – Avoiding Plagiarism:

• When using words that are not your own, you must place them in quotation marks with parenthetical citation

• When using ideas that are not your own (includes facts and statistics), you must put them in your own words with parenthetical citation

• Need to cite information that is NOT common knowledge

Choosing a Quote:

• Quote needs to support thesis (proving person/event is revolutionary)

• Quote is not about biographical information (save a paraphrase for the person’s/event’s background in the introduction)

• Quote is not vague; it has depth

• Quote should be about 2-4 typed lines

Research Terms to Try:

• Have an idea what you plan to prove in paper

• How did (a)__ change (b)__

• (a): Revolutionary Person/Event

• (b): Be Specific

• Ex. Do not say “movie”, say “special effects”

• Ex. Do not say “America”, say “government”

• *Can only be specific after initial research about topic

← Other words to replace “change”

• Impact/Create/Improve/Alter

*Topic Outline Example*

Firstname Lastname

Ms. Gersten

Junior English Period __

7 February 2014

Working Title: Modern Drama

I. Intro

A. Definition of “Farce”

B. Background on drama

C. Farce, mere slapstick in the sixteenth century,

developed a serious dramatic theory, absurdum,

and finally became a permanent part of comedy.

II. Ancient Models

A. Greece

B. Rome

III. French Developments

A. Extemporaneous Additions

B. Establishment of Form

IV. English Farce

A. Brief Comedies

B. Low Humor

C. Farce-Comedy

V. Conclusion

A. Farce has become essential to the ideas behind

popular comedy.

B. Ancient Models

C. French Developments

D. English Farce

E. Example from Monty Python

Writing Lessons Review Notes

MLA Format Review

■ Heading (top left side-1st page only):

o ________________________________

o ________________________________

o ________________________________

o ________________________________

■ Font: __________________________________

■ Size: _______________

■ Margins: _________

■ Running Header (top right side-on every page):

o ___________________________________________ (Ex. Jones 2)

■ Spacing: ____________________________________ (entire paper)

■ Center ___________________

■ _______ all paragraphs

■ Works Cited is _________ __________ of essay (separate page)

■ Unless instructed otherwise, MLA applies for all assignments

Works Cited Format Cont.

■ ___________________ skip lines

■ Spacing/Tabbing

■ DO NOT tab first line of source

■ Tab/indent __________ consecutive sources

■ ______________________________________

■ Based on _______________ word that appears on source

CECs & All About Quotes PPT

•Quotes should be used throughout paper to ______________________ argument 

•Should not take up more than _______________________ of paper 

•If you have too many quotes:

–Paper ceases to be your _________________________

–It causes ______________________________ paper

–Ideas that have been quoted do not get set up or ___________________________ they need

•Quotes should NEVER be selected at random – _____________________________________ 

•Quotes lend ____________________ to paper 

•Finding a quote:

–Examine ____________________

–Determine if quote will further ___________________________

–What is its __________________________?

•Use _______________________________ to ensure quote is prepared and explained 

–The quote between top layer of explanation and bottom layer of interpretation

CEC Breakdown

• C = ________________________________________

– What do you intent to ________________? State in a direct way and be concise (keep it simple!)

• E = ________________________________________

– Prove your __________

– Should only prove the ________________________

• C = ________________________________________

– Explains what your _______________has _______________about your ____________ in _______sentences

– Tie to your _____________ statement

– Tell your reader what you have ________________________

– Could move the reader ________________ the main idea

– Should _______ repeat main idea verbatim (word-for-word)

Example Sandwich

The leadership role Washington played achieved America’s independence and shaped its government (CLAIM). “First, he commanded the Continental Army that won American independence from Great Britain in the Revolutionary War. Second, Washington served as president of the convention that wrote the United States Constitution. Third, he was elected the first President of the United States” (“Washington” 72). (EVIDENCE) Washington was the leading figure that brought America its freedom and established a new nation. He was an essential part in the fight for independence and, without him, the future of America would have been questionable and possibly a dream never realized. (COMMENTARY)

*Full Sentence Outline Guide*

Firstname Lastname

Ms. Gersten

Junior English Period __

14 February 2014

Working Title

I. Introduction

A. Attention getter (fact, quote, question, statistic, anecdote, definition, generalization)

B. Background info (2-3 sentences explaining who your person is: quick bio)

C. Thesis Statement

II. Body Paragraph 1

A. Topic Sentence: tells reader what this paragraph is going to be about

B. Proof/Support (CEC)

1. Claim + Introduction to quote

2. Evidence (evidence/quote) + Citation

3. Commentary (2 sentences)

C. Proof/Support (CEC)

1. Claim + Introduction to quote

2. Evidence (evidence/quote) + Citation

3. Commentary (2 sentences)

D. Transition: sentence that shows how the topic of this paragraph ties into the topic of the next paragraph

III. Body Paragraph 2

A. Topic Sentence

B. Proof/Support (CEC)

1. Claim + Introduction to quote

2. Evidence (evidence/quote) + Citation

3. Commentary (2 sentences)

C. Proof/Support (CEC)

1. Claim + Introduction to quote

2. Evidence (evidence/quote) + Citation

3. Commentary (2 sentences)

D. Transition

IV. Body Paragraph 3

A. Topic Sentence

B. Proof/Support (CEC)

1. Claim + Introduction to quote

2. Evidence (evidence/quote) + Citation

3. Commentary (2 sentences)

C. Proof/Support (CEC)

1. Claim + Introduction to quote

2. Evidence (evidence/quote) + Citation

3. Commentary (2 sentences)

D. Conclusion sentence (wrap up paragraph)

V. Conclusion

A. Re-state thesis in different words

B. Summary of 1st body paragraph

C. Summary of 2nd body paragraph

D. Summary of 3rd body paragraph

E. Clincher, leave the reader thinking (anecdote, prediction, quotation, question, turnaround, recommendation, generalization) *For Attention Getters and Clinchers, cannot repeat same type, the only exception is Anecdote.

List of Transitions

Use transitions to help your writing flow like a waterfall.

Transitions help with organization, word choice, and sentence fluency.

Addition

again, also, besides, equally important, finally, first, further, furthermore, in addition, in the first place, last, lastly, moreover, next, second, still

Comparison

also, in the same way, likewise, similarly

Concession

granted, naturally, of course

Contrast

although, at the same time, despite, even so, even though, for all that, however, in contrast, in spite of, instead, nevertheless, notwithstanding, on the contrary, on the other hand, otherwise, regardless, still, though, with that being said

Emphasis

certainly, indeed, in fact, or course

Example or Illustration

after all, as an illustration, even, for example, for instance, in conclusion, indeed, in fact, in other words, in short, it is true, of course, namely, specifically, that is, to illustrate, thus, truly

Summary

all in all, altogether, as has been said, finally, in brief, in conclusion, in other words, in particular, in short, in simpler terms, in summary, on the whole, that is, therefore, to put it differently, to summarize

Time Sequence

After a while, afterward, again, also, as long as, at last, at length, at that time, before, besides, earlier, eventually, finally, formerly, further, furthermore, in addition, in the first place, in the past, last, lately, meanwhile, moreover, next, now, presently, second, shortly, simultaneously, since, so far, soon, still, subsequently, then, thereafter, until, until now, when

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Contract 10 points

Topic Choice 10 points

Preliminary Source worksheet 10 points

Source worksheet #1 10 points

Source worksheet #2 10 points

Source worksheet #3 10 points

Works Cited 15 points

Thesis Statement 10 points

Topic Outline 15 points

Full Sentence Outline 20 points

Rough Draft 35 points (+15 peer edit)

Totem/Editing (extra credit) 15 points

Final draft (includes hard copy, 1 rough draft, 220 points

1 peer editing sheet, )

RESEARCH PAPER = 375 points total

REVOLUTIONARY

1. promoting revolution

2. constituting or bringing about a major or fundamental change

JUNIOR ENGLISH

REVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH TOPICS

Double Spaced

Hanging indent

Title

Header

Bond 5

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Consists of fragments and phrases (no full sentences. It is more open-ended than a sentence outline; its focus on the main ideas.

Working Title

I. Introduction:

A. Attention Getter (see pg. 12)

B. Background

C. Thesis (complete sentence)

II. First Body Paragraph Topic

A. Proof/Support

B. Proof/Support

C. Proof/Support (optional)

III. Second Body Paragraph Topic

A. Proof/Support

B. Proof/Support

C. Proof/Support (optional)

IV. Third Body Paragraph Topic

A. Proof/Support

B. Proof/Support

C. Proof/Support (optional)

V. Conclusion

A. Restate Thesis (complete sentence)

B. Body Paragraph #1

C. Body Paragraph #2

D. Body Paragraph #3

E. Clincher (see pg. 13)

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