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A bibliography includes all the sources you used to research your paper. 

 

FOR BOOKS: Cornell, James C., Strange, Sudden, and Unexpected, New York, Scholastic Magazines, Inc., 1972.

FOR ARTICLES:  Ronan, Margaret, “The Psychic Horse, Lady,”  Weird Worlds, 1978, 22-23.

 

  •  Quadruple space between the "Works Cited" title and the first entry.

  •  Citations should not have bullets.

  •  Arrange the entries alphabetically by author's last name, or, if author is not given, by the first important word in the title, excluding "a," "an," and "the."

  •  Double space.

  •  Use a period at the end of each entry.

  •  Underline the titles of works published independently.

  •  Use quotation marks to indicate the titles of short works that appear in larger works.

  •  Use Arabic numerals except with names of monarchs (Elizabeth II).

  •  Separate author, title, and publication information with a period followed by one space.

  •  Abbreviate the names of months except  April, March, May, June, and July.

 

Titles should be written in certain forms depending on what they represent.  For example:

 

Quotation Marks In Title                                                           Underlined

Poems                                                                         Plays

Short Stories                                                               Book-Length Poems

Lectures                                                                      Works of Art

One-Act Plays                                                            Newspapers

Chapters of Books                                                     Movies (Videos or DVD’s)

Courses                                                                       Magazines

Songs                                                                          Record Albums (Cassettes, CD’s)

Articles in:                                                                    Radio and TV programs

Newspapers                                                    Titles of Books

Magazines                                                       Names of ships and aircraft

Encyclopedias                                                 Pamphlets                                                        

                                                                                                                    Manuals

 

 A Research Paper Checklist

 

Topics

  •  You should have significant space (four spaces) between the title of the card and when you begin your writing.

  •  Font color should dominate the color of the page and/or in illustrations present.

  •  Font style should not be in all caps.  Font should be mature for informational information.

  •  If more than one card is used for topic, the theme should carry through from one card to another.  Different colors or ideas shouldn't change within the same topic.

  •  Be sure you start a new card with an entire paragraph.  Do not start a new card in the middle of a sentence or the middle of a paragraph.

  •   I have made appealing color, font, and picture choices for each card and topic. There should not be a LOT of flashy to distract nor should items move in too slowly.  This slows the presentation and can distract from the information.

  •  All images should be sighted if you  borrow them from another web page.  You don't have to cite if you copied an image from Clip Art.

  •   Do not plagiarize. I have Summarized, paraphrased and organized information into my own words.

  •  Font size is not to small nor too big.

Mechanics

  •  I have included a title card with my name.

  •  I have used color and approved pictures or boarders to decorate each.

  •  I have checked to make sure my card transitions are appropriately linked.

  •  I have included font and font color that is not difficult to read and reflects the importance of my work.

  •  I am sure that my art work is appealing and does not distract from the importance of my written work.

  •  I am sure I have used appropriate spacing between words and punctuation, and extra spaces have been eliminated.

Organization

  •  I have indented each and every paragraph written using "tab" key spacing.  No bullets are used within my presentation.

  •  There is a logical beginning, middle, and end to my paper.

  •  The main point of my paper is clearly stated in the introduction and summed up in the conclusion. (This may occur in each separate topic.)

  •  Each paragraph develops an idea related to my main topic.

  •  Each paragraph has a strong topic sentence.

  •  All opinions are supported with facts and examples.

Grammar

  •  I have indented all paragraphs.

  •  I have used capital letters to begin all sentences.

  •  I have correctly punctuated all sentences.

  •  I have used only complete sentences. 

  •  I have checked the spelling.

  •  I have checked that all verbs agree with the subject.

  •  I have kept verb tenses consistent.

  •  I have written out any number below one hundred.  This is true except for dates and years. 

  •  I have written dates using proper punctuation and spacing.

  •  I have checked for homophones. (ex:  their, they're and there---hour, our)

Make sure you are prepared to turn in all research note pages and that you have cited any and all work that you gained information from and used in your presentation.  All work is your own, and information from your research can be verified with your class approved note pages.