Bunag+-+English+Research+Paper+12-13



A person who has made a significant influence in the world in which they worked. Your research paper should give some background information on the person’s life, but ultimately **you are explaining what significant influence this person had**. 3 to 5 pages, double-spaced, single-sided, 12-point font. The Title Page, Outline, and the Works Cited page do not count. You need at least 3 sources. At least [|one of these sources needs to be a book]. The other two can be from the Internet or an academic article. Your paper should be divided into 3 to 6 “sub-topics” so that your paper is easier to read and understand. When coming up with these subtopics, ask yourself, “What do I already know about this person? If I don’t know anything about this person, what would I want to know? If I were tying to understand this person and his or her contributions/influence, what are some things I would need to say in my paper?” “MLA style features brief parenthetical citations in the text keyed to an alphabetical list of works cited that appears at the end of the work” (Modern Language Association). More information on this will follow.
 * Topic**
 * Length**
 * Sources**
 * Organization**
 * Format**

A. Source Check = 3-5 sources (15 points) – Wed, April 17 or Thurs, April 18 B. Notes Check = 20-30 (25 Points) – Tuesday, May 23 C. Outline check (25 Points) – Wed, April 24 or Thurs, April 25 D. Rough draft (25 Points) – Wed, May 1 or Thurs, May 2 E. Final Paper (150 Points) – Friday, May 10 3. Body (3-5 typed pages) 4. Works Cited Page
 * Assignment Grades and Tentative Due Dates (Subject to Change)**
 * 1) 1. Title Page
 * 2) 2. Outline
 * TOTAL: 6-8 pages**
 * You will also earn daily participation grades for using class time efficiently.**

[|Use this link to search for books in the East library.]

[|Use this link to access the World Book Online Encyclopedia] World Book Online Encyclopedia would be a good place to get background information. Necessary passwords are in the library.

**[|Use this link to access Articles in the Digital Pipeline]** •HIgh School > Student Research Center (suggestion: unclick all but the "Biographies) •HIgh School > High School Ultra Edition (click on full text) .  Necessary passwords are in the library.

 Everything must be done on GoogleApps so that you can share it with me online, and I can see your progress. If it’s not on GoogleApps, you will not get credit for it.