Below are the requirements of research papers for each grade and level.
Feel free to use as a guideline when assigning a paper.

LEVEL LENGTH MINIMUM # OF CITED SOURCES THESIS/PURPOSE STATEMENT NOTE
CARDS		 OUTLINE (ORIGINAL AND REVISED) 1ST DRAFT TYPED FINAL DRAFT TYPED

9th Grade
9 - H 2-3 3 Purpose 10-15 Yes Yes Yes
CP 2-3/Project 3 Purpose 10-15 Yes Yes Yes
Gen/ICS 2-3/Project 3 Purpose 10-15 Yes Yes Yes

10th Grade 

10 – H 3-5 5 Yes 15 Yes Yes Yes
CP 3-5 4 Yes 15 Yes Yes Yes
Gen/ICS 3-5/Project 3 Yes 15 Yes Yes Yes

11th Grade
11 – H 3-5 5 Yes 15 Yes Yes Yes
CP 3-5 4 Yes 15 Yes Yes Yes
Gen/ICS 3-5/Project 3 Yes 15 Yes Yes Yes

12th Grade 
12 – H 3-5 5 Yes 20 Yes Yes Yes
CP 3-5 4 Yes 15 Yes Yes Yes
Gen/ICS 3-5/Project 3 Yes 15 Yes Yes Yes

 

Additional Considerations

  • Paper is an extension of the
    5-paragraph essay.

  • 4-6 week project

  • MLA format--including heading, margins, spacing,  parenthetical citations, works cited page

  • Final Paper Points – 200 (two test grades)

  • "Projects" - slide presentation, multimedia presentation, speech

    • , et al. 

  •  No '.com’s' as sources from the Internet unless approved by instructor.

  • Both rough draft and the final copy MUST be typed.

  • Note cards are to be used for the "meat" of your research. Include all citations on note cards.

  • Outlines are used as a rough sketch of how you will organize the information written on your note cards.

  • A purpose statement paper/project simply states the purpose behind conducting the research.

  • A thesis paper is utilized in more sophisticated writing to prove or disprove the research topic.

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