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Step one- Narrow your topic. Think about questions you have about your topic. What would you like to learn? What might a beginning tech wonder? What questions might a customer ask?

Find articles/resources. Highlight and make margin notes. 

Mr. K has three sources that you may use (or not use) as you see fit if you are writing about waterborne paint. We have modeled the highlighting and margin note strategy for you below.

Here are some strategies to help you write notes--while avoiding plagiarism! HINT! Don't forget the in text citations! Use the strategies to quote effectively and to paraphrase information. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see files to help you with taking notes and avoiding plagiarism.

See file below for info on writing an outline.

Your outline is due to Mr. K so he can make sure that you have enough information and correct research details in your paper.

This is an opportunity for you to get feedback on the ideas you discuss in your paper.

There is a file posted below with expectations for the outline. Please note that the model

contains only four body paragraphs. Your paper of will require more

than four paragraphs.  The number of paragraphs in your paper will be determined by the

information you include and how you choose to organize the information.  

Standard practice suggests the a paper of this length would include a minimum of seven or eight paragraphs.

See the file section below for more help developing an outline. Please don't stress about Roman numerals and that type of formal format. Feel free to organize with main ideas and details. Bullets are fine to help organize the details under each main idea. This will help your paragraph organization when you write your paper. There is info and a template on Teams.

Using NoodleTools for citation

Filling out the website source Noodle Tools form

*URL- web address at top of page -copy and paste it

Date of publication -probably near the title (below or above) or at the bottom of the page -may be at the end of the article, can also use date last updated -if citation tool is available, you can find info but use Noodle Tools to format to ensure an MLA style citation. If there is no date leave this blank.

*Most recent date -the date you found/printed info or date you took info from the internet

Contributors -In the Role drop down menu,click author (if there is a person's name listed). Fill in First Middle (if noted) and Last name boxes. If there is no name listed, check for accuracy and consider checking accuracy of the info with your CTE instructor or TA. If no name is available, move on leaving this line blank.

*Web or document title -This is title of the article. Pay attention if there is a yellow triangleafter you paste title in. Click and you will find help to correctly capitalize this in MLA format.

*Name of website - This can be tricky. Mouse over the tab for the page and if there is an icon, determine what the icon (pic or maybe abbreviation) stands for or look near the top of the pageabove the title of the article to see whose website the info is posted on.

*Publisher - Go ALL the way to the BOTTOM of the page. Who copyrighted the info? 

* Starred info should be present for all entries. Unstarred must be included if available.

Here is info to help you use NoodleTools to cite your sources.

Mrs. White will give you feedback on your paper -extensive feedback if it is in on time! You will earn a grade on your research only. See the rubric below.

Here is a model of the first few pages of an MLA paper...for your review. Note how there are in text citations for both quotes and info the author put in her own words. See how the in text citation matches the "lead" information on the works cited list. The colored font will help you see this. You will type your paper using black ink. The colors are for instruction only.

Click the files below for help with the senior project assignment.

The MLA pdf file will help you understand format and rules for MLA style.