Literature 12

Literature 12 Research General Schedule:  2025-2026

Nov. 13-17 Choose a topic

Nov. 14  Research vocab quiz

Nov. 17-21 Research your topic in class

Nov. 18 Last day to change final topic

Nov. 20 Bib sheets due to Mrs. Aranyos by 2:45 p.m.

Dec. 5 Note sheets due to Mrs. Aranyos by 2:45 p.m.

Dec. 9 Working thesis statement due by 2:45 p.m.

Dec. 10 Outline due by 2:45 p.m.

Dec. 12 Sample paragraph due by 2:45 p.m.

Dec. 22 Final essay due by 2:45 p.m.

Feb. 17 Graded essay returned 

Bibliographic Entries

1. Format

• Your name and period appear at the top of your bib entry handout.

• All parts of the bib must be completed according to The BHS Guide to Academic Writing and handouts distributed in class.

• The correct MLA format is used for each source.

• The first line of the bib is left-justified, and all other lines are tabbed in.

2.           Source Variety

• The bib entries reflect 2 different sources.  

• You may use the following sources for this project:  credible websites ending in .org, .edu, or .gov; periodical websites; articles from Gale and SIRS; credible websites pre-approved by Mrs. Aranyos; or books.   

• You have a total of 2 bib entries.

• Sources must be relevant to the paper’s topic.

• Sources must be dated from 2019 to present unless you speak to Mrs. Aranyos, and she approves of an older source.

3.           Punctuation

• Put a comma between the author’s last name and first name.

• Titles of articles are in quotation marks.

• Titles of magazines, newspapers, and journals are italicized (if typed) or underlined (if handwritten).

• Dates are formatted day then month then year.   EX:  17 Nov. 2025

• Periods, colons, and commas needed in each bib card are correctly used.

• MLA abbreviations are used correctly.

• All bib entries end with a period.

Samples:

“Book Ban Data.” American Library Association.  ALA, 2025, www.ala.org/bbooks/book-ban-data. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

Flannery, Mary Ellen. "Book Bans are 'Common and Rampant.' So Are Educators and Parents Fighting Them." neaToday, 3 Oct. 2025, www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/book-bans-are-common-and-rampant-so-are-educators-and- parents-fighting-them.  Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

Gold, Jenny. "Ripple Effects of Children's Book Bans." Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024. SIRS Issues Researcher, explore.proquest.com.  Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

"N.J. law now prohibits book bans in libraries, so issues can be raised 'without resorting to bullying'." Philadelphia Inquirer, 10 Dec. 2024. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.