Research Paper

Part I: The Topic

• • Assignment #1: Choosing a Topic

  • Research Paper Topics - Grade 9 - International School of Panama (.doc)

  • This topic list adapts California's History Content Standards to offer 45 topic choices for Grade 9 students. Major topic areas include topics from the Middle East, the Byzantine Empire, China, the Americas, Africa, Japan and Korea, and Europe (during the Middle Ages).

  • Research Paper Topics - Grade 10 - International School of Panama (.doc)

  • This topic list adapts California's History Content Standards to offer 34 topic choices for Grade 10 students. Topics generally span from issues of the 1700s all the way through World War II.

Part II: Library Research Methods

• • Assignment #2: Library Research Methods

• Research: Where do I begin?

• Online vs. Print

• Sources

• Primary Research

Part III: Annotated Bibliography

• • Assignment #3: Writing an Annotated Bibliography

• Annotated Bibliography Definitions

• Paraphrasing

• Evaluation During Reading

• Annotated Bibliography Examples

• Annotated Bibliography Sample

Part IV: Introduction and the Thesis

• • Assignment #4: Thesis Statement

• The Introduction and the Thesis

• Tips and Examples for Writing a Thesis

• Developing Strong Thesis Statements

Part V: The Outline

• • Assignment #5: The Outline

• Outline Components

• How to Outline

• Types of Outlines

Part VI: Arguments and Logic

• • Assignment #6: Arguments and Logic

• Organizing Your Argument (the Toulmin Model)

• Logic in Argumentative Writing

• Using Logic

• Fallacies

• Using Logic in Writing

Part VII: Body Paragraphs

• • Assignment #7: Body Paragraphs

• Body Paragraphs

• On Paragraphs

• Paragraphing

• Writing Transitions

• Transitional Devices

Part VIII: Rebuttal Section

• • Assignment #8: Rebuttal Section

• Rebuttal Section

Part IX: Conclusion

• • Assignment #9: Conclusion

• Conclusion

Part X: The First Draft with Bibliography

• • Assignment #10: The First Draft with Bibliography

• Overview and Contradictions

• Is it Plagiarism?

• Safe Practices

• Plagiarism Exercise

• Steps for Revising

Part XI: Proofreading

• • Assignment #11: Proofreading

• Beginning Proofreading

• Proofreading for Errors

• Suggestions for Proofreading

• Revising for Cohesion

• Steps for Revising

Part XII: Plagiarism

• • Assignment #12: Plagiarism

Part XIII: Formatting, Footnotes, and In-Paper Citations

• • Assignment #13: Formatting

• General Format

• In-Text Citations: The Basics

• In-Text Citations: Authors

• Footnotes and Endnotes

Part IX: The Final Draft

• • Assignment #14: The Final Draft