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
Part III: Annotated Bibliography
Assignment #3: Writing an Annotated Bibliography
Part IV: Introduction and the Thesis
Assignment #4: Thesis Statement
Part V: The Outline
Assignment #5: The Outline
Part VI: Arguments and Logic
Assignment #6: Arguments and Logic
Part VII: Body Paragraphs
Assignment #7: Body Paragraphs
Part VIII: Rebuttal Section
Assignment #8: Rebuttal Section
Part IX: Conclusion
Assignment #9: Conclusion
Part X: The First Draft with Bibliography
Assignment #10: The First Draft with Bibliography
Part XI: Proofreading
Assignment #11: Proofreading
Part XII: Plagiarism
Assignment #12: Plagiarism
Part XIII: Formatting, Footnotes, and In-Paper Citations
Assignment #13: Formatting
Part IX: The Final Draft
Assignment #14: The Final Draft