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8 th Grade Research Paper All research is a process…YOU CAN DO IT, TOO! Mrs. Corder

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Page 1: 8 th  Grade Research Paper All research is a process…YOU CAN DO IT, TOO!

8th Grade Research PaperAll research is a process…YOU CAN DO IT, TOO!

Mrs. Corder

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Getting ready for research

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What is a research paper anyway?

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A research paper is

an investigative, written report based upon information compiled from a variety of resources.

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Some possible resources for gathering information include both print and nonprint:

EncyclopediasDictionariesReference booksAtlasesAlmanacsJournalsMagazinesNewspapersInternetSubscription Services (Alabama Virtual Library)

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You will learn valuable research skills:

Find information and evaluate it for quality.Use the Alabama Virtual Library (AVL).Write source cards.Summarize information.Avoid plagiarism.Write note cards.Write an outline.Make in-text citations.Compile a Works Cited page.

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You will find that doing research requires a logical process:

Locating information

Writing source cards

Summarizing information

on note cards

Organizing information

into an outline

Writing the first draft with in-text citations

Evaluating the first draft

Revising and editing the

outline and first draft

Writing the final draft

Compiling a Works Cited

page

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Your paper will have information from these required sources:

One encyclopedia

(print or online)

One print source*not

encyclopedia

One AVL reference database

One Internet source

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You will learn to make a source card!

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You will learn to write note cards!

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You will learn to prepare an outline!

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You will learn to make in-text citations!

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You will learn to make a Works Cited page!

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Finally, you will have a research paper!

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Remember, research is a process!Follow all directions carefully.Consult your notes for examples.Be an investigator of facts.Organize your materials.Don’t fall behind on deadlines!Stay focused and work hard.

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Don’t let this be YOU!