Formal Research Paper--Rough Draft (Due March 6/8)

Today in class we began writing the rough draft for our formal research paper.  I spent a lot of time teaching the students how to cite their source in order to avoid plagerizing.  I know when they come home they will have more questions, so I'm going to tell you what I told them in class. :)

• Make sure that your outline matches your rough draft.  That's not to say your outline is set in stone, but if you decide to change the order of something in your rough draft, make sure your outline reflects those changes.
• Skip sentences when writing your rough draft.  This will make editing easier.
• You must have at least four citations in your research paper.  That means you must have at least one citation per source.  You may have more...but at least one per source
• You must cite ANYTHING that you learned from research.  You do not want to plagerize, or steal, another's work.
• Examples:
• Arctic foxes live in frigid climates (Stuhr 38).
• According to Carrie Stuhr, arctic foxes live in frigid climates (38).

Parents, please continue to ask me questions as you come up with them!  Here is a link to refresh your memory on citing sources.  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/  This link is quite advanced, and would confuse your student more than anything.  This is for you! :)