Here's a sample research paper:  http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/humanities/pdf/dalypaper.pdf

 

Submitting Papers

You need to print out your assignments before class begins.

 

Papers are due at the beginning of class on the due date.

Questions about MLA-- excellent site! Read here:   The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing and here MLA citing and Works Cited

 

Leave 1 inch margins on all sides of the paper

Use a 12 point Arial, Courier, Times New Roman, or Bookman

How your first page should look (with your name in there, of course)

 Nguyen 1

Charles Nguyen

Miss Carnie

English III

8 March 2003

Your Title Goes Here

       Your essay starts here with an interesting openining, using one of the introduction strategies and double-

spacing..

 Put page numbers on each page of the text (Handwriting the page numbers is fine)

Staple paper in the upper left-hand corner; do not insert in a folder.

  Proofread carefully; use white-out as necessary.

Home

1. Getting Started 5.  Incorporating quotes 9.  Using MLA format 13.  Typing your Works Cited
2. Writing your thesis 6.   Weaving in quotations 10. Writing your introduction paragraph 14.  Evaluation
3.  Organizing your body paragraphs 7. Note taking for research (Pay attention to this one!)

11.   Writing your

 body paragraphs

 

 
4.Choosing movie quotes

8. Quotes from other

sources (

12.  Writing your conclusion  

Juniors

Romanticism

Literary Research Assignment

© P Carnie, February 2003

Last modified: March 12, 2003