Research Guide

Each marking period, students will be expected to complete a research paper as assigned by their teacher. The formatting and details of this formal research paper must be followed completely in order to receive the highest amount of points possible. Below, there are sample works as well as sample video tutorials to assist you with formatting and citation issues. Please e-mail me at [email protected] or ask in class if you have any questions. 

Databases: EBSCO and JSTOR

EBSCO (click academic search premiere on website)  & JSTOR
​Primary Sources
How to Read a Journal Article
Zbib - Helpful website for formatting a works cited page

Samples for Writing a Paper

Below you will find samples of title pages and citations along with video tutorials to guide you with the setup.

Sample Title Page                         Video Tutorial on Title Pages

Sample In-Text Citations                Video Tutorial on In-Text Citations

Sample Works Cited Page             Video Tutorial on Work Cited Pages                Purdue Owl MLA Citations/Information

Sample Annotated Bibliography    Video Tutorial on Annotated Bibliographies               

Sample Outline                              

Sample Paper

Works Cited Page

Miscellaneous Documents/Tips

1. Please reference this PowerPoint, which will detail this information for you on writing an effective paper.
2. Writing a topic sentence
3. Please refer to this Prezi, which will detail this information for you on presentations.
4.Please click here for the peer-editing checklist. --You will be required to have two people complete this peer-editing checklist for your marking period research paper. 
5. Sample "Bad" Paper -- This sample includes what your paper should not look like!

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