Suggestions
for writing a short research paper of several paragraphs
1. Look
over the four questions choices.
2. Open
the different links offered on the background web page.
3. Then
decide which question you will answer.
4. Find
sites that will help you answer the question and take notes. Make sure
you write down information on the source for your bibliography:
ALastName, FirstInitial. Year. Title
of publication. City, State: Publisher.
BLastName, FirstInitial. Year. Title of publication. City, State: Publisher.
CLastName, FirstInitial. Year. Title of publication. City, State: Publisher.
5. After you take notes write in your own words
the answer to the question. If you copy words then you must put them between
quote marks and put a footnote.