Research Report Guidelines

Welcome to the thrilling and exciting world of research. As you continue to embark upon your
academic journey, you will need to gather a multitude of information and catalogue it into insightful and
useful information. The key to expressing your research is putting it into your own words. You should

never call anything your own work if you simply only copy and pasted it. Be warned, any signs of
plagiarism will result in automatic failure.

Please follow the research guideline to help achieve the best results possible .
PAGES NEEDED for SUBMISSION:
1. Mind mapping + First Draft
2. Cover Page (Title Page)
3. Table of Contents
4. Written Essay

5. Illustrations
6. Chart/Diagrams
7. Bibliography / Citation Page /
Reference Page

FORMAT:
Needs to be typed or neatly hand-written
Use A4 size paper, white
1.5 or Double space
Comic Sans (11 pt)
NOTICE: Most research papers require a font such as Times New Romans 12 pt
Your English teacher does not wish to strain his eyes with such a font reading 100+ reports
Always follow your instructors guidelines
Indent the first line of all paragraphs
Create a header or footer that numbers all pages consecutively
FIRST PAGE OF REPORT
In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, you need to list the following:
+ your name (last name, first name) and your class,
+ the course or subject and your instructors name
+ the date
1.5 or Double space and center the title
Do not write in all Capitals
Double between the title and the first line of your text
WORKS CITED PAGE (Bibliography page)
Basic Format: The authors name, title of work, date
Sample Citation page or bibliography page will be given. Please follow carefully.
RESEARCH SOURCES
Wikipedia is forbidden. (There are thousands of credible sites on the internet. Utilize them)
Need to use a minimum of 6 different sources.
If possible, try to use primary and secondary resources.
Not only websites: online journals, eyewitness accounts, statistical data, credible websites,
reliable video sources, interviews, newspaper clipping, government documents, books
DUE DATE: Monday, 16 May 2016 at the start of class. Completed and ready to submit.

Unacceptable: I just need to print it and then Ill hand it in.

SAMPLE FIRST PAGE

Kunze, Caleb (G11)

English: Mr. Leggett
April 17, 2025
The Beauty, Brilliance and Wonder of the Blue Whale
The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have existed. During the 20 th century, the
species was almost exterminated due to commercial whaling. The species has slowly recovered following
the global whaling ban, but it remains endangered and faces a number of serious threats including ship
strikes and the impact of climate change.

Physical Description
Blue whales are simply enormous with most ranging in length from 24- 30 m. The largest ever
recorded was a gargantuan 33 1/2 meters long. Females are up to 10 meters longer than the male. They
can weigh up to 200 tonnes. Just to put that in perspective: an adult male African elephant only weights
6 tonnes.
The blue whales heart is the size of a small car and its beat can be detected two miles away. But
that is nothing compared to their calls. Blue whales are are the loudest animals on earth and their calls
are louder than a jet engine reaching 188 decibels, while a jets engine hit jut 140 decibels.
Apart from their gigantic size, blue whales can be identified by their relatively small dorsal fin.
They also have rows of 300-400 baleen plates on each side of the mouth which are black in color and
range in length from 50 cm in front to 100 cm in the back.
PLAGARISM: Just copy and paste. Not written in your own words.

This is dangerous: automatic failure.

Blue whales are lightly mottled blue, with light grey or yellow-white undersides. The yellowish
ventral coloring is due to the accumulation of diatoms (microscopic, unicellular marine algae) in colder
water, and has inspired the nickname of sulphur bottom whale.

Behaviour
Blue whales mostly travel alone or in groups of 2 or 3. Larger groups of up to 60 whales have
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