Caleb Arizona \ ("Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday ] | | j i t a wT T 7t 3 | Y Ne Stary | | SHOoL | ke >| L 2 | | 4 COT Pelee Y id a | | Refreres | | —y | | 1b T 74 74 aI | | ly as | | Bl WT rivet Vl pat | RetveryGENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 4" GRADE RESEARCH PAPER: 1. You will need a pack of note cards or notebook paper cut in fourths 2. A calendar will be provided for important dates and deadl 3. Your paper will include in this order a Atitle page b Anoutline ion) ©. Body of paper(introduetion, body, cone 4. A reference page(bibliography) 4. The paper(partc) will be 2to 3 double spaced 12 font typed pages oF 4 to 6 handwritten pages 5. Your report will require a minimum of 2 different types of 1 ences, (Example: es, internet, books, et.) but 3 sources total. encyclopedi i 6. Any paper not futiling checklist expectations will be returned for improvements 7. Final due date 8. Points will be earned for steps in the research process as follows: Preliminary reference list(2 sources), 5 pis . Preliminary outline(2 roman numerals) __5 pts © 1 notecards_5 pts 4. 25 notecards_5 pts © Final ouline__5 pt. f. Final reference ist___5 pis. & Rough draft___5 prs. Final paper__90 ps. Total Point T25 pointsPRELIMINARY REFERENCE LIST Each time you find a book, magazine, in ct site, encyclopedia, or other source that contains ‘nformation about your topic, record the iaformatin below that wil enable you to refer quickly And easily to that soutce Source 1. Attereach source, label with a color, symbol, number, ete. This will help you to organize note cards and remember which source you got your information from.FORMAT FOR NOTE CARDS ‘You will use notecards to record information that you find from your sources, Note cans will have information or idcas and will not be writen in complete sentences. Just wat the facts, DO NOT COPY WORD FOR WORD FROM YOUR SOURCE. THE OUTLINE Fo create an outline, think of how your paper will be organized. What would be a lopieal order to organize the paper? Example IOWA 1 State Facts A. Nickname B. Animal ©. Flower D. Gem © Bird H.Tourist Aue ions and Historical Representations A. Professional teams B. Landmarks MonumentsHL Industry and Agriculture A. Mi B. Farming Important Cities akes Rivers A. Mississippt B. Lake Okoboy ©. Des Mo INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION The introduction ‘Your paper will need a good introduction, Remember, the introduction is like a hook ‘The introd tion informs the reader of the subject, and also “hooks” their interest, ‘Sample introduction You are taki ‘4 road trip with your family one summer. As you gaze out the window, ‘you notice rows and rows of tall corn stalks and smaller fields with green plants, bean plants, It ‘seems like the rows go on forever. You ask your parents, “Where are we and where are we ‘going?" Your parents respond by telling you that we are traveling through the great state of Iowa where corn and beans, farming, are # major industry in this state. ‘The rest of the report will iclude details about the state of TowaThe Conclusion ‘While the introduction sets the stage forthe body ofthe research paper, the conclusion is ‘he wrap”, Iisa logical end to the pape, it may include a bret summary ofa few impostant Potts, OF an interesting fact that has not already been mentioned. ‘The conclusion does not usually inelude, “I hope you liked my report on. Many tourists visit lowa each year. Lake Okobojt in the Northwestern comer or ‘Adventure Land in Des Moines are popular tourist attractions. lowa is a very important state to the nation be its on of the leaders in production of com and pork. Go Hawkeyes!!! Title Page Title Centered Your Name Centered Name of School CenteredReferences eA le Posner, ML (1993, October 29) Seeing the mind, Science, 262, 673-674 2. Newspaper Article [New drug appears to sharply eut risk of death from heart failure, (1993, July 15), The Washington Post, p-A12 3. Book uc procedures for social research. Rosenthal, R. (1987). Met ‘Newbury Patk, CA. McGraw-Hill 4, Encyclopedia Monkeys. (1994). The World Book Eneyctopeia (Vol 26, pp. 501-508). 5. Encyclopedia Online Polar Bears. (2005) World Book (Online) 6. Television Broadcast 48 Hous. CBS. (September 13, 2004, 7. Internet Polar Bears (Online) nip polanworid.com (September 18, 2004).Research Report Grading Check In Points 35 Points Outline 15 Points Outline has at least 4 roman numerals(4pts) Each roman numeral has at least an A and B(2pts) _——Outline has a uitle(1 pt) Outline is lined up(2pts) ___Capitalization /Speling/ Punctuation iscorree(6 pts) Written Report 60 Points Final paper in order(refer to #3 in packet(3 pts) Repor follows the outline(S pts) ___The length ofthe report is 2 to 3 double-spaced typed pages or 4 to 6 handwritten(5 pts) There are page numbers(1 pt) ___Indent paragraphs(2 pts) Reference Page 15 Points Spelling errors(10 pts) Use atleast 2 different sources(S pts) Grammar and punetuation errors(10 pts) —-US® atleast 3 sources(3 ps) 12 font or nice handwriting(2 pts)» Sources are listed in alphabetical order(2 pts) Written in own words(5 pts) Correct format for reference page(S pts) Sentence structure(S pts) Total Points _yi2s-_—_ Percent ___Proofread(? pts) __Introduction has at least 4 sentences(S pts) Grade, Conclusion has at least 4 sentences(5 pts) —