Social Media Research Assignment (300 points)

Ms. Lindner’s 8th grade English

Due date: May 17 at 5:00PM on Google Classroom

Step 1: Decide what your claim will be

Choose ONE of these two claims to make in your paper. This claim will be your thesis
statement.
 Option 1: Although social media has its benefits, overall it is harmful to teenagers
and to our world.
 Option 2: Although social media has its dangers, overall it is beneficial to
teenagers and to our world.

Step 2: Choose 4 sources to support your claim

In class, we will work on our paper outlines. In this outline, you will choose 4 sources to
support your claim. You must choose 2 classes we read together in class and 2 more
sources you found on your own online. These sources must be credible (as discussed
in class).
1. Source: ___________________________________________________
2. Source: ___________________________________________________
3. Source: ___________________________________________________
4. Source: ___________________________________________________

Step 3: Write your paper

 Name, ID number, and class period on the top of the first page
 1-inch margins
 12-point, Times New Roman font, black font
 Double (2.0) spacing
 3-4 full pages (must at least reach the bottom of page 3)
 No additional blank lines between paragraphs
 Upload paper as a PDF or Word document
 Review the research paper scoring guide for grading guidelines

Step 4: Submit your paper to Google Classroom by 5:00PM on May 17

 I will grade your paper and provide all feedback via Google Classroom
 No email or paper submission will be accepted

Plagiarism
 Your papers ARE being checked for plagiarism using Turnitin.com
 I have a strict policy against plagiarism.
 If you get information from any sources, you must cite your sources (using
any official citation style), even if you reword it.
o This includes books, the internet, a paper you submitted for another class,
etc.
 If you use someone else’s exact words, you must use quotation marks and cite
your source (using any official citation style).
o This includes the textbook, other books, the internet, a paper you
submitted for another class, etc.
 Any papers that are plagiarized will result in a 0 grade
 Help with citation: owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/