Reminders for your Research Paper

Important info to remember for the Final Draft:

• Your Final Draft Research Paper is due by 11:59pm on Friday, December 21, 2018 to www.turnitin.com.
• You must also have a copy of your final paper saved in your Google Folder for this Research Project.
• Please use 12 point font (Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri)
• It should be double-spaced with 1-inch margins
• In total your Research paper should be 3-4 pages in length
• Your paper should have at least 5 paragraphs (Intro paragraph, at least 3 body paragraphs, & a conclusion paragraph). You CAN have more than 3 body paragraphs if you have more info or ideas to cover.

Paraphrasing, Summarizing, & In-Text Citations
How to Paraphrase a Source

• Paraphrasing information requires that the researcher (that's you) rewrites the passage in his or her own words, but still preserves the complete meaning of the passage.
• Direct quotation and summarizing are the two other ways to use information from a source.

Explanations of the terms:

•  Summary 
• Information from a source that has been shortened and condensed into a shorter body of writing than the original.  It is typically written in your own words.
• Paraphrase
• Information from a source that has been written in your own words, usually in more simplistic vocabulary and sentences.  The body of writing is equal in length to the original body of information.  The paraphrased version of information is easier to understand. 
• Quotation
• Information written down EXACTLY as it is in its original source.  Quotations must correspond exactly with the original in wording, spelling, and punctuation.  Quotation marks must surround the entire quotation and any words left out must be replaced with an ellipsis (…).  In addition, the source of the quote (person or publication) must be included. 

• If you understand how, when, and where to incorporate each form of paraphrase, you won’t commit plagiarism. To “plagiarize”, according to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, means, “to use and pass off (the ideas and writings of another) as one’s own” (1340). 

Each of the three forms must be cited if used within the text of a research paper, or the information is plagiarized.

In-Text Citations--(The Basics)
An in-text citation is a brief reference in your text that indicates the source you consulted. 

• It should direct readers to the entry in your works-cited list for that source. 
• It should be unobtrusive: provide the citation information without interrupting your own text. 
• In general, the in-text citation will be the author’s last name (or abbreviated title), enclosed in parentheses.

In-Text Citation Examples:
Romantic poetry is characterized by the “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (Wordsworth).

Corresponding Entry in the List of Works Cited (a.k.a. Bibliography):
Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. Oxford UP, 1967.

How to cite a work with no known author:
We see so many global warming hot spots in North America likely because this region has “more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change…” (“Impact of Global Warming”).

Corresponding Entry in the List of Works Cited:
“The Impact of Global Warming in North America.” Global   Warming: Early Signs. 2015. Accessed 23 Mar. 2017.