Gloucester Project (Turning in a Thesis-driven Research Paper and Annotated Bibliography)

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1. You’re now working on your thesis-driven research paper, which is due Tuesday, June 1. Make sure I take a look at your thesis and your plan before starting to write a draft. If you want me to take a look at a draft prepare one by class time on Friday. Remember:

a. Use MLA format to write the paper. This includes the heading, the in-text citations, and the works cited page (hanging indentation, alphabetical order). Consult your Compass, the library handout, and/or citationmachine.net for help.

b. Use a twelve-point font (avoid any sans-serif font). Double Space. The paper itself must be at least 1000 words in length (at least three pages).

c. To support and develop your thesis, you must use (and cite) at least three sources in the body of the paper.

d. The paper will be evaluated according to the research paper rubric.

2. You’re also adding three more sources to your annotated bibliography. On Tuesday, June 1 you will also hand in a revised annotated bibliography with ten citations and annotations. Remember:

a. Include a topic title.

b. Use MLA format for the heading and citations.

c. Citations (with annotations) must be in alphabetical order.

d. The purpose of the annotations is to summarize and evaluate what the source has to say about the topic. (These annotations could help future readers, including your teacher, with the readers’ own research.)

e. The annotated bibliographies will be assessed according to how well the annotation achieve the purpose described above and according to how well the annotations and paper as a whole conforms with MLA format.