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Thank you for the rough draft. Now submit the final research paper. Your paper will be submitted to Turnitin. Plagiarism
Work will be graded 0 and failed in the semester. I have provided an example for a research paper. Please investigate the example.
(INCLUDE IMAGE) 1000 WORDS MINIMUM
Research Requirements:
1. You will need to use at least two (2) primary sources for your research topic.
(See below for definitions of a primary source)
2. You will need to use at least three (3) secondary sources for your research
topic. (See below for definitions of a secondary source). Preference is for
academic articles found in scholarly journals. Online sources must be pre-
approved by your instructor before use within your paper.
3. Your textbook cannot be used as a source, as it is a tertiary source.
4. You will also need to find at least one image that is relevant to your research
topic. This image can be either a primary or secondary source, although a
primary source image is preferred.
5. If you are using a secondary source image, it should be an image that is
created for academic purposes to help support your research (a modern map,
etc).
Writing Requirements:
1. Your essay should be a minimum of 1000 words. This word count does not
include any cover sheet wording, your footnotes/endnotes, or your works
cited/bibliography page.
2. Your essay must be formatted using 1” margins for all margins (top, bottom,
left and right).
3. Your essay should be typed using 12pt. Times New Roman font.
4. Your essay needs to be double-spaced.
5. Please do not include any headers (your name, course, date, paper title) on
any written pages of your essay.
6. Your research essay should be accompanied by a cover sheet that states your
paper title, your name, your course, and date.
7. All of your sources should be cited using the Chicago/Turabian method.
MLA will not be accepted!
8. You must cite your sources using either footnotes or endnotes formatted in
the Chicago/Turabian citation method. Please select either footnotes or
endnotes based upon personal preference, just remember to be consistent
throughout your essay with your citation method. Parenthetical reference is
not permitted.
9. If possible, you will want to try to incorporate your image into your essay by
embedding it into the text. Otherwise, placing the image at the end of your
document is acceptable (after the conclusion and before your Works
Cited/Bibliography page).
10.Your image should include a caption that describes the image and its
relevance to your topic, this caption to your image should be at least 150
words. This word count does not count toward the overall word count of
your essay.
11.You must include a Works Cited/Bibliography page at the end of the
document. Be sure you are documenting all sources used for your research
paper, including your image source in this section. There should be
agreement between the sources you document in this section and the sources
you cite in your footnotes/endnotes.
Grading Rubric:
Formatting 0-20 points: Paper is formatted correctly, does not include
headers in written text, nor utilizes excessively large margins, paper is
double-spaced and demonstrates clear organization in the form of paragraph
breaks.
Image 0-5 points: Paper includes at least one appropriate image relevant to
the research topic, and the image is properly captioned explaining its
relevance to the essay.
Academic Honesty & Integrity 0-25 points: Paper is properly cited using
either footnotes or endnotes. Includes a properly formatted Works
Cited/Bibliography. Demonstrates agreement between documented sources
and citations in the essay text.
Essay Content 0-50 points: Paper content is well-written, organized, has a
strong introduction with a clear thesis statement, and is concluded with a
summarization of research findings. Paper shows editing, lacking excessive
spelling and grammatical errors.
Sources (Types and Recommendations):
Primary Sources: Written materials, images, and artifacts that produced
and are contemporary to the time-period of your subject matter. (examples:
a cave drawing produced by an indigenous person, a speech given by an
individual, a painting of a street scene).
Secondary Sources: Generally, written materials, images, and artifacts that
are produced by individuals after the time-period of your research. Most
secondary sources are based upon primary sources.
Internet Sources: Any use of internet sources, should be pre-approved by
your instructor before using them in your research. If selecting option #4,
internet news sources are appropriate, however try to select articles from
mainstream sources. In all other essay options, select internet sources that
come from government entities, library archives, universities, and other
online primary source repositories.
Internet Sources to avoid:
o History.com
o Wikipedia.com
o Khanacademy.com
o Britannia.com.
