Guidelines for Structure and Formatting of Research Paper
For full credit on the rough draft (Due Thurs. Apr. 13), you must have at least 6 pages double spaced, size 12 font, Times New Roman, with an intro, supporting paragraphs, quotations and citations, and a bibliography.
The final paper is DUE May 3.
Paper:
The final version of the paper should include:
Page 1: Cover Page (does not count towards page limit)
Your name
The title of your paper
Your research question
Your thesis statement
Paper:
Title;
An introduction, supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion;
You must use textual evidence (in the form of quotations from primary and secondary sources) and may use visual evidence (in the form of figures or other images);
You must use Chicago Manual of Style citations (Author-Date or Notes-Bibliography) including in-line citations or footnotes. Indicate page numbers when called for (i.e. using a quotation or citing a specific point that an author makes that is not common knowledge).
A bibliography that includes at least eight sources, of which four are high quality secondary sources published in peer reviewed books or journals by historians or social scientists of academic standing. This should be (1) single spaced; (2) organized in two sections (primary and secondary) and ordered alphabetically by author last name within each section; (3) formatted to make it easy to see all the information; (4) respecting the rules of Chicago Manual of Style for italicization and use of quotation marks; NEVER listing only “google books” or a database like JSTOR without listing either publisher and location (book) or journal title, volume and issue number (article); (5) not annotated.
Formatting: 8-10 pages, size 12 font, double spaced, with one-inch margins.
Submission: Upload your rough draft of the paper to Canvas before class. I will check to make sure it meets the rough draft requirements and if it does you will receive full credit. Bring a copy to class to give to your peer editor. If you prefer to use track changes in Word or another format, you may also exchange papers electronically, and will need to upload your peer edits through Canvas. Upload the final version, also through Canvas.
Here is the checklist and rubric for the final paper:
Final Paper Checklist
Before you turn in your paper, go through this checklist to make sure you are meeting the requirements of the assignment. Many small things are easy to fix. Use this as a guide. Attach it with check marks for each point that you have completed to your printed version of the paper.
Formatting
My paper has a cover page, with my name, the title of my paper, and my thesis statement, and the word count.
My paper is a minimum of 8-10 pages of text, double-spaced, size 12 font (not including my cover page or works cited/ bibliography page).
My paper has page numbers.
Mechanics
My paper has been carefully proof read for grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
My paragraphs are approximately 3-7 sentences long.
Quotations of more than 2.5 lines in length are indented and singled spaced as “block quotations.”
Every quotation is connected to a sentence – for example: Historian Cooper Owens argues,”…”
Proper nouns are capitalized (including names of people, institutions, laws, countries and nationalities).
Footnotes, if applicable, come after punctuation and quotation marks. E.g. “quotation.”[1]
In-text citations come at the end of the sentence or clause (Chicago Manual of Style 2018), before the punctuation (Campbell and Stark 2015, 4).
Content
Essay is a thesis driven analysis, that clearly answers the question, “why is this important?”
Sufficient background is given for a classmate to follow the argument and make sense of the evidence
Acknowledges and explores counter examples and conflicting arguments
Situates paper within a broader historical or sociological literature (i.e. discusses and relates to secondary sources in coherent manner)
Style
Quotations are used to provide evidence that will be analyzed, and are followed by sentences of my own prose that unpack and describe the significance of the evidence and how it relates to the main argument.
Quotations are not used to describe general background.
Quotations are used for particularly compelling passages of text from another author, where meaning would be lost if their language were not included.Guidelines for Structure and Formatting of Research Paper
For full credit on the rough draft (Due Thurs. Apr. 13), you must have at least 6 pages double spaced, size 12 font, Times New Roman, with an intro, supporting paragraphs, quotations and citations, and a bibliography.
The final paper is DUE May 3.
Paper:
The final version of the paper should include:
Page 1: Cover Page (does not count towards page limit)
Your name
The title of your paper
Your research question
Your thesis statement
Paper:
Title;
An introduction, supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion;
You must use textual evidence (in the form of quotations from primary and secondary sources) and may use visual evidence (in the form of figures or other images);
You must use Chicago Manual of Style citations (Author-Date or Notes-Bibliography) including in-line citations or footnotes. Indicate page numbers when called for (i.e. using a quotation or citing a specific point that an author makes that is not common knowledge).
A bibliography that includes at least eight sources, of which four are high quality secondary sources published in peer reviewed books or journals by historians or social scientists of academic standing. This should be (1) single spaced; (2) organized in two sections (primary and secondary) and ordered alphabetically by author last name within each section; (3) formatted to make it easy to see all the information; (4) respecting the rules of Chicago Manual of Style for italicization and use of quotation marks; NEVER listing only “google books” or a database like JSTOR without listing either publisher and location (book) or journal title, volume and issue number (article); (5) not annotated.
Formatting: 8-10 pages, size 12 font, double spaced, with one-inch margins.
Submission: Upload your rough draft of the paper to Canvas before class. I will check to make sure it meets the rough draft requirements and if it does you will receive full credit. Bring a copy to class to give to your peer editor. If you prefer to use track changes in Word or another format, you may also exchange papers electronically, and will need to upload your peer edits through Canvas. Upload the final version, also through Canvas.
Here is the checklist and rubric for the final paper:
Final Paper Checklist
Before you turn in your paper, go through this checklist to make sure you are meeting the requirements of the assignment. Many small things are easy to fix. Use this as a guide. Attach it with check marks for each point that you have completed to your printed version of the paper.
Formatting
My paper has a cover page, with my name, the title of my paper, and my thesis statement, and the word count.
My paper is a minimum of 8-10 pages of text, double-spaced, size 12 font (not including my cover page or works cited/ bibliography page).
My paper has page numbers.
Mechanics
My paper has been carefully proof read for grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
My paragraphs are approximately 3-7 sentences long.
Quotations of more than 2.5 lines in length are indented and singled spaced as “block quotations.”
Every quotation is connected to a sentence – for example: Historian Cooper Owens argues,”…”
Proper nouns are capitalized (including names of people, institutions, laws, countries and nationalities).
Footnotes, if applicable, come after punctuation and quotation marks. E.g. “quotation.”[1]
In-text citations come at the end of the sentence or clause (Chicago Manual of Style 2018), before the punctuation (Campbell and Stark 2015, 4).
Content
Essay is a thesis driven analysis, that clearly answers the question, “why is this important?”
Sufficient background is given for a classmate to follow the argument and make sense of the evidence
Acknowledges and explores counter examples and conflicting arguments
Situates paper within a broader historical or sociological literature (i.e. discusses and relates to secondary sources in coherent manner)
Style
Quotations are used to provide evidence that will be analyzed, and are followed by sentences of my own prose that unpack and describe the significance of the evidence and how it relates to the main argument.
Quotations are not used to describe general background.
Quotations are used for particularly compelling passages of text from another author, where meaning would be lost if their language were not included.