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English 12 Honors > Intro > Literary Links > Inquiry > Criticism > Research > Film > Handouts > Assignments


CLICK GRAPHIC TO SEE ASSIGNMENT DETAILS AND CALENDAR OF DUE DATES
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Printable PDF Version of the Research Paper Assignment Click Here


REPLAY THE RESEARCH PAPER SLIDE SHOWS

The Assignment
 

Assignment Requirements and Calendar

Working Thesis Wiki Page 

What a Research Paper Is
 
What a Thesis Is 

Writing a Research Paper (OWL: Online Writing Lab - Purdue U)
 
The Research Process (Rutgers U) 

Activities to Help Focus Your Research Process (Bedford / St. Martins) 

Bedford Research Room (Bedford / St. Martins) 
 
Nuts & Bolts of College Writing (Washington Coll)
 
Step-by-Step Guide to the Research Paper Process with Great Examples! (Cambridge Rindge & Latin School)

The Research Room 
     This is an excellent source of information, activities, and downloads from Bedford/St. Martin's Publishers.

Model Research Paper


Topic Search & Sources
 
Evaluating Sources

How to Search the Web by Finding Dulcinea -- Yeah, yeah, we all think we know how to search, but this brief guide points out that there's more than meets the eye

Evaluating Internet Sources (Colorado State U) 
 
Evaluating Internet Sources (UCLA)
 
Evaluating Internet Sources (Babson College) 

Find out source contact information about unauthored sources at WhoIs.net


Research Paper Assessment Rubric


Writing a Thesis Statement
 


What a Thesis Is
 
Thesis Statement A Brief Guide of Models (St. Cloud State U)
 
Patterns for a Literary Thesis More Models (pdf handout)
 
How to Write a Thesis Statement (Indiana U)
 
How to Write a Thesis Statement (Purdue U)    

How to Write a Thesis Statement (Rensselaer) 
 
How to Write a Thesis Statement (UIUC) 
 
How to Write a Thesis Statement (Gale Research)
 
Thesis Builder and Online Outliner 

Brainstorming (Daily Writing Tips)
  Using Aristotle's Topics & Modern Tagmemics (Slideshow Companion) PDF



Finding Sources to Get the Information You Need

 Did you know that online directories are lists of resources compiled by librarians and experts in the field?  Following topics like arts, humanities, literature, and literary criticism for directories can help you find good, authoritative sources.  Many universities and most libraries have directories.  Even Google has a directory for literature.


Search Engines

How to Choose a Search Engine (Internet Tutorials)

Google / Directory / Arts / Literature

Google / Scholar


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SweetSearch's Ten Steps for Better Searching

Beyond Google -- Other Powerful Search Engines and Directories


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Literature Sources

See above links for Google Directory and Google Scholar

Digital Librarian / Literature Resources on the Web

Diana Hacker: Humanities Finding Sources Index 

MIT Literature Resources on the Internet
 
Literatures of the World--Non-US (Rutgers U)
 
Guide to Theatre and Performance Studies


General Sources

Research Resources (Marcus P. Zillman--this is on blogspot.com so you'll need to access outside of school)

  Online Links for Literary Research (8-page list)

Playing Twenty Questions with Literature (Kettering U) 
 
Literary Resources on the Net (Rutgers U)

Voice of the Shuttle: Web Site for Humanities Research   (USCB)  

Google World Literature Directory 
 
Zeroland Literature on the Web Directory
 
Ways to Explore a Topic
 
Arts & Letters Daily--Ideas, Criticism, Debate
 
Critical Approaches to Literature
 
A&E Biography
 
Information Please Internet Almanac

LitLinks
 

Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts

Internet Public Library

Internet Public Library‑‑Literary Criticism

Electronic Texts ‑ U of Penn

Literary Resources on the Net

English Server ‑‑ Iowa State U

Electronic Text Center‑ U of Virginia

Dictionary of History of Ideas

The Internet Classics Archive ‑‑ MIT

The Complete Works of Shakespeare


World Cat - the world's largest network of library content and services
Meta Search Engines


Dogpile - searches Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Ask, and About.com

Info -searches Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Ask and About.com
Yippy! -- Pittsburgh-based metasearch that is customizable to search top results from Yahoo!, Bing, Ask, Open Directory, plus major news and blogs site.  Easy clicks on the clouds-sources-sites tabs in the left nav help sort results.
 
Scholarly Search Engines

SweetSearch -- every site that shows up in results has been approved by experts
http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/Academic.html

Search Engine Colossus / Academic -- find search engines dedicated to specific topics

Archive.org -- search the WayBackMachine for sites that are no longer where they used to be

 
Literature Directories

Zeroland Literature Directory


Literature Resources on the Net -- compiled by Prof. Jack Lync, Rugtgers

Internet Public Library - Literary Criticism Directory

BUBL - Literary Studies Directory

Yahoo! Directory -- Literary Criticism Search

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh -- Books & Literature


Taking Notes
  Note-Taking
Stanford University's guide to evaluating your own note-taking and guides to types of efficient and effective skills.
Printable pdfs.


Plagiarism:  What It Is and How To Avoid It
  Tutorial with Online Quiz (U of Southern Mississippi) 
Tutorial with Quiz (PDF) (San Jose U)
 

Plagiarism--What It Is and How To Avoid It (Indiana U)
 
What is Plagiarism?--Examples & Scenarios (Georgetown)
 
Avoiding Plagiarism--Examples of Solutions (Regents U of CA) -- (Archived site 7 Feb. 2006)
 
Nuts & Bolts of Plagiarism--Examples & Scenarios  (Washington Coll) 
 
The Truth About Plagiarism--Interesting Essay (U of Chicago) -- (Archived site 24 May 2006)

 
Writing Your Paper
 

Ways to Write an Introduction (OWL: Purdue Online Writing Lab) 

     Give background information--names of works and authors or definitions of terms readers need

     Perhaps use a quotation to spark the reader’s attention--either from the author(s) or critics, or a quotation that pertains 

     Place the thesis at the end of the first or second paragraph 
 
Writing an Effective Introduction


Writing About Literature (OWL)

How to Write the Supporting Body (OWL)

Ways to Write the Conclusion (OWL)

Writing and Effective Conclusion


Typing Your Paper (MLA Style & Documentation) 
 

Setting Up Your MS Document In MLA Style Video -- This step-by-step how-to video requires YouTube access (10 mins)

Using Quotations Video -- This step-by-step how-to video requires YouTube access (2 mins, 53 secs)


MLA Style: What is MLA Style? (mla.org)
 
MLA Style: Frequently Asked Questions (mla.org)
 
MLA Style: How Do I Document Web Sources? (mla.org)
 
MLA Style (Renssalaer) Sample Citations in MLA Style
 
Sample Citations in MLA Style (Bridgewater College)  

Diana Hacker: Humanities Documentation with MLA 


Online Citation Machines

EasyBib
Citation Machine--Enter source information and let Citation Machine sort it into MLA Style 
 
NoodleTools--MLA Formating--Go to Free Tools: NoodleBib MLA Starter 
 
In-Text MLA Citation  (U of IL)


Using Quotations
  Nuts & Bolts of Quoting Sources 

How to Use Sources (Indiana U)     
     Incorporating Evidence Effectively
     Integrating Quotations Smoothly
     Citing Sources Within Your Paragraphs
 


Revising Your Paper
  Writer's Checklist  (Good to consider even before your begin writing, too!)  Coll. of St. Benedict St. John's

Proofreader's Checklist  

Top Ten Grammar Problems--Mr Youngs Sees In Students' Writing


Literary Terms
  Literary Terms (U of Cambridge)

Quick List of Literary Terms

Glossary of Rhetorical Terms  (U of Kentucky)
 
Handbook of Rhetorical Terms 
 


Reference
  Grammar Blue Book Online   Grammar Rules

Merriam-Webster Dictionary
 
Roget's Internet Thesaurus 

Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus® 
 
Information Please Internet Almanac



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