Junior Project Information
and Time-Line
Friday, May 8th:
Today your letter of intent is due. It must be:
1. Typed
2. 12
font
3. 1.5
spacing
4. One
and a half pages to two pages in length
5. Must
be in business letter format
6. Must
include information about yourself
7. The
subject you wish to research
8. Why
you are attracted to this subject
9. A
paragraph defining plagiarism: Why it is unethical, the consequences of
plagiarizing and a promise you will not plagiarize.
Note cards:
The
note cards must be in appropriate MLA format. If you are not sure how to do
that, go to owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource.
Fifteen
note cards are required for this junior project.
Each
card is worth twenty-five points
You
must have at least three different types of sources:
Minimum
of one from a reputable book
Minimum
of one from a reputable journal
Minimum
of two from a reputable internet source (.edu, .org, .gov)
You
may also use documentaries
You
may also use primary sources
Instead
of writing the note cards on 5 by 8 note cards, please write them (or type
them) on a sheet of paper. FOLLOW THE
SAME FORMAT, BUT PLACE THEM ON A SHEET OF PAPER. Please draw a box around each note card in order to
differentiate each one. (Please be aware this is unconventional and most
teachers and/or professors will insist you use index cards. Paper is just my
eccentric preference.)
You
may turn in your individual note cards as soon as you are finished with them.
Please number them sequentially and date them; this is to help me keep track of
them.
BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS: You must have a bibliography card
for each source you use. Please use MLA format for each card.
Due dates for the junior projects:
All note cards will be due: May
18th
Rough draft of research paper: May
22nd
Final draft of research paper: May
29th
Power Point: May
27th:
Presentation with Power Point: May
28th, May 29th, June 1st
