Writing & Formatting Papers

SAMPLE RESEARCH PAPER 

WRITING HELP GUIDES 

• Need my RESEARCH PAPER WRITING TIPS? 

• Need reminders of our discussion of effective INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPHS? 

• Need more examples from Early World History?  Make sure to use the WRITING GUIDELINES used in Early World. It has helpful examples.   

• History papers use Chicago Style footnote citation and bibliography, not MLA parenthetical citation and work cited pages. Use http://www.citationmachine.net/turabian/cite-a-book to assist you in creating the proper citation. There is a 7 minute YouTube video that shows you how to create a "hanging indent" and insert a "footnote on the Citation Guide for this blog. Make sure you include the page number to which you are referring, regardless of whether you are quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing.  

• Here are some examples of what it should look like, along with a research paper sample from Rampolla (note it uses endnotes - you should format as footnotes).   

Footnotes:

Bibliography: 

• Want to grade your own paper? Try grading based on Rampolla's FREQUENT PROBLEMS guide that I developed after reading the book.

FORMATTING 

• Your final paper should be about 7-10 pages (not including cover page and bibliography).  I will not take deductions for lengthier papers unless the paper reads more like a description or summary, rather than the required analysis and argumentation.

• Your paper must use a mix of primary and secondary sources.  In AT Modern Euro, you are required to use 8 sources (at least two scholarly sources like books and database articles and two primary sources). 

• Weave your sources together.  Try not to rely on just one source in each of your body paragraphs. 

• Use Times New Roman, 12 point font, double-spacing and 1 inch margins.  

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS?? 

• Need additional help on typical expectations for introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions?  Review pages 55-69 of your A Pocket Guide to Writing In History (attached as well here).