Research+Paper+Project+Final

** A. P. ENGLISH ** ** 350 pts. ** For the next few weeks you will be working on your final research paper/project. You will be writing an argumentative research paper on the topic of school turnarounds. You will have two options. Each option has its own challenges so choose wisely. You will have plenty of opportunity to complete this assignment, however, it does require diligence, responsibility, and attendance on your part. **THIS ASSIGNMENT IS A REQUIREMENT TO PASS THIS CLASS** **AND** **GRADUATE ON TIME.** For this assignment you will write an argumentative research paper on school turnarounds. **The paper will be 7-8 pages typed, double-spaced, in Times New Roman script and font size 12.** The paper will include appropriate documentary evidence, footnotes, and bibliography. 1. You will take a position either in support of school turnarounds or in opposition to school turnarounds. This will be your **thesis**. 2. We will be going to the library to complete the research process. You will use the Resource Evaluation handout to record the information from each of your sources. You will need to have at least **7 different sources, 2 of these must be books, 1 must be a primary source, and 2 must be visual sources.** When using internet sources make sure it has an identifiable author and is posted by a reputable online journal. 3. Once you have completed your research you will complete an outline and write a rough draft (typed). Your paper should include **at least 5 quotations in standard format** which need to be footnoted and explained in the text. Refer to Quotation Guidelines to help you. You will need to include **3 pieces of documentary evidence**. Each piece of documentary evidence needs to be referred to in the paper with an explanation of how it supports the thesis. Examples of documentary evidence are: pictures or photographs, political cartoons, letters, diary entries, autobiographies, eyewitness accounts, newspaper articles, official government documents, charts, graphs, maps, related art and literature. **The documentary evidence should be included in the bibliography.** All papers should include a **refutation.** 4. You will need to include **footnotes in standard format** in the text of your paper. You will also need to include a **bibliography in standard format which includes at least 7 sources.** You must balance your sources, i.e., books, online sources, primary and secondary sources. Use the Footnotes and Bibliography Guidelines to help you. 5. You will need to revise your first typed draft and make all necessary corrections. **Revisions are consider a part of the process and will be a component of you final grade**. All final drafts should be turned in no later than **May 28. Plagiarism will result in failure.** For this assignment you will write a shorter argumentative research paper as well as create a power point presentation. You will still need to complete the Resource Evaluation and complete and outline and write a rough draft (typed), however, there will be some differences. **1. **Your paper should be **2-3 pages typed, double-spaced, in Times New Roman script and font size 12.** Your paper should include **3 quotations in standard format** which are analyzed and explained as well as cited using **parenthetical citations.** Refer to Quotation Guidelines to help you. All papers should include a **refutation**. You will also need to include **a bibliography in standard format which includes at least 7 entries**. Refer to Footnotes and Bibliography Guidelines to help you. **2. **You will need to create a power point presentation that includes **10-15 slides**. You will need to have a title for every slide of text. You should have no more than 3 bullet points per slide of text. **All text should be in your own words.** **3. **Your power point should include at least **5 pieces of documentary evidence** relevant to your topic. Examples of documentary evidence include: pictures or photographs, political cartoons, letters, diary entries, autobiographies, eyewitness accounts, newspaper articles, official government documents, statistics, charts, graphs, maps, and related art and literature. **4. **If you have documentary evidence and text on the same page, the two must be related to one another. 5. You will need to revise your first typed draft and make all necessary corrections. **Revisions are consider a part of the process and will be a component of you final grade**. Your final draft and power point presentation should be turned in no later than **May 28. Plagiarism will result in failure.**
 * FINAL RESEARCH PAPER/PROJECT **
 * Option #1: Research Paper **
 * Option #2: Research Project **