Research Paper Manual 

  Purpose of the Research Paper Manual 

The purpose of the Washington Township High School IMC’s Research Paper Manual is to provide all students and teachers with a concise and consistent guide to research that can be used in all classes and with all grade levels 

Guide to Using the Manual

It is important for you to know how to identify the original source of your information: books, magazines, newspapers, scholarly journals.  It is equally important to identify where it was found:  Print, Database, Web, Television, Radio.

 This manual is divided into sections that will explain each step of the research process.  This guide will assist you in writing your Works Cited, but it might be helpful to you to use a citation maker such as EasyBib (easybib.com) that will format the citation.

Keep in mind that you must check Easybib's formatting with the MLA format guidelines.

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Table of Contents

Note Cards

Parenthetical Citations

Structure of the Paper

Format (Typing) of the Paper

Works Cited Format

Print Sources

     Books

     Periodicals

     Other Common Sources

Rules for Web Sources

      Online Databases

      Web Sources

Documenting Sources

Sample Papers

     English

     History

Addendum

Helpful Hints

Commonly Misused Words

Transitions

Plagiarism and Copyright

Academic Integrity Policy

Handouts

  This manual is based on instructional materials prepared by the high school librarians and English teachers and Joseph Gibaldi’s MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7^th ed.  New York: MLA, 2009.Print.

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