By now you have chosen a topic for your research paper, have created a research proposal, have done research on your topic, and have completed the Synthesis Chart and the Source Chart. Now is the time to put all of this information together, organize your facts, create a final draft of your research paper, and then self-assess your work.
Unit 2 Lessons 8-10- Organizing & Integrating Ideas
In these lessons, you will organize all of the information you gathered from your sources and will integrate this information with your own original ideas. You will use your completed Synthesis Chart and your source material during these lessons, and you will complete a DETAILED outline for your research paper. You will submit this outline in place of the rough draft assignment in Unit 2 Lesson 11.
Unit 2 Lesson 11- Research Paper Outline
In this lesson, you will complete a DETAILED outline for your research paper. You do NOT have to complete a full rough draft of your research paper as it says in your lessons. Please use the fill-in-the-blank outline to complete this assignment. The outline is posted on the Message Board under Portfolio Information> Unit 2 Research Paper> Research Paper Outline. You may type directly on this document.
The introduction section of your outline should include an interesting lead in or “hook” to interest readers in your topic. It should also include a complete thesis statement that introduces your topic as well as all of the main points you will cover in the body of your paper.
In the body paragraph sections of your outline, you will adapt your research questions into topic sentences for each major section of your research paper. Please do NOT simply copy and paste your research questions. You MUST turn these questions into clear and concise statements. Also, you MUST use information from your sources in the supporting details sections for each body paragraph. An internal citation MUST be included