Research 8
Research Paper Draft

Your research paper draft should be 3 - 5 pages in length, plus a Works Cited page. Your draft will be graded on both format and content.  Suggestions for revisions will be provided in writing and discussed with you so that you can prepare an even better final research paper. 

Make sure that your final paper meets all of these requirements:

• Make any formatting changes that were indicated on your initial Works Cited page.  Attach your Works Cited page as the last page of your rough draft and number it accordingly (this page does not count as one of 3 - 5 required pages).

• Format your entire paper according to MLA style guidelines.

• Remember to start with an introduction and end with a conclusion.

• Put ideas into your own words to avoid plagiarism. Be sure you have paraphrased and/or summarized the information obtained from your sources. 

• Make sure you have included at least one direct quote as required.

• Include at least one properly formatted parenthetical reference in each paragraph and as many as are necessary to indicate all of the sources that you used.

• Use your outline as a guide to ensure that your paper flows and includes important information.

• Focus on providing details from your sources that support or prove your thesis statement.

• Make sure you have effectively demonstrated writing style and basics.