Freshman+Project

=Freshman Project=

The freshman project is a 3-5 page, research paper that can either be cause/effect or persuasive. You will be required to have in-text citations from at least five (5) reliable sources and follow MLA format.

To research, go to the Ashley Media Center page: [] Then click the "Student Research Center" box on the left side of the page; password= wiseowl

A good way to find scholarly magazines: []

Reliable Search Engines @http://www.hakia.com/

@http://education.iseek.com/

For basic, comprehensive information on MLA format: []

Step 1: Brainstorm




Step 2: First Steps Checklist


Thesis Builder: []

Step 3: Research


Help with Research Questions:

Citing Your Sources:
====Basic Style for Citations of Electronic Sources (Including Online Databases) ==== Here are some common features you should try and find before citing electronic sources in MLA style. Not every Web page will provide all of the following information. However, collect as much of the following information as possible both for your citations and for your research notes:
 * Author and/or editor names (if available)
 * Article name in quotation marks (if applicable)
 * Title of the Website, project, or book in italics. (Remember that some Print publications have Web publications with slightly different names. They may, for example, include the additional information or otherwise modified information, like domain names [e.g. .com or .net].)
 * Any version numbers available, including revisions, posting dates, volumes, or issue numbers.
 * Publisher information, including the publisher name and publishing date.
 * Take note of any page numbers (if available).
 * Medium of publication.
 * Date you accessed the material.
 * URL (if required, or for your own personal reference; MLA does not require a URL).

Citing an Entire Web Site
It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and information available on one date may no longer be available later. If a URL is required or you chose to include one, be sure to include the complete address for the site. (Note: The following examples do not include a URL because MLA no longer requires a URL to be included.)

Remember to use //n.p.// if no publisher name is available and //n.d.// if no publishing date is given.

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). //Name of Site//. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.

//The Purdue OWL Family of Sites//. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 23 Apr. 2008.

A Page on a Web Site
For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by the information covered above for entire Web sites.

Remember to use //n.p.// if no publisher name is available and //n.d.// if no publishing date is given.

"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." //eHow//. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

<span style="color: #603c14; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">An Article in a Web Magazine
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Provide the author name, article name in quotation marks, title of the Web magazine in italics, publisher name, publication date, medium of publication, and the date of access. Remember to use //n.p.// if no publisher name is available and //n.d.// if no publishing date is given.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,mono; font-size: 12px;">Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web." //A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites//. A

List Apart Mag., 16 Aug. 2002. Web. 4 May 2009.

Step 4: Begin Drafting
Thesis Statement:

Outline:

Introductory Paragraph:

Body Paragraphs:

Conclusion Paragraph:

Quoting a Source:

MLA Format Reminder:



Write Your First Draft: