Research+Paper

= This page will contain helpful information for completing your research paper.=





Destiny Quest Link: [|https://gis.follettdestiny.com]
Remember, Destiny Quest is the "card catalogue" for Glasgow High School's library.

= OUTLINE: A sample outline can be found at [] = = To create an outline-- =
 * = The Roman Numerals are YOUR main points. These points should prove your thesis to be valid. These points should not come from research but from your own brain, heart, mind, etc. =
 * = A, B, C, etc. are summaries of the research you will use to back up your main points. =

**High school graduates should be required to take a year off to pursue community service projects before entering college in order to increase their maturity and global awareness.**
The paper that follows should: []
 * present an argument and give evidence to support the claim that students should pursue community projects before entering college

=Sample MLA Research Paper: []= =Drafting the Paper:= Sample 1: Some smokers feel that their right to smoke in public places harms no one, but the article "Smoking bans curb asthma" shows the converse to be true: "The number of children hospitalized for life-threatening astham episodes fell 18% in the first year after Scotland's smoke-free law took effect in March 2006**" (Szabo).**

Sample 1 Again: USA Today explains that asthma sufferers may breathe easier if smoking bans are put into effect because they "can lead to major improvements in childhood asthma**" (Szabo).**

Sample 2: A BLOCKED QUOTE--Indent, No quotation marks, Period comes before the parentheses.

Smoking bans are effective in decreasing the amount of secondhand smoke in restaurants and other public places. By removing this poison from the air, people with asthma can enjoy their dinner without fear of an asthma attack. Smoking bans in Scotland have lead to a dramatic decrease in hospitalization related to asthma:

That reduction is particularly impressive, given that hospital admissions for asthma had been incereading an average of 5% a year in the six years leading up to the ban, which smoking in all enclosed public places, including bars and restaurants, sasys study author Jill Pell of the University of Glasgow in Scotland**. (Szabo)**

=﻿Rubric for Scoring Researched Arguments: =