Research Paper Overview

Research papers should include the following:

    Title page
    Outline or plan
    Thesis statement (if requested)
    Introduction
    Body
    Conclusion
    In-text citation
    Works Cited page

A research paper is an original paper which results from reading sources, taking notes, outlining ideas, and organizing the information in a written rough draft and then a final paper.

BPHS uses the MLA style for citations.

Works Cited:

1. The works cited page is arranged alphabetically by author’s last name or  by the first significant word in the title.
2. Each entry should be single-spaced.
3. The Works Cited should be double-spaced between each entry.
4. The lines after the first line of each entry should be indented 5 spaces.

In-text Citations:

In-text citations must be used when you use:

1. Direct quotes
2. Ideas that are not your own
3. Information that is not common knowledge
4. Statistics

In-text citations usually include author’s last name and page number.