Research Paper Format
POETRY RESEARCH PAPER
PAPER FORMAT • Research Paper Format: • Paragraph 1:
Introduction
• Paragraph 2-3: Biography • Paragraph 4-5: Poem Explication (Analysis) • Paragraph 6: Explanation on how poet’s biography influenced their poem • Paragraph 7:
Conclusion
MLA FORMAT • Typed 12 point font • Times New Roman • 1” Margins • Double Spaced • Parenthetical Citations • Proper Title • Proper Heading
IN-TEXT CITATIONS • When citing from a periodical or book, use the author’s last name and the page number: (Walker 115). • When citing from an electronic internet source, use the author’s last name only (Hacker). If your source does not have an author, use the first word in the entry on the Works Cited page or an abbreviated title and a page number, if a bound material: (MLA 204). • Example:
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
POETRY CITATION GUIDE https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747 /03/
WORKS CITED Citing an entire website: Author 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), URL. Date of access. The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008, owl.english.purdue.edu/owl. Accessed 23 Apr. 2008. OR Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 10 May 2006.
Citing an article from an online database: Author. Title. Title of the container. Other contributors,Version, Number, Publisher’s name, Date of publication, Location. Alonso, Alvaro, and Julio A. Camargo. "Toxicity of Nitrite to Three Species of Freshwater Invertebrates." Environmental Toxicology, vol. 21, no. 1, 3 Feb. 2006, pp. 90-94. Wiley Online Library, doi:10.1002/tox.20155. OR Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. ProQuest, doi:10.1017/S0018246X06005966. Accessed 27 May 2009.
WORKS CITED PAGE FORMAT • Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your research paper. • Same one-inch margins and last name, page number header as the rest of your paper • Label the page Works Cited (do not italicize the words Works Cited or put them in quotation marks) and center the words Works Cited at the top of the page • Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries • Entries go in alphabetical order by author’s last name
Sample: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/
WWW.ALJ.CLARKSCHOOLS.ORG/ALJ_ MEDIA_CENTER
FACTS ON FILE Scroll Down to Bloom’s Literature
Choose Advanced Search
Choose Full Text
Then Search!
EBSCO MASTERFILE PREMIER
CHOOSE LITERARY REFERENCE CENTER
Choose Advanced Search
Choose Full Text
COLUMBIA GRANGER’S
LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER
Get full biography of poet!
SEARCH KEYWORDS • When searching your topic don’t just type in a question… • Use search terms and keywords • Search both Poem AND Author separately Examples: • Robert Frost AND influences • Robert Frost AND symbolism • Mending Wall AND setting • *Think of three keywords that you can use for your search and write them down*
DON’T FORGET… 1.CITATIONS ARE USUSALLY AVAILABLE FROM THE DATABASE! 2.ALWAYS REMEMBER TO E-MAIL YOURSELF ARTICLES WHEN YOU FIND THEM SO YOU CAN GO BACK 3.USE SEARCH KEYWORDS TO FIND BETTER RESULT 4.GET DATABASE PASSWORDS! 5. PURDUE OWL IS A GOOD MLA GUIDE
PAPER FORMAT • Research Paper Format: • Paragraph 1:
Introduction
• Paragraph 2-3: Biography • Paragraph 4-5: Poem Explication (Analysis) • Paragraph 6: Explanation on how poet’s biography influenced their poem • Paragraph 7:
Conclusion
MLA FORMAT • Typed 12 point font • Times New Roman • 1” Margins • Double Spaced • Parenthetical Citations • Proper Title • Proper Heading
IN-TEXT CITATIONS • When citing from a periodical or book, use the author’s last name and the page number: (Walker 115). • When citing from an electronic internet source, use the author’s last name only (Hacker). If your source does not have an author, use the first word in the entry on the Works Cited page or an abbreviated title and a page number, if a bound material: (MLA 204). • Example:
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
POETRY CITATION GUIDE https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747 /03/
WORKS CITED Citing an entire website: Author 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), URL. Date of access. The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008, owl.english.purdue.edu/owl. Accessed 23 Apr. 2008. OR Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 10 May 2006.
Citing an article from an online database: Author. Title. Title of the container. Other contributors,Version, Number, Publisher’s name, Date of publication, Location. Alonso, Alvaro, and Julio A. Camargo. "Toxicity of Nitrite to Three Species of Freshwater Invertebrates." Environmental Toxicology, vol. 21, no. 1, 3 Feb. 2006, pp. 90-94. Wiley Online Library, doi:10.1002/tox.20155. OR Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. ProQuest, doi:10.1017/S0018246X06005966. Accessed 27 May 2009.
WORKS CITED PAGE FORMAT • Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your research paper. • Same one-inch margins and last name, page number header as the rest of your paper • Label the page Works Cited (do not italicize the words Works Cited or put them in quotation marks) and center the words Works Cited at the top of the page • Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries • Entries go in alphabetical order by author’s last name
Sample: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/
WWW.ALJ.CLARKSCHOOLS.ORG/ALJ_ MEDIA_CENTER
FACTS ON FILE Scroll Down to Bloom’s Literature
Choose Advanced Search
Choose Full Text
Then Search!
EBSCO MASTERFILE PREMIER
CHOOSE LITERARY REFERENCE CENTER
Choose Advanced Search
Choose Full Text
COLUMBIA GRANGER’S
LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER
Get full biography of poet!
SEARCH KEYWORDS • When searching your topic don’t just type in a question… • Use search terms and keywords • Search both Poem AND Author separately Examples: • Robert Frost AND influences • Robert Frost AND symbolism • Mending Wall AND setting • *Think of three keywords that you can use for your search and write them down*
DON’T FORGET… 1.CITATIONS ARE USUSALLY AVAILABLE FROM THE DATABASE! 2.ALWAYS REMEMBER TO E-MAIL YOURSELF ARTICLES WHEN YOU FIND THEM SO YOU CAN GO BACK 3.USE SEARCH KEYWORDS TO FIND BETTER RESULT 4.GET DATABASE PASSWORDS! 5. PURDUE OWL IS A GOOD MLA GUIDE
