Research Requirements

State Reports – Grade 5

 

Areas to cover:

    

1. General Information / Sights To See
   

2. Land and Climate
   

3. People – from natives to newcomers
   

4. History – from statehood to the year 2000
   

5. Business / Economy – natural, human and capital resources
   

The Schedule

 

Week 1

1. We will give you a basic, general OUTLINE with points to cover
   

2. You will gather 3-6 Resources
   

3. You will begin filling out NOTECARDS with info from your sources
   

4. You will work on a PHYSICAL/POLITICAL MAP
   

 

Week 2

1. You will complete your NOTECARDS using all 3 sources: encyclopedia, book and website
   

 

Week 3

1. You will arrange your Notecards in the same order you plan to present your paper’s “body”
   

2. You will write your ROUGH DRAFT on your Neo (without maps and graphs)
   

3. You will plug in your Neo and we will transfer your work to the Student Server
   

4. You will work on a PRODUCT MAP
   

 

Week 4

1. You will “save as” your ROUGH DRAFT to Word format, then write your rough INTRODUCTION and CONCLUSION to your paper’s “body”
   

2. You will back up (save) your completed rough draft file on your jump drive
   

3. You will revise and proofread your ROUGH DRAFT and turn it into your FINAL DRAFT
   

4. You will finish, scan, and save your PHYSICAL/POLITICAL MAP on the Student Server
   

5. You will create a TITLE PAGE and electronically insert your PHYSICAL/POLITICAL MAP into it according to directions given
   

6. You will finalize and insert your BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE into your FINAL DRAFT
   

7. You will turn in ALL parts of your Research Paper
   

 

Mrs. Rhinehart