WEEK FOUR – OUTLINE AND DRAFT YOUR RESEARCH RESULTS (PART 4)
Explain what you learned (or didn’t learn) over the course of your investigation.
a. This section of the paper should have a clear thesis statement that answers your essential question.
b. Address your initial questions in this section of the paper, as well as any useful or interesting information about your topic.
c. What new questions were generated from your search?
d. What had you hoped to learn but did not?
e. NOTE: This section of your paper will contain your research and as a result will have parenthetical citation. Be sure to follow MLA Guidelines for documenting sources. Also, be sure to include direct quotations and integrate those quotations into your writing.
f. A Works Cited page is required at the end of this section.
Deadline for outline of Part Four:__________
Deadline for rough draft of Part Four: __________
WEEK FIVE – ASSEMBLE, REVISE, EDIT AND PROOFREAD PARTS 1-4 AND WORKS CITED PAGE.
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Deadline for Final Draft of I-Search Paper Hardcopy in MLA Format
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*Late penalties will be applied to late papers. No extensions will be granted. *
See checklist and point values below.*
I-Search Project and Related Assignments
Checklist, Page Lengths and Point Values
___ / 4 points Essential question and supporting questions
___/ 30 points Draft project proposal (Parts 1 & 2)
___/ 4 points Interview subjects and questions
___/ 4 points Business letter or email to interview subject
___/ 12 points Research log ___/ 6 points Interview transcript
___/ 6 points Draft of Part 3 ___/ 4 points Part 4 organizer/outline
___/ 30 points Draft of Part 4
___/150 points FINAL I-SEARCH
___/ 2 points Editing/revising checklist
TOTAL ___/ 250 points (100 process points, 150 product points)
Suggested Page Lengths of Sections
Part I – the story of your interest in the topic (2 to 3 pages)
Part II – purpose statement – questions you hope to answer (1/2 to 3/4 page) (Parts 1 & 2 together constitute your project proposal.)
Part III – the story of your search based on research log and interview (1 to 1 1/2 pages)
Part IV – results of research with thesis statement & MLA doc. (Minimum 6 paragraphs, 3 to 5 pages)
Works Cited page (1 page)
Appendices: Interview transcript (required), survey results (if survey conducted)
Point Distribution of Final Paper (see rubric for more details) – 150 Total Points
Structure, Organization & Coherence – 15%
Development of Personal Narrative in Parts 1, 2, & 3 – 30%
Development of Discussion and Use of Evidence in Part 4 – 25%
Depth of Research; Variety and Quality of Sources – 10%
MLA Format and Documentation (includes citations and Works Cited page) – 10%
GUMS (Grammar/Usage/Mechanics/Spelling), Fluency, Quality of Prose, Proofreading – 10%