... but students will definitely use MLA style! Writing a research paper involves a great deal of technical writing skills--for any student moving on to college after high school, these skills are critical. Teachers at CPHS taught the skills of parenthetical citation and
Works Cited in 9th and 10th grades--at the junior level
Works Cited page. It's very important that students
follow directions and use a style guide (I recommend Purdue's OWL) when writing their research paper--it's a painstaking process and the format is very precise. Here are two resources I created for kids in addition to providing them with links to OWL:
we do a short review and practice and offer students plenty of resources. At CPHS the English department follows the MLA (Modern Language Association) style guide. Today students began to write their research paper or worked on revising their
- Formatting Works Cited (link)
- Word tricks for Works Cited (link)
- Parenthetical citation practice (link)
The final researched essay is due next Thursday; after Moodle Monday on 4.22.13, students will have no more class time to work on their essay. Tomorrow students should bring their 2nd semester SSR book to class--finish date is May 16.
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