ASSIGNMENT 4
OBJECTIVE:
Using your note cards, you are to prepare a Review of Literature.
WHAT IS THE REVIEW OF LITERATURE?
The REVIEW OF LITERATURE is a discussion of the works already completed by others on this particular problem (your science fair project).
GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING THE REVIEW OF LITERATURE:
- Materials with a copyright date of 1992 or later should be used whenever possible.
- Citations to a particular page of a reference should be based on the APA Publication Manual.
- Your teachers expect you to have at the minimum five sentences per each paragraph.
- Typed, double spaced, and only on one side of the paper.
- Left margin must be maintained at 1 1/2" on each page.
- A margin of 1" on the right, top, and bottom of each page.
- The page is numbered.
- The page has a centered heading--"The Title of Your Paper."
- YOUR PAPER MUST BE WRITTEN IN THE 3RD PERSON.
HELPFUL SITES:
References/Citations
In Text References
Electronic Sources: APA Style of Citation
A Sample Research Paper
Grammar, Usage, and Style
Avoiding Plagiarism
Gender-Fair Language
APA Publication Manual Crib Sheet
Writing the Paper