Research Paper Work Day

Today, after we discuss organization and topic sentences, you will have most of the double period to work on your essay. Here are some important notes:

• A FULL rough draft (including footnotes) is due on Monday, February 24
• How long should the essay be? We imagine it will be 1000-1100 words. And in case you were wondering, when you do a word count footnotes are not included in that total.
• Your bibliography must be the last page(s) of your paper. 
• Regardless of which class you are in (56 or 78), your final essay (including your bibliography) must be submitted to turnitin via Schoology on Wednesday, February 26 by 1:15 PM. For period 56, you will NOT have class time on Tuesday to work on the paper. 
• You will also be turning in your Research Logs on Wednesday, February 26. 

For today, here are some things to think about:

1. Footnotes. You may need to refer to the links we posted on the blog yesterday if you don't know how to do this. The goal is to showcase your research - footnote everything you found on your own and used for this essay.
1. In order to cite information from the Americans and the Holocaust website, here is the format for both a footnote and the bibliographic reference.
1. Footnote: “Americans and the Holocaust,” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, accessed February 25, 2019, https://exhibitions.ushmm.org/americans-and-the-holocaust/main.
2. Bibliography: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “Americans and the Holocaust.” Accessed February 25, 2019. https://exhibitions.ushmm.org/americans-and-the-holocaust/main
2. Rubric. For this essay, as we've noted, here's what a superior piece of writing will include:
1. A strong and complex thesis using the format given (concessive-main-because)
2. A clear and specific sense of a current issue/situation (content)
3. A unique and interesting connection back to the historical information about the Holocaust and the role of the United States (content)
4. A clear and specific recommendation for a future course of action (content)
5. Evidence to support the information in the above three areas (evidence)
6. Thoughtful analysis of that evidence, including explanations of terms and details about policies; the reasoning behind them; and explanations of how and why it works (analysis)
7. A well-designed flow to / progression of your ideas (organization)
8. A tight focus on your issue, eliminating irrelevant information (focus)
9. Footnotes and Bibliography are properly formatted and used (evidence; mechanics)
10. Powerful and engaging error-free writing using Times New Roman font. (grammar/mechanics)
3. Conferences. 
1. If you have questions about your work, you must first have a specific question you want to be answered (not just "is this good?").  We will be available for short, conversations about specific questions.