- I have an outline and about half written already just need to clean up and finish it
- A research paper must show evidence of research! Include, wherever possible, quotations and/or paraphrases from the sources. You must directly quote/indirectly quote/
paraphrase/summarize each source at least once. Cite the sources! Remember: The focus of the body paragraphs should not be the sources themselves; synthesize the sources to support your main points and reasons.
- Be sure to establish the ethos of each source. Do not let the sources drown out the sound of your own voice.
- Use a variety of techniques (e.g., attributive phrases, weaving, blending, ICE, quote sandwich) when incorporating the sources. Do not let direct quotations stand alone as sentences. No plunking!
- Do not begin a paragraph with a direct quotation; do not end a paragraph with a direct quotation.
- Give some thought to the methods of development and rhetorical strategies on which you will rely to construct your argument: anecdote, compare/contrast, analogy, definition, description, process analysis, statistics/surveys, inductive and deductive reasoning.
- Avoid logical fallacies.
- MLA-9 format
- Use only the 4 sources listed:
- Bergman, Matthew P., editor. “Does Social Media Cause Loneliness?” Social Media Victims Law Center, edited by Madeline Basha et al., Matthew P. Bergman, socialmediavictims.org/mental-health/loneliness/.
- Ryan, Tracii, et al. “How Social Are Social Media? A Review of Online Social Behaviour and Connectedness.” Journal of Relationships Research, vol. 8, 25 May 2017, pp. 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1017/jrr.2017.13.
- Smith, Douglas, et al. “Belonging and Loneliness in Cyberspace: Impacts of Social Media on Adolescents’ Well-being.” Belonging and Loneliness, special issue of Australian Journal of Psychology, edited by Kelly Ann Allen and Michael Furlong, vol. 73, no. 1, 31 Mar. 2021, pp. 12-23. 20th Century Drama, https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530.2021.1898914.
- Twenge, Jean M. “Ending the Tyranny of Smartphones: We Need Government to Help Protect Kids from the Harms of Social Media.” National Review, vol. 76, no. 5, May 2024. Gale Student Resources in Context, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A788401446/GPS?u=nysl_li_gnsh&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=ea2c1018.
- No cover page! ❑ Format: one-inch margins, 12-point font size, 100% black font color, Times New Roman font style, left-aligned text, double-spaced throughout ❑ Pagination: your last name and page number appear in the upper-right corner of each page ❑ Heading (double-spaced): four lines, the last of which is the date in the European style ❑ Title: centered; no bold, underline, or italics; title case ❑ Paragraphs: indented (use the “tab” key), no extra lines or half-lines between paragraphs ❑ Parenthetical citations: properly punctuated, included for direct quotations and paraphrases ❑ Direct quotations: do not stand alone as sentences, do not begin or end paragraphs ❑ Direct quotations over four lines: block indented ❑ Parenthetical citations: all four sources cited appear on the works cited page ❑ Works cited page: ❑ Includes the proper pagination in header ❑ No heading ❑ The words Works Cited (no bold!) centered at the top, one inch from the top margin ❑ Double-spaced throughout ❑ Alphabetical order for all sources ❑ Hanging indents ❑ No URLs unless instructed to do otherwise ❑ Proper format and punctuation for all sources (despite what Noodletools might suggest) ❑ All four sources on the works cited page are cited in the paper