Writing the Research Paper

Use these tips when writing the College/Career Research Paper.

REMEMBER!!!!

The career name – welder, teacher, trainer, veterinarian – is NOT CAPITALIZED.

When using parenthetical documentation, ALWAYS type the FIRST words you see on the bibliography cards.

When using parenthetic documentation, ALWAYS type the information EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS on the bibliography cards – (“Registered Nurse”). Notice the quotation marks.

If something is underlined on the bibliography card, THEN ITALICIZE IT IN THE PAPER.

REMEMBER!!!

When using parenthetical documentation, the period FOLLOWS the LAST PARENTHESIS. (Hopke 35).

There should be a HEADER on all pages. There SHOULD NOT be a full heading on ANY page other than page one.

For paragraphs II and III, the entire chart MUST FIT on ONE PAGE.

There MUST be DOCUMENTATION after each chart.

REMEMBER!!!

EVERY point from the outline MUST BE COVERED.

You MUST find a quote about your career that SELLS the CAREER. You may need to look in Bridges or COIN, or you may need to interview someone who practices in that career. This is the LAST sentence of the paper.