Research Paper Survival Guide - Fayette County Schools

9 th Grade
First Semester Second Semester
Research Project Documented Literary Analysis
10% of the semester grade
This grade is calculated to include the
component parts of the activity along with the
final product.
Requirements:
Student-generated research must be a
component of the activity.
Works Cited page using MLA format for all
documentation must be included.
Suggested topics/products:
I-search paper/project
Cultural literacy trading cards on Shakespeare
sayings
Travel brochure (The Odyssey) Theme-based
informational brochure or pamphlet
Biographical speech on literary character,
significant authors, historical figures
PowerPoint presentation
10% of the semester grade
This grade is calculated to include the
component parts of the paper along with the
final product.
Requirements:
Literary analysis must contain a studentgenerated
thesis statement. Sources should
include 1 primary source and 2 critical articles
from scholarly journals or journals available,
such as those on GaleNet’s Literature
Resource Center. At least one of these three
sources must be from an anthology (for
example, an edited collection of criticism or the
textbook).
3 Source Cards
9 Note Cards
• 3 direct quotations, 1 from each source
• 3 paraphrases, 1 from each source
• 3 summaries, 1 from each source
Final product must be a 2-page minimum, 3page
maximum paper in MLA manuscript
form. Length requirements refer to typed
papers. The required Works Cited page is not
included in length requirements.
Suggested topics/products:
The research paper must be a documented
literary analysis related to plays, novels, short
stories, poems, or non-fiction taught as part of
the 9 th grade English curriculum.
All Source and Note Cards must be completed following guidelines in the Research Survival
Guide.
Wikipedia and other user-edited information sites are not allowed as sources for information in
any research assignment in Fayette County Schools.
High school research papers should not be reports, but persuasive literary analysis or essays.
Products should be produced by a single-student, not a group, except where noted.
All research will be reviewed for plagiarism.
This may include the use of online plagiarism services and programs.
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