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Process Paper

Process Paper

Please do not begin working on this paper until we introduce it in class. 

The Process Paper is a 4-paragraph essay describing the process the students used to complete their research and the project. The 4 paragraphs cover:
  1. Topic Selection & Thesis
  2. Research
  3. Category Selection
  4. Relation to Theme

The Process Paper also includes the construction of a Title Page and an Annotated Bibliography. We use easybib.com to help students with the bibliography. 

Links to the Handouts and Bibliography information are found to your left.

Samples - These samples are from a previous year. Look for updates on Canvas.

Title Page

Process Paper 

Annotated Bibliography 

Annotated Bibliography

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Annotated Bibliography

Students should begin adding sources to their bibliography as soon as they find resources that they plan to use in their project. It is vitally important that they stay on top of this process.

Bibliographical citations need to be complete. Students need to include ALL available information, not just the information that is easy to find on first glance. Please ask for help if you can't locate required information.

Annotations should be written in complete sentences and be at least a short paragraph in length (minimum of 2 sentences). Click on the link below to find a great guide for creating a Brilliant Bibliography and Amazing Annotations.

Brilliant Bibliographies and Amazing Annotations 

Use this to make sure you include the correct information in your citations and annotations. 

Handouts and Samples

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Handouts and Samples

Final Draft 

Final Format Instructions for Title Page and Paper  These will be updated in early February 2016

Editing the Paper for the Final Draft

For groups (Complete this process once you have received your papers back from your ELA teachers)

Combining Your Process Papers

Prewriting Sheets 

Please do not try to complete these before we have gone over each paragraph in class. We will give you additional help to make sure that your prewriting goes well. Students have received copies of these prewriting documents in their Google Drive ELA folders.

Prewriting for Paragraphs 3 & 4 
Editing Sheet for Paragraphs 3 & 4 
Prewriting Paragraphs 1 & 2
Editing Sheet for Paragraphs 1 & 2
Rubric for Rough Draft of Paragraphs 1 & 2 
Thesis Statement Worksheet

Samples

Title Page 
Process Paper 
Annotated Bibliography
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