12th grade research paper outline

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12th grade research paper outline
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Format your paper for MLA

• 1st go to file, page setup, margins
• And set all margins to 1 inch.
• 2nd go to format, paragraph, spacing, line
  spacing, and set to double.
• 3rd go to view, header/footer and then in the box
  that comes up, type your last name and put a
  space and then select . Then move it to the
  right.

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1st paragraph

• This paragraph will take up about the first 2/3
  of page 1. It is about your motif, NOT about
  your literature. It explains your motif in
  general terms.
• The LAST SENTENCE of your first paragraph is your
  thesis statement, and it tells that your motif is
  found in your three works of literature.

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Sample Paragraph

• The need to be accepted is part of human
  nature. No matter what age, gender, or race a
  person is there is always that lingering
  aspiration to fit in. This is caused by the
  immense stress society places on the need to be
  accepted. It is almost as if there are specific
  guidelines to meet in order to fit in, such as
  what to wear, who to associate with, and how to
  behave. For those who naturally meet these
  undocumented requirements, fitting in comes
  easily. Then there are those who dont meet the
  standards of the ideal image society has created.
  Mans desire to be someone hes not persists as
  an every present dream in his heart, only to be
  proven incomplete is demonstrated in Cisneros
  novel The House on Mango Street, Hekers story
  The Stolen Party, and Hulces poem Out There.

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Outline

• After you type your intro paragraph, you are
  ready to organize your outline. Your intro is
  part I, so you dont need to write that.
• II. Motif in the book (when you write it in
  paragraphs, its about 2 pgs long)
• A. examples of the motif and your commentary
  about the themes.
• 1. this is where the info from your note
  cards goes.
• 2. and here, and on down until you run out.
• B. what about the authors life connects with
  the motif? (this is a small section)
• 1. note card info
• 2. and so on
• III. Motif in the short story (when you write it
  in paragraphs about 2 pgs)
• A. examples of the motif and your commentary
  about the themes
• B. How the motifs themes in the story is
  different and/or the same as it is in your book.
  (compare/contrast)
• C. what about the authors life connects with
  the motif?
• IV. Motif in the poem (when you write it in
  paragraphs about 2 pgs)
• A. examples of the motif and your commentary
  about the themes
• B. How the motif in the poem is different
  and/or the same as it is in your book or story.
  (compare/contrast)
• C. what about the authors life connects with
  the motif?
• V. Conclusion one paragraph sums it up