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Mrs. Pruitt’s Research Paper Guide Paper Requirements • The length of the research paper must be no less than 1,500-words and no more than 2,500-words. The 2,500-word limit does not apply to notes or to the annotated bibliography. In-text citations are required. If your sources are not acknowledged, your paper will receive a zero and will be required to be rewritten for a lower grade because this is considered plagiarism. No more than five quotations are allowed in your paper. • The research paper must follow the current MLA format and guidelines to pass. See chart below on how to properly format your paper. • Separation of Primary and Secondary Sources are required. Separate your bibliography into two sections: one for primary sources and one for secondary sources. Some sources may be considered either primary or secondary so use your annotations to explain your reason for classifying any sources that are not clearly primary or secondary. Listing a source under both primary and secondary is not allowed. • Each component of the research paper will be assigned a grade and each component will then become part of the research paper 's culminating final grade. Grading • This grade is calculated to include the component parts of the paper along with the final product. The research paper is worth 20% of the final grade.  Topic Chosen-100 points  Brainstorm and Detailed Outline-100 points  Source Cards (5 minimum)-100 points • Sources should include a minimum of

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