Possible plan for a multi-staged research paper:


^Annotated Bibliography, click here: Sample Annotated Bibliography (and cf. Documentation Guides). Each entry is followed by two paragraphs of three to four sentences. The first paragraph summarizes the source (i.e., an objective evaluation). The second paragraph provides an opinion of the source (i.e., a subjective evaluation).

^^Term Paper Announcement:
Consists of 1) a descriptive paper title, 2) a one-sentence thesis statement that includes the point of your argument, the breadth of that argument, and the argument’s significant concepts and details, 3) a one-paragraph description of the writing or argumentative strategy to be employed in your paper, 4) a bibliography  of all sources both primary and secondary in MLA format and alphabetized. For the purposes of this assignment, use must be made of at least three secondary research sources (one of them hard copy) excluding textbooks, encyclopedias and dictionaries.

^^^Term Paper Prospectus:
Consists of 1) a descriptive paper title, 2) a one-sentence thesis statement that includes the point of your argument, the breadth of that argument, and the argument’s significant concepts and details, 3) an abstract—that is, a one-paragraph summary of your term paper as you think it will turn out to be, 4) a description of writing strategy in a paragraphy, 5) a précis—that is, a small version of the essay you are projecting for your term paper, about one fourth of the final length,  6) a bibliography in MLA format and alphabetized. For the purposes of this assignment, use must be made of at least three secondary research sources (one of them hard copy) excluding textbooks, encyclopedias and dictionaries.

^^^^Term Paper:
Consists of: 1) a descriptive paper title, 2) a full-length essay, 3) a bibliography in MLA format and alphabetized. For the purposes of this assignment, use must be made of at least three secondary research sources (one of them hard copy) excluding textbooks, encyclopedias and dictionaries.
N.B.: While one resesarch paper source must be hard copy--and there is no substitute for physically going to a library to do research--a downloaded article from one of the NJIT Library's databases can be considered as a hard copy source (it is best to check with the instructor about the suitability of such an article).

There can be two drafts of the Term Paper.