Getting Started:

	How to set up your paper : Paper Format MLA Style
	Follow the MEA Rubric Guide to Writing
	Look at the Overall Picture of your assignment - a good site to guide you:  So You Have to do a Research Paper   How to Avoid Cheating - from Purdue University - Go over these examples

Use Research Guides for Assistance: Choose one of these sites to refer to when you have a question about a thesis statement, format, taking notes, documentation, plagiarism, topic choice, outlines, ...you'll find it all here!!

	A Guide for Writing Research Papers - from Capitol Community College
	A Research Guide for Students by I. Lee

How to do a Works Sited Page:

	NoodleTools - Remember that you will need a user name and password before using.  Using the MLA format, a template is provided for you which allows you to type in the necessary information based on what you are using for a source (book, magazine, cd-rom, internet site, etc.)
	Valencia Community College  see a chart of different databases with an example citation for each.
	CHS Database Information for your Works Cited Page.

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Choosing Your Topic:

Popular Current Social Issues / Topics:

Sirs Reseacher: Complete coverage of all current issues

Virtual Library - topics / subjects arranged by Dewey Decimal numbers.  Very complete listing of topics from the Research Guide by I. Lee

Popular Research Topics from Dallas High School Library - excellent links to articles, essays, reports and other research commonly used for research papers and speeches.  Also, they give examples of working thesis statements.

Historical topics for Social Studies Classes - Refer to the on-line project posted on the web site for suggestions

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Style Guides and Resources

Electronic Handouts: Help in Writing - Everything a writer or student needs to know to complete a writing assignment is here.

Elements of Style - Here you'll find helpful information on grammar, usage, spelling, and composition.

Merriam-Webster Online - A great deal more here than just an up-to-the-minute online dictionary.

nuts and bolts of college writing - Michael Harvey

webgrammar - Judy Vorfeld's links for grammar & writing

Online Resources for Writers from the University of Maine

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant - When you are ready to pursue a bigger challenge.

So You Have to do a Research Paper - lots of links to help!

Writing, Grammar and Style Guides - Excellent links from O'Keefe Library's Best Information on the Net.