March Writing Assignment
Researching South American / Caribbean Countries
Due MARCH 25, 2014
This month we will be doing a research paper for our BIG writing assignment. This is the biggest writing assignment the students have had this year and seems REALLY hard to the students. However, most of this writing assignment will be done in class IF they use their time wisely they should be able to complete it all at school.
Each student picked a South American or Caribbean country today to research. Their paper will be 5 paragraphs and written in MLA format. The first paragraph is their intro paragraph which will include a thesis statement. The next three paragraphs are body paragraphs. One will be on the history of the country, one on economics and the third on their choice (I suggested culture). Their final paragraph is their conclusion paragraph where they should restate their thesis statement.
Here is a link on MLA format:
This link has a citation builder as well as places for the students to research their topic (including WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA)
These two links should provide ways for the students to obtain all the information they need for their papers.
If you have other helpful links or any questions let me know!
Thanks,
Auri
