Independent Studies Students

 

Requirements:

1. Reflective Journals: Respond to at least three topics per chapter for every chapter of the book. Email me your journals every time you write three chapters. Each topic should be approximately 250 words (half page).

Send work to the appropriate email below:

Psychology students docraygen.psych@gmail.com
Economics students docraygen.econ@gmail.com
US History students docraygen.ushistory@gmail.com
Government students docraygen.gov@gmail.com
   

I do not check the above emails regularly. I use them to collect your work. If you have any questions, please email me at rgen@esusd.k12.ca.us 

2. TERM PAPER: write a 2500 word paper on a topic of your choice. Please clear the topic with me before you begin. Your paper needs to have at least two book references, two periodical/magazine references, and two from your text book.

 

Term Paper Checklist and Evaluation Sheet

Specifications:

                                ·  2500 words (minimum) - 3000 (maximum)
                                ·  word processed,  doubled spaced
                                ·  cite sources by using parenthetical documentation
                                ·  have a bibliography/reference list 

Please make sure your term paper project includes all of the following items:                                                                                 

Title Page                                              does it have an effective title and title page? 

Text                                                      double space; font 12; good grammar; 

Sources                                                 2 books, 2 text, 2 periodicals/magazines 

Documentation                                       in text/parenthetical 

Reference List                                       alphabetized and in proper format 

Clarity of Argument/Content                  makes a good argument 

Structure: 

                Introduction                          is it effective?
                Thesis                                   is it clearly stated? 

                Body Paragraphs

                                Topic sentence?
                                Transitions?
                                Evidence?
                                Commentary?

                Conclusion                            are results reported?
 

 


Resources:

How to write a term paper

Sample Term Paper

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