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Part One: Choose a topic you want to explore. Then, focus your research topic into 1-2 main research questions.

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Click below to see a list of research topics and ideas!

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Click below to see a list of research topics and ideas!

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Part Two: Start exploring and collecting information! Search for 3-4 credible sources of information. As you read/watch each source, make sure to take notes or annotate!

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Part Three: Write an annotated bib entry / paragraph about each source.

In your paragraph, explain what the source is about (summarize), share what you are thinking or wondering (analyze), and connect the source back to your research question (reflect).

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BibMe: Generate Modern Language Association 9th edition website citations for your bibliography

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BibMe lets you easily and automatically create website citations and build your bibliography in Modern Language Association 9th edition. It's accurate and free!

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Remember to cite evidence if you are using someone else's ideas or words. Use quotation marks, an author's last name, and a page number to show that your idea came from someone else's work.

Use commas , to...

separate two independent clauses (complete ideas) with FANBOYS

separate items in a list

separate dependent clauses from a complete sentence

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Be intentional and specific in your words. Choose words that help the reader best imagine your story.

Ex:

nice vs generous, kind, selfless

chill vs calm, peaceful, relaxed

bad vs disappointing, heartbreaking, infuriating

said vs asked, yelled, whispered

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Use a variety of simple, compound, and complex sentences to create a specific mood or feeling in your writing.

Simple → Enrique misses Lourdes.

Compound →  Enrique misses Lourdes, so he journeys to the United States.

Complex → In search of a better life, Lourdes left her children to find work in the United States.

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Comment questions or wonderings below! I will check and answer any questions posted here.

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Comment questions or wonderings below! I will check and answer any questions posted here.