Senior Research Project – Handout 2 – English 12
Last week you set-up your “Research” folder on the SHS network, were given a research question, and used INSPIRE.net to find, save and cite a source. You were also shown how to revise a research question while reading sources. 
If you were absent during last week’s activities, or do not have a “Research” folder on the network, see Mr. Smith.
The next steps in your research project will be graded, and should be completed today.  
Overview:
1.	Create a “Scrap” folder inside your “Research” folder.
2.	Pick a research topic (for today only, not the rest of the semester).
3.	Create and save a new “Works Cited” document in your “Research” folder.
4.	Visit INSPIRE.net to research your topic.

Details

1.	Create a “Scrap” folder inside your research folder, and move all files from last week’s work into it.
2.	Create a “Works Cited” page—See Purdue’s OWL website for formatting details.
o	Save your “Works Cited” document to your “Research” folder.
o	Keep your “Works Cited” document open while doing your research. 

3.	Quickly, choose a research topic for today’s mini-research project and type your research topic at the top of your works cited document. Relax, go with your first instinct, and choose quickly--this decision does NOT commit you to a topic for the rest of the semester! 
o	A list of suggested topics is posted on the class website.
o	You may also pick your own topic and check with Mr. Smith to confirm that it is acceptable for this project.

4.	Visit INSPIRE.net to research your topic.
o	Choose and save TWO articles relevant to your topic in your “Research Folder.”
•	If no PDF version of your article is available, copy the text into a Word document and save.
•	Use the “Cite” feature to the right on your screen to display MLA formatted citations at the top of the page; copy and paste the MLA formatted citation into your “Works Cited” document. Otherwise, find the relevant MLA works cited information and type your citation manually.

Results – This is what will be checked for a grade

You should have the following items when you are finished:
1.	A “Scrap” folder with all of last week’s work moved into it.
2.	One works cited document in MLA format with two sources listed
3.	Two articles related to your topic.