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Guidelines for Research Outlines and Secondary Sources[rev 9.21.2015]

Cite secondary sources, beyond the usual websites, in your Research Outlines [RO]. Use articles from JSTOR (scroll down Berklee site) and other reputable places, e.g.,

https://library.berklee.edu/_research_wiki_root/index.php/Recommended_Databases_for_LHUM-100

https://scholar.google.com/?hl=en

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ [automatically give you Citations]

For secondary sources, cite simply by naming source and including links. You might want to look atMLA documentation http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/http://easybib.com/

Reminders:

For RO: Maximum 1 page including, A focused thesis that extends topics covered and makes an argument or gets us to think of things in a fresh way. No Plot Summaries or purely informational work.

Approximately 6 bullet points supporting your 1 FOCUSED thesis (not an essay)2 secondary sources. Your RO is for your talking points. You will have more to say than you have written.

Outlines (including Verbal Presentation of your ideas) will be graded on "depth and detail" (Go narrow and deep, not wide and shallow).

The use of first person (I) is encouraged since these RO should be an exploration of your ideas, and not derivative. Print 2 hard copies: one for you to read from and one for me. No digital copies and do not email it to me.

Throughout semester, compile and SAVE ONE MS Word document of all your written work with a Table of Contents [Required], listing & numbering all assignments. You will need to post this complete Portfolio toward the end of the semester.

Week14: turnitin will provide an Originality Report, indicating how much of your work (including ideas, not just language) is taken from web sources.