How to Write a Research Paper Checklist

____ Cover Page ____Outline ____ Devising a Thesis ____ Finding credible sources ____ Addendums (Poems neatly typed out/ printed in the same font and type style as the research paper) ____ Introduction: Attention Getter Biography of their poet/ Poems analyzed Thesis Statement ____ Body paragraphs ____ Poem 1: State the poem Brief summary of the poem Analysis/ Interpretation of the poem ____ Poem 2: State the poem Brief summary of the poem Analysis/ Interpretation of the poem ____ Poem 3: State the poem Brief summary of the poem Analysis/ Interpretation of the poem ____ Conclusion Paragraph: Restate thesis Incorporate a brief piece of the biography of the poet Restate the three poems analyzed Closing statement ____ Works Cited Page Ensure sources are credible How to cite sources Put together bibliography page FYI: ____ 12 point font ____ Times New Roman ____ 1 margins ____ Minimum 3 typed, double spaced pages ____ Absolutely nothing is bolded except for the thesis statement.