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Introduction:   Can include:

• Start out with a revealing story or quotation.

• Provide important definitions or background information.

• State your reason for choosing this subject.

Sub–Topic 1:

Sub-Topic 2:

Sub-Topic 3:

Concluding Statement

Review the important points you have made and draw a conclusion.

Discuss how your research has strengthened or changed your thinking about your subject.

Explain what you have learned from your research.

6 Trait Rubric

_____ Ideas (3  subtopics)

_____ Organization

_____ Voice

_____ Word Choice

_____  Sentence Fluency

_____ Conventions

_____ Works Cited Page

Notetaking Rubric

____ Always uses bullets, abbreviations, telegraphic sentences, quotes, examples, details, statistics.  All the details in the paper are in the notes.

____ Sometimes uses:  bullets, abbreviations, & telegraphic sentences, quotes, examples, details, statistics.  Most of the details in the paper are in the notes

____ Never uses bullets, abbreviations, & telegraphic sentences, quotes, examples, details, statistics.  Very few of the details in the paper are in the notes.

_____Information in the paper appears in the notes.