Final Paper Format

Your final paper should be turned in by 3:30 pm on Monday, March 26, 2012.  There are no papers accepted after 3:30 pm.  This assignment cannot be turned in late; however, it can be turned in early.

Your paper should be bound in the following manner:

• Plastic Cover
• Title Page
• Abstract
• Paper
• Color Page Divider
• Week 10 Assignment 
• Color Page Divider 
• Style Guide
• Color Page Back cover

You may include a table of contents, but that is completely optional and you will receive no extra points for doing so.

*You must turn in TWO (2) bound copies.  The second one only need contain your final paper with the cover page and abstract.  It should also have a plastic cover and back cover page.

Week 22: Abstract

Write an abstract for your Capstone paper, that will be part of your final paper.  Your abstract should be one paragraph and include the following information:

• Why should we care about your issue?  (You could possibly include your thesis question)
• Your thesis statement (bold-face)
• How did you go about your research?
• Your results/findings/conclusion

All normal formatting rules apply, double-spaced, written in third person, none of the "this paper will"; except your paragraph should NOT be indented.  

Helpful links:
Purdue Owl  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
University of Berkeley:  http://research.berkeley.edu/ucday/abstract.html
My sample cover page and abstract: http://www.scribd.com/doc/85015600/Cover-Page-Abstract

This is due Monday, March 19th. 

Final Capstone Paper Rubric

Here is the link to the final rubric that will be used to grade your finished Capstone paper.  I will go over the elements required for the binding, title page and abstract next week. 


http://www.scribd.com/doc/84070693/Rubric-Final-Capstone-Paper

Week 21: Week 4 of Writing

This assignment is due Monday, March 12, 2012.

• Continuing to write prose for your Capstone final paper, adding 750 words this week, to have a total of 3000 words at the end of this week
• Includes intext citations and a bibliography (do not turn anything in to your advisor without intext citations)
• If you are getting close to 4000 words or over 4000 words, you need to speak with me.   No one should be significantly over 4000 words.  Remember part of the assignment is also learning how to fit your writing into the teacher's parameters.  
•  This week also think about where you could add a chart, table, or visual image that would support your writing. 
• This should be your final week of writing; we will have 2 more weeks for final revisions and edits. 

Week 20: Week 3 of Writing

This assignment is due Monday, March 5, 2012.

• Continuing to write prose for your Capstone final paper, adding 750 words this week, to have a total of 2250 words at the end of this week
• You should be adding on to last week's assignment for one large combined paper
• Includes intext citations and a bibliography (do not turn anything in to your advisor without intext citations)

I'll be back to school on Thursday.  Email me with any questions cdelong@gwa.ac.ma

Remember you'll be in the computer lab on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.  We'll work in the classroom on Thursday and Friday. I'll post this week's plagiarism participants on the board on Thursday when I return.  

I'm outlining my 5,000 word paper this weekend, so I can not only sympathize, but truly empathize as you work on your final paper.  Just think, you only have these last two weeks of major writing, then its just editing!

Week 19: Week 2 of Writing

This assignment is due Monday, February 27th.

• Continuing to write prose for your Capstone final paper, adding 750 words this week, to have a total of 1500 words 
• You should be adding on to last week's assignment for one large combined paper
• Includes intext citations and a bibliography (do not turn anything in to your advisor without intext citations)
• Be sure to double check your reference page for any errors

Week 18: Week 1 of 4 of Writing

Assignment in due on Monday, February 20, 2012

• Write approximately 750 words of text (not including citations)
• Includes intext citations and bibliography page
• By Wednesday, submit a first draft to your advisor