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Research Paper Topics
x Required Standardized Tests

x Social pressures faced by teenagers 

x Technology addiction

x Academic pressures faced by teenagers

x Teenage Drivers

x Teenage Depression

x High School Curriculum 

x Or other issues teenagers face

                                             

Hook:  Grabs the readers' attention.  
- An anecdote: a short story about you that makes a quick point about what your paper will be about.  
-A scenario:  Set up an image in your reader's mind.
-An Interesting Fact:  State a true fact about your topic.  The fact should be something that will grab your reader's attention.  



COMMON KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION

RULES: 
1. When in doubt, CITE!
2. Information most people know.  (ex: George Washington was the first president or Barack Obama is the first president of mixed race.)  
3. Information about the nation or a culture (ex:  Famous heroes or famous events in history.)  


 

USE THIS WEBSITE IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE!  MIT's Website states the following tips:  

Broadly speaking, common knowledge refers to information that the average, educated reader would accept as reliable without having to look it up. 

What is not Common Knowledge?
  • Datasets generated by you or others.

  • Statistics obtained from sources such as the US Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • References to studies done by others.

  • Reference to specific dates, numbers, or facts the reader would not know unless s/he had done the research.

Examples of statements that need citation - each refers to work done by others, statistics, or specific information that would not be known by the average reader.

Try HARVARD's website too!

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