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 * K-12 DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY RESEARCH SCOPE AND SEQUENCE**

Grades K – 4 Guidelines: Length – Sources – Documentation Style – Topic Question – Works Cited – Outline – Paper Presentation/Defense –

Grade 5 Guidelines: Length – 600-900 words, MLA formatting specs Sources – Documentation Style – MLA parenthetical citation only Topic Question – Works Cited – Outline – Paper Presentation/Defense –

Grade 6 Guidelines: Length – 600-900 words, MLA formatting specs (MLA Template provided) Sources – At least 3 total; 1 books, 1 scholarly articles, 1 web source based upon availability (Neither texts nor wikis can count as source) Documentation Style – MLA parenthetical citation only Topic Question – Biography Works Cited – Via "NoodleTools" formatting website of the materials consulted Outline – Traditional I, II, III or "bubble" mapping Paper Presentation/Defense –No

Grade 7 Guidelines: Length – 900-1200 words, MLA formatting specs Sources – Documentation Style – MLA parenthetical citation only Topic Question – Works Cited – Outline – Paper Presentation/Defense –

Grade 8 Guidelines: Length – 900-1200 words, MLA formatting specs Sources – Documentation Style – MLA parenthetical citation only Topic Question – Works Cited – Outline – Paper Presentation/Defense –

Grade 9 Guidelines: Length – 900-1200 words, MLA formatting specs Sources – At least six total; 2 books, 2 scholarly articles. Neither texts nor wikis can count as sources Documentation Style – MLA parenthetical citation only Topic Question – Provided; Argumentative, structural thesis required Works Cited – Annotated preliminary; Final split into cited and consulted Outline – Formal outline required Paper Presentation/Defense – No

Grade 10 Guidelines: Length – 1200-1500 words, MLA formatting specs Sources – At least eight total; 2 books, 2 scholarly articles. Neither texts nor wikis can count as sources Documentation Style – MLA parenthetical citation and footnotation hybrid Topic Question – Provided; Argumentative, structural thesis required Works Cited – Annotated preliminary; Final split into cited and consulted Outline – Formal outline required Paper Presentation/Defense – Yes

Grade 11 Guidelines: Length – 1500-1800 words, MLA formatting specs Sources – At least ten total; 3 books, 3 scholarly articles. Neither texts nor wikis can count as sources Documentation Style – MLA footnotation or endnotation only Topic Question – Self-generated; Argumentative, structural thesis required Works Cited – Annotated preliminary; Final split into cited and consulted Outline – None Paper Presentation/Defense – Yes

Grade 12 Guidelines: Length – Flexible Sources – Flexible Documentation Style – MLA footnotation or endnotation only Topic Question – Self-generated; Argumentative, structural thesis required Works Cited – Annotated preliminary; Final split into cited and consulted Outline – None Paper Presentation/Defense – Yes