First+Hour+Pearls+of+Wisdom

=**​Contributors:**=


 * Group K.A.B.L.A.H.1: Katie Schneider, Anna Hesselshwerdt, Becca Emery, Lara Job, Allison French, Hannah Wood**
 * ** Pick a topic that's interesting to you. **
 * ** Make sure your sources are scholarly. **
 * ** Don't pick an obscure topic, it will be hard to research. **
 * ** Make sure to take really good notes on your citations. **
 * ** Don't use Knightcite. **
 * ** Make sure you know the difference between works cited and works consulted. **
 * ** Keep track of your works consulted. **
 * ** Stick to your thesis, don't go off on a tangent. **
 * ** Don't be afraid of college libraries. **
 * ** Disregard conflicting information written by someone else. **

**Motherland1:Spencer Moritz, Grant Page, Connor Foy, Emer Smith, Hannah Levitt, Sara DeJonge**
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 * Use databases such as World Book Online, MEL and Proquest Learning Literature (located on the East Grand Rapids Highschool Media Center Page)
 * Make a good rough draft because it will make it for an easier final copy, likely a better grade overall
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 * MAKE SURE TO ALWAYS SPELL HAZLE CORRECTLY!!!!!!!!
 * === Start your research and rough draft early so that you will have time to make corrections to your paper ===
 * When doing research, make sure to know where all of your research comes from, keep track of all websites and books so you can write a proper works cited.
 * Hi my name is grant and i smell.

> __Step 1-__ > DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!!! WE CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH!!! YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE WRITING IT AT 2 AM THE NIGHT BEFORE!!!!! > __Step 2-__ > Pick authors and topics that are personally interesting, and works by these authors that you have read (or are familiar w/) and/or enjoy. > Step 3- **
 * Group Amazing-1: Andrew Decker, Nathan Dills, Carley Morris, Barbara Mohrmann**
 * ** Group Amazing's Easy Process to Getting an A on a Research Paper


 * Group TheBunkerExperience1: Aaron Bunker, Kyle Brondyk, Colin Smith, Chloe Vruggink, Michael Zanko **


 * A compilation of three of the band members of Cyborg Smith and the Mutant 7 (Aaron Bunker, Colin Smith, Michael Zanko), Kyle Brondyk (Merch Kid), and... Chloe.

Research Paper Tips **
 * ** Use a database at a college (such as Aquinas or Calvin College) to search for scholarly sources, critical essays, and analysis on your topic. **
 * ** DON'T PROCRASTINATE 0_o **
 * ** Indent quotes over four lines 10 spaces (ie: 2 TAB keys) **
 * ** Spell "Hazel" rightly! **
 * ** Make a paste-up of your work, to organize your support and to make sure you have enough sources. **

**Gambit1: Joe Monticello, Vishu Singh, Kayln Fragel, Henry Schneider, Bobby Lundquist** **Research tips:**
 * 1) **Three R's : Read, Research, and Write**
 * 2) **Do not limit yourself to internet database searches! Books and libraries will have valuable information.**
 * 3) **Make sure you have enough scholarly sources.**
 * 4) **Choose authors that you like. You will be doing this project for a while.**
 * 5) **Take advantages of nearby colleges. There are many more sources there.**
 * 6) **Choose a mainsteam author, it will cut out a lot of extra time.**