4J Information Literacy Guide - Creating & Presenting Information


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Written Report Guidelines

Ideally the assignment that you get from your teacher will have criteria that include expectations regarding what you write based on your research, as well as the technical requirements of your report. If your teacher doesn't provide guidance in those areas, use these suggestions to help you with your report.

Writing the Report

Ideas and Content: Communicate knowledge of the topic, including relevant examples, facts, anecdotes and details.

Organization: Structure information in clear sequence, making connections and transitions among ideas, sentences and paragraphs.

Sentence Fluency: Smooth flow and rhythm of sentences.

Conventions: Use correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, paragraph structure and sentence construction.

Voice: Use lively and interesting writing style, appropriate to audience and purpose.

Word Choice: Carefully select words to convey precise meaning, images and tone.

Technical Requirements

If your teacher doesn't provide requirements, follow these suggestions

Paper white

8.5 inches by 11 inches

one side only

Title center near the top

ALL CAPS

your name centered underneath the title

name of class, teacher, date

Text 12 point standard font

double space text body

single space block quotes

one space following a period at the end of a sentence

Margins 1 inch at top, bottom, and sides

Paging page numbers in bottom middle

Indentation omit page number on title page and first page

indent 5 spaces for each new paragraph

Quotations use quotation marks when quoting directly

Examples of Rubrics

The Research Process from the Roseburg Public Schools. A Grading Rubric for Research Assignments

6 + 1 Trait Writingª from the Northwest Regional Lab NWRLab (requires Acrobat Reader)

Defining Locating Selecting Organizing Presenting Evaluating

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Last modified: October, 2003 by Steinke, Ague, Feuerhelm, Maxwell, and Warburg