Research Task Checklist
  

These steps may vary depending on the instructor's specific requirements but they all should be completed in preparing any major research project.  It is your responsibility for understanding the requirements and tasks necessary to successfully complete a project.
    
Requirements  
1. What is the due date for the completed project? _______________
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  What are the due dates for the in-process steps? e.g. note cards, storyboard, outline, etc.) _______________
     
  What are the format requirements for the project?  Must it be a formal paper, oral presentation, video, multimedia project.  may I choose the format? _______________
     
2. What is the required length in words or pages? _______________
     
3. Are there specific word processing requirements? _______________
     
4. How many sources are required? _______________
     
5 What specific source types are required? Primary sources, such as speeches, letters, poems, legislation, interviews, etc.?  Secondary sources?  Online sources? _______________
     
6. What form should my documentation take?  Works Cited and/or Consulted?  Annotated source list? _______________
     
7 Is an outline or a graphic organizer required?  If so, what is the due date? _______________
     
8. Must you submit all stages of the process?  In what form? _______________
     
9. Has your teacher assigned a topic, or will you be responsible for developing a focused topic? _______________
     
10. Assigned or proposed topic? _______________