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Sea Power & Maritime Affairs. Research Paper Directions. Research papers. Amplifying Instructions. Overview. 2 papers 500 words (+/- 100 words) You choose topic Person Battle Technology Strategy/tactics

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  1. Sea Power & Maritime Affairs Research Paper Directions Research papers Amplifying Instructions

  2. Overview • 2 papers • 500 words (+/- 100 words) • You choose topic • Person • Battle • Technology • Strategy/tactics • Extremely Critical: Topic must have made a lasting impact upon Navy/Marine Corps history.

  3. Formatting • Double spaced • 12 pt. font • Times New Roman • 1” Margins • 2 spaces after periods • Black ink • STAPLED!!!! • No spelling errors, grammatical errors, or typos

  4. What it should look like

  5. Grading Criteria Percentage of Grade Actual Grade

  6. Chicago Style Citations • Footnotes • Bibliography

  7. Chicago Book Citations Footnote Example Bibliography Example

  8. Chicago Website Citations Footnote Bibliography See Chicago Manual Handout for full details, and directions for citing other sources.

  9. Chicago Bibliography Note: (1) Citations are in alphabetical order (2) Citations are single spaced, with double spaces separating citations (3) All lines after first line are indented

  10. Grammar • Voice. • “Third person voice” (no “first person” words like “I” or “me”) • “Active voice” (not “passive voice”) • Tense.Use past tense • Grammar. • No run-on sentences • Subject-Verb agreement • No dangling prepositions or dangling modifiers

  11. Style • Use person’s full name only once. Use last name afterwards • John Paul Jones was a Navy captain….The men liked Jones….Jones did his best to take care of them…Jonesunited a nation… • Ships always in Italics • USS Arizona, HMS Victory, etc.

  12. Abbreviations • Uses full name first occurrence with abbreviation in parenthesis. Then use abbreviations ONLY for all subsequent uses: • “He attended Officer Candidate School (OCS) in 1923. Though it was tough, OCS taught him…When he looked back at OCS…”

  13. Structure • Introduction: • Make your argument (thesis statement) and introduce your topic sentences. • Body Paragraphs • State your 1st topic sentence and defend it. • State your 2nd topic sentence and defend it. • State your 3rd topic sentence and defend it. • Etc. • Conclusion • Restate your thesis and recapyour 1st, 2nd and 3rd points and restate your argument. • Insightful closing

  14. Essay Outline

  15. Draft Copy Edits • Must be submitted two weeks prior to due date for paper. • I will return them a week prior to due date.

  16. Additional Information • See www.navalseapower.com • Topic ideas • Paper formatting checklist • Outline template • Chicago Style Citations manual

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