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Canadian Sport History : Research Paper

This research paper explores various topics in Canadian sport history, including personal connections, hometown sports, and biographical stories of sports heroes and heroines. The paper provides guidance on conducting research, structuring the paper, and citing sources.

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Canadian Sport History : Research Paper

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  1. Canadian Sport History:Research Paper Due: On or Before Tuesday November 15, 2005; at latest, due in class Nov 15/05

  2. Details • 8-10 double-spaced pages (7.5 to 10.5 – no more, no less) • 2 copies – you keep one • Late penalty – 7% per day

  3. TOPICS • Personal • 1. Family; Relative; Friend 2. Hometown: sport or leisure facility; issue; team; event 3. Biographical – pick a hero / heroine

  4. What to Do • Pick a general topic • Do a full search at the library – use the library search and Sport Discus • Find both primary sources and secondary sources • Clear it with myself or Christine [ office hours: Wed 1:30-3:30, room 2308 3M ] • Find a research question or an issue in the material ~ you need a point of view, a clear statement of purpose

  5. Structure of the Paper • Introduction – thesis statement; cognitive map of the paper NOT intro to person or issue; example • Body – arguments embedded in the structure of your paper; marshall your evidence re your thesis statement • Conclusion

  6. Citations . . .Endnotes • Acknowledge the work of others • establishes historical validity • Used too to embellish or expand upon points that are relevant but not appropriate for the text

  7. Endnotes • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5.

  8. 6. J. Coakley, Sport inSociety: Issues and Controversies, (St. Louis: Mosby,1994), p. 22. • 7. Coakley, Sport in Society, p. 102-103.

  9. 8. M. Mott, Sports in Canada, (Toronto: Copp Clark Pitman, 1987), p. 35. • 9. Coakley, Sport in Society, p. 47. • 10. Mott, Sports in Canada, p. 87.

  10. Newspapers & Web sites etc • Eg. Matchless Six video, http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/article.cfm?id=702 - accessed 15 October 2005 • Newspaper ref ? Montreal Daily Star, 28 January 1887, p. 11; thereafter MDS, date, page.

  11. Toughest part – getting to res Question or statement of purpose > > seek us out !

  12. PLAGIARISM

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