extra credit mini research paper

Each student will have the opportunity to complete ONE additional paper that may result in earning up to 30 extra credit points. Students will delve further into a topic that interests them by researching and writing a short research paper (minimum of 750 words, excluding references) in response to specific prompts.  All questions must be addressed completely for full credit. These questions are more in depth than the typical discussion questions following each investigation and involve use of multiple external resources to find evidence supporting ideas and responses.