Chicago-style research papers are useful writing experiences for college-bound homeschool high schoolers. Teens benefit from having experience in writing the various styles of research papers that they will face at their universities.

7SistersHomeschool's Chicago-style research paper writing guide is a 5-week, no-busywork, step-by-step guide. It is  adaptable to various levels of rigor and designed for student success!

This writing guide is aimed at high schoolers who already have some experience with research paper writing. 

It is self-guided, step-by-step, no-busywork guide that coaches a teen from start to finish through writing a Chicago-style research paper. Rubric for grading included.

What is Chicago style?

Chicago style is the creation of the University of Chicago Press. It is an old and successful format. 

This good college-prep research paper is different than other common high school papers.

In college, Chicago style NB research papers are most frequently used for humanities and some social sciences:

• Religion
• Philosophy
• Art
• Music
• Theater
• History
• Anthropology
• Business
• Computers/Technology
• International Studies
• Criminology

The biggest differences between Chicago style and MLA or APA papers is:

• There are footnotes for each citation.
• The citations are superscripts.
• It includes a thesis statement at the end of the introductory paragraph.
• Chicago style’s format is flexible in some ways. It allows students to use section titles for transitions (like APA papers) OR simply rely on transition sentences (just like MLA papers). 

Chicago style’s NB format is flexible in some ways. It allows students to use section titles for transitions (just like APA papers) OR simply rely on transition sentences (just like MLA papers).

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