<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (April 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (April 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> A term paper is a research paper written by students over an academic term, accounting for a large part of a grade . Term papers are generally intended to describe an event, a concept, or argue a point . It is a written original work discussing a topic in detail, usually several typed pages in length, and is often due at the end of a semester . </P> <P> There is much overlap between the terms research paper and term paper . A term paper was originally a written assignment (usually a research based paper) that was due at the end of the "term"--either a semester or quarter, depending on which unit of measure a school used . However, not all term papers involve academic research, and not all research papers are term papers . </P>

When do you hand in a term paper