kick-starting your research. the research process inquire advanced knowledge supporting your...
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Kick-starting your research
The Research Process
• Inquire• Advanced Knowledge• Supporting your argument
Define your research question
• The exact question your research will try to answer
• Sharper questions
Develop a working thesis
• Could be called a hypothesis• Your overall claim
Devise your plan
• Research question• Working thesis• Results from literature review• Description of problem• Plan/solutions for problem• Limitations/challenges• Bibliography
Help your friends
• Get into groups of two• Read your friend’s proposal and write down, in
your own words:– What is the author’s topic?– What’s the paper’s thesis?– What’s the author’s plan for the research?
Source’s credibility
• How do you know if it is reliable?• A little background check on the authors• Are you biased?• Is it up to date?
Here’s the bonus for you
• Start with your bibliography / reference / works cited FIRST
Detour / Roadblock
• What happens when you don’t find what you need/desire?
Research Paper
Joining the Conversation
• Where to start?– Look into your proposal– Set your mind right
Joining the Conversation
• Where to start?– Look into your proposal– Set your mind right
• What’s your voice?– Expository Research Paper– Argumentative Research Paper
Figure 13.1 on page 313
How a research paper looks like?
Introduction– Identify your topic– State your purpose– State your thesis statement– Offer background information– Importance of your paper
Your paper
Body– Issues (chronological or argumentative)– Subsections / divisions / headings– Direct quotations – Paraphrasing or summarizing– In-text citations
Your paper
Conclusion– Transition to conclusion– Restate your main points / thesis statement– Stress the importance again– Call to action– Optional: limitations of this paper / research
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