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PREPARING TO WRITE A RESEARCH PAPER
Use the following as a guideline when beginning to plan for yourindependent study.
ISSUE/TOPIC YOU ARE RESEARCHING:
FOCUS OF YOUR RESEARCH:(What are you specifically interestedin?)
IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING ISSUE OBJECTIVE ANDSUBJECTIVE
YOUR RESEARCH QUESTION:
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LEGITIMATE SOURCES FOR RESEARCH
i. Use 3-4 different sources from the school database.You may use more sources, and these can be from acredible internet source.
ii. Include a least 2 different types of sources journalarticles, newspaper articles, etc.iii. Use sources published within the last 10 yearsiv. Newspaper and magazine articles must be published in
the last three years
The following sources are considered to be appropriate:a) Professional family/sociological journals
i. Journal of Marriage and Family, FamilyRelations
b) Non-fiction, research-based booksc) Research based periodicals
i. Transitions, Psychology Today
d) Statistical or Government publicationsi. Canadian Social Trends, E-STAT
e) Audio Visual sources
i. Documentaries, videos, interviews,radio/television
f) Reputable Newspaper and Magazine articlesi. McLeans, Time, Globe and Mail
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CITING WORK
INCLUDE CORRECT REFERENCING FOR EACH OF YOURAPPROVED RESOURCES.
American Psychological Association (APA) Citation Style
APA style is an editorial style used to present material and givecredit to the original source.
Many others working in the social and behavioural sciences haveadopted this style as their standard.
USING IN-TEXT CITATIONS
In-text citations are used for the following:
another persons idea, opinion, or theory
any facts, statistics, graphs, illustrations that are not commonknowledge
quotations of another persons actual spoken or written words
a paraphrase of another persons spoken or written words
GENERAL RULES FOR WORKS CITED OR REFERENCES PAGE
The Works Cited or References page must be on a separate sheet ofpaper and placed at the end of your report.
Entries must be in alphabetical order.
Create one listdont separate the entries by type of resource
Punctuation is important
The order of the information in the entries is important. Note theorder, for example, of the authors names and the year ofpublication.
Use Noodletools to help you organize your works cited sheet
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FORMAT OF THE RESEARCH PAPERCover Page: Give your report a title which indicates the nature of thecontent. You can be creative with your title page, but the title, your name,and the report completion date must all be clear.
Table of Contents: Organize your information to make it easier for your
reader to quickly find information. Each section and subsection should belisted and the page number identified, so number your pages as well.
Introductiona) Generate interest in the topic and situate the topic or problem which
you intend to examine in a broader context. Why did you researchthis? Why is it interesting? Etc.
b) Introduce the reader to the structure and organization of the paper(that is, the main points or subheadings to be discussed in the order in
which they will be presented)c) Research statement/question clearly presentedd) Define any terminologye) Your thesis or your research question
BodyThe body of the research paper must provide the reader with detailedinformation on each of the subtopics upon which the paper is structured. Toavoid confusing the reader, it is usually advisable to discuss each of thesubtopics in the order in which they were presented in the introduction.
Information must be logically organized.This is the section where you present all of your written information. Youwill use direct and indirect quotations. You will write in your own words forsummaries of background information.****You can include tables, charts, illustrations etc. embedded in yourbody if they are small and fit easily. For any large supplementaryinformation, include your material in an appendix and just reference it inyour text. Generally anything larger than page goes in an appendix.
Conclusion
- State your thesis now that research is complete- No new information is introduced- Summarizes the main headings of the review- Identifies what kind of information was not available- States or suggests the implications of your research
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RESEARCH PAPER RUBRIC
Name:____________________ Overall Mark________/100
Categories/Criteria Below
Level 1
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Knowledge/Understanding /20
Use of relevant and substantial
evidence Information is gathered from
multiple sources
Thinking/Inquiry /40
Research question (s) are
formed through the paper,
clearly stated, and thoroughly
answered
Thesis is specific, substantial
and clearly stated
Research is well organizedand logical
Thoughtful discussion of
evidence and ideas.
Communication /20
Vocabulary and sentence
structure are varied and grade
appropriate
Effective use of subtitles.
Effective incorporation of
evidence Effective transitions
Essay is carefully edited and
free of errors in spelling,
punctuation, grammar
Application /20
Introduction
Interesting intro to topic
Clear preview of subtopics
Clear thesis or research
questionConclusion
Re-states thesis
Reviews subtopics
Strong ending
Documentation
Proper format and internal
citation of research
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ProperAPA format works
cited
Submitting the Final Report What to include
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- See detailed instructions (approx. page)
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2. Total body is a minimum of 3 pages level 4 requires more.3.
3 subtopics is the minimum number; theres no max.
- See detailed instructions (approx. page)
Title Page
BODYSubtopic 2:Specific focusstated intopic sentence
Conclusion
Introduction
Works Cited
BODYSubtopic 3:Specific focusstated intopic sentence
BODYSubtopic 1:specificfocus stated
in topicsentence
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