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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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