Feb 25 - Overview of Research Paper

Today we will...

1. describe the general processes of writing a research paper
2. explain the characteristics of two common types of research paper (argumentative & analytical) and how they differ.

What is a Research Paper?

What is a research paper? How is it different from the diagnostic essay you wrote?
Let's take a brief look at a teacher's lecture and get some ideas.

Do you think this is the right way to write a research paper? Why or why not?

Ordering Activity

Now, let's do a little ordering activity. Open this document up in googledrive and work with a person next to you to order these steps in the right sequence.

Here is an overview of a research paper.

Research Paper PPT

Now let's take a look at the two major types of research paper.

Prompt Analysis Practice

Here is a prompt analysis. Please work in groups and write different argumentative and analytical prompts for the topic "College Tuition".

Homework

Please go back home and start thinking about what topic you want to write for your research paper.

Reminder

Keep working on the Plagiarism Prevention Tutorial on Compass 2g. We are having the in-class certification test on Friday.