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You have made the right decision. You are now one of the pool of researchers who are dedicated in produci

ng quality papers and conquering the world of the unknown to the known.

Here are things you should know.

1.      The rudiments of research works are introduced to the class through lecture and inquiry-based activities requiring                students to make their learning logs and constant updates through this site.

2.      Research work can be conducted individually or in team.

3.      Students may opt to do an individual research to produce a minimum of 7-page work. (Title page is excluded)

4.      For pair work, a minimum of 10-page work is required.

5.      No less than 12-page research is required for trio work covering a heavier array of research topic and inputs.

6.      Research packaging, documenting, and sources citing will be based with the Modern of Language Association (MLA) format.

7.      Offline and online monitoring of progress will be conducted by the teacher.

8.      Drafts will be checked on the dates given.

9.      Short listed researchers  will be required to face the panel of judges for oral validation. 

10.  The research paper and oral validation on the scheduled date will be evaluated using the rubrics below.

Materials matter! Better grab or have some of these now.                

A. English IV Textbooks.

A.1 English Expressways IV, Bermudez et al (2007):

1.      Outlining your notes and ideas p. 41-43

2.      Using outlines and notes in Preparing a Research Paper 64-65

3.      Drawing conclusions (using conjunctive adverb) p. 133

4.      Expressing Opinion: Agreeing/Disagreeing (parallelism) p. 147

5.      Writing your thesis statement. P 160-163

6.      Parts of Research Paper. p. 166-167

7.      Expressing Passive voice in research p. 199-200, 247-248, 262, 281

8.      Using notes (paraphrase, summary, direct quotation) in research paper p. 204-205

9.      Showing respect to intellectual property (MLA) parenthetical documentation and formats for Works Cited .p.215-218

10.  Using illustration and captioning. p. 223-224

11.  Preparing Documentation for the Rough Draft. P.265-266

12.  Incorporating quotations (documenting sources) to the Research Paper (MLA format) 286-287

13.  Writing the First Draft for the Research Paper p. 302-303

 

A.2 Functional English for Today IV, Munoz et al (2000)

1. Choosing a topic, 359

2. Reviewing Related Literature, 361

3. Formulating thesis statement, 365

4. Making outline, 366

5. Note-taking, 371

6. Interviewing Resource Person, 372

7. Writing Draft, 373

8. Citing Sources, 377

9. Packaging the research paper, 381

10. Sample Research Paper, 382

  A.3 Internet References

1.      Basic Steps in the Research Process http://www.crlsresearchguide.org

2.      Big Six Skills http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/webcamp/final_projects/barney/big6.html

3.      EasyBib: Automatic Bibliography Composer http://www.easybib.com/

4.      Mrs. Adams' studyguide.org http://www.studyguide.org

5.      Nuts & Bolts of Big6 - The Game http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/big6/game/index.html

6.      The Organized Investigator http://www.fno.org/dec99/rcycle.html/

7.      Paradigm Online Writing Assistant http://www.powa.org/

8.      The Research Cycle http://questioning.org

9.      Research Outline Lessons/ Virtual Library http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/jvles.html

10.  Research Skills http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/research2000.htm

11.  See also: Plagiarism Study Skills

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Basic Steps in the Research Process <http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/ >

 

-This list of steps is a guideline for you to use. Not everyone will do these steps in the same order and you may go back and forth between them.

 

Click on the colored words to learn how to do that step.

 

1. Select a general topic that interests you in some way.

2. List key words to help you look up information about the topic.

3. Go to an encyclopedia, or other reference source, to get an overview of the topic.

4. Make source cards for whatever sources you will use for information.

5. Using the general overview, begin to focus the topic into something you can cover well.

6. Write a statement of purpose about the focused topic.

7. Brainstorm questions about the focused topic.

8. Group questions under similar headings.

9. Add any new questions you can think of under those headings.

10. Repeat step 2, listing more key words from your newly focused topic and questions.

11. Make a list of possible sources that can answer your questions. Identify the best sources to use.

12. Find the sources in the library, on the computer, etc. Make a source card for each one you use.

13. Begin making notecards. Use your brain stormed questions to guide your note taking.

14. Change your statement of purpose into a draft thesis statement.

15. Make an outline of your headings. If you are ready to print your outline, try the Outline Maker

16. Refocus your thesis statement if necessary.

17. Write the body of your paper from your notes.

18. Cite any necessary information with parenthetical citations.

19. Write your introduction and conclusion.

20. Write your Works Cited (it is similar to a bibliography).

21. Create a title page.

22. Evaluate your work.

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