Dr. Heidegger's Lab Report
to accompany "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The final report must be written legibly in blue or black ink; you may type or wordprocess if you prefer.
Use one side of the paper only. Single space and leave a blank line between each section.
Make sure you have a one-inch margin on all four sides of the paper if you type.
If you wordprocess, use a standard, 12-point font such as Times New Roman, Arial, Courier, Helvetica, or Palatino.
Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization ALWAYS count.
Here is the format for this report. Remember to PEAL on your paper!
Point- This is where you state your claim about what you believe to be the truth/right answer.
Evidence- This is where you go back to the text and pull direct quotes that support your thinking from the point you made.
Analysis- This is where you explain how the evidence that you found in the text (your direct quote) shows that your point/thinking is correct. You must connect your analysis to your quote and your original point. If you don’t have a good analysis then your evidence and point are irrelevant.
Link- This is where you connect your conclusion back to the point you are trying to make.
Your Name
Dr. Heidegger’s Lab Report
Period
Date
Lab title (Your title should reflect the actual concept being investigated and should avoid being just a clever play on words.)
1. Hypothesis: If . . ., then . . .. (This is your POINT and EVIDENCE)
Write Dr. Heidegger's hypothesis in this format. What idea was he testing? What did he expect to see? Use direct quotes from the text to support your thinking.
2. Rationale (This is your ANALYSIS)
This is the logic behind the hypothesis. Refer to #1 above and explain WHY he expected to see certain results.
3. Procedure
How did Dr. Heidegger perform his experiment? You may write the instructions in paragraph form, or you may write a list with explanatory notes. Part of your goal here is for someone else to be able to perform the same experiment by following your instructions.
4. Data/Observations
This should be strictly limited to the actual collection of data. Do not try to explain why Dr. Heidegger observed or recorded.
5. Analysis
How might Dr. Heidegger have explained what happened to his friends during this experiment?
6. Conclusion
The conclusion must contain a reference to the hypothesis. Would Dr. Heidegger conclude that his hypothesis was correct? Why or why not? What has Dr. Heidegger learned from this experiment?
Assignment adapted from: http://www.webenglishteacher.com/msb/heidegger.html