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Sample Topic: Proportional Representation
Sample Topic: Proportional Representation
Exploring: What question are you trying to answer? What are your keywords for research?
Exploring: What question are you trying to answer? What are your keywords for research?
Question: Should Canada adopt proportional representation as its electoral system?
Thesis: Canada should adopt proportional representation because it is the most democratic electoral system.
Key search terms: Canada, proportional representation, democratic, electoral system
Investigating: What kind of information are you looking for? Where can you find it?
Investigating: What kind of information are you looking for? Where can you find it?
Primary Sources: provide raw information and first-hand evidence. Examples include interview transcripts, statistical data, and works of art (Scribbr.com)
Primary Sources: provide raw information and first-hand evidence. Examples include interview transcripts, statistical data, and works of art (Scribbr.com)
Secondary Sources: provide second-hand information and commentary from other researchers. Examples include journal articles, reviews, and academic books. A secondary source describes, interprets, or synthesizes primary sources.
Secondary Sources: provide second-hand information and commentary from other researchers. Examples include journal articles, reviews, and academic books. A secondary source describes, interprets, or synthesizes primary sources.
Finding Information
Finding Information
Websites:
Websites:
Polimeter is an independent initiative developed by political scientists that tracks whether politicians keep the promises they make.
Articles:
Articles:
What the Canadian election results would have looked like with electoral reform (The Conversation.com)
Academic Journals (search in databases)
Academic Journals (search in databases)
Selecting Information
Do your sources pass the CRAAP test?
Currency
Relevance
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose
Processing: How will you choose, record, organize & evaluate your information?
Processing: How will you choose, record, organize & evaluate your information?
Synthesis and Analysis: combine and examine ideas to:
show how commonalities, patterns, and elements fit together
form a unified point for a theory, discussion, or interpretation
develop an informed evaluation of the idea by presenting several different viewpoints and/or ideas
Use transitions to show how ideas are related (more examples of transitions)
Creating: What format will you use to demonstrate your understanding?
Creating: What format will you use to demonstrate your understanding?
Develop a first draft.
What format will I use to present my work?
Who is my audience?
Edit the first draft.
Have I proofread my work for spelling, punctuation, and grammar?
Have I asked someone else to proofread my work? Is my work clear and accurate?
Do I have my list of resources?
Review the final draft.
Have I met all project requirements?
Organize my work.
Is this an oral, written, or multimedia presentation? Do I need charts and graphs?
Do I need visual aids to make my message clearer?
Present my work.
Have I rehearsed?
Do I need to use presentation software?
What equipment do I need?
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