Our class recently completed a research paper on Juvenile Justice. For that paper you were asked to use four sources provided in your textbook to respond to a writing prompt. For your final research paper, you will actually be doing the research yourself and formulating your own research questions. You will be researching a topic on either an issue of social justice or an issue in Education depending on your academy.
Your paper will:
1. be five pages, typed in 12pt Times font, double spaced.
2. reference at least five sources in a properly cited works cited page.
3. reflect your knowledge and interest in the area of study you have chosen.
Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7:Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.8: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
The Writing Process
I. Brainstorming a topic
a. Bubble chart
b. Developing research questions
II. Researching your topic
a. Assessing sources for validity (Is your source legitimate? Is it heavily biased?)
b. Assessing sources for relevance (Does your source relate specifically to your topic?)
III. Developing a thesis Statement
a. Is your thesis too broad? (Are you going to have too much to write about?)
b. Is your thesis too narrow? (Are you going to have enough to write about?)
IV. Writing an outline
a. Topic sentences
b. Evidence (Direct quotes, partial quotes, paraphrases, long quotes)
c. Analysis (Explain your evidence and how it supports your idea)
V. Writing a rough draft
VI. Revising
a. Is the thesis Clear?
b. Is the papers organization appropriate?
c. Are the topics sentences clear?
d. Are your ideas supported with Evidence?
e. Are quotations cited?
f. Are quotations used smoothly?
g. Is there an introduction and conclusion?
VII. Editing
a. Are sentences clearly written?
b. Are transitions used? And varied?
c. Are a variety of sentence types used?
d. Are words appropriately used?
e. Has the works cited page been properly formatted?
VIII. Final draft
Last Completed Projects
| topic title | academic level | Writer | delivered |
|---|