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Pre – Research Preparation

Pre – Research Preparation. Good research requires you to:. keep detailed, relevant and organised research notes take notes in the form of sentences that summarise the research you have read record quotes or statistics that you will use as your evidence in your paragraphs

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Pre – Research Preparation

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  1. Pre – Research Preparation

  2. Good research requires you to: • keep detailed, relevant and organised research notes • take notes in the form of sentences that summarise the research you have read • record quotes or statistics that you will use as your evidence in your paragraphs • consult a wide range of reliable sources

  3. Start with the topic/topic question • Look at your assignment topic/topic question and highlight the task words, content words and limiting words. • This will identify the essential topics that you must research Task Words • tell you what to do; • the action(s) you need to perform. • are usually verbs. Content Words • tell you what the topic area is • limit and define the essay, making it workable. • help you to focus your research and reading on the correct area. Limiting Words • tell you what area(s) to focus on • define the topic area further • indicate aspects of the topic area you should narrowly concentrate on. • e.g. Content Words Focus Question 4: What funerary practices/rituals were common in the New Kingdom? Describe these practices. Task Word Limiting Words

  4. Create questions from your key words/topics • e.g. • Defineserious assault and identify the penalties available • Evaluate the effectiveness of the serious assault law in QLD What is serious assault? • What are the maximum penalties for serious assault in QLD? What do statistics suggest about the number of serious assaults that occur in QLD? What do case studies and court sentences suggest about the effectiveness of the current law? What opinions do stakeholders offer about the effectiveness of serious assault laws in QLD?

  5. Brainstorm key search terms http://mindshift.kqed.org/2012/02/how-to-choose-the-right-words-for-best-search-results/ e.g. • serious assault QLD • penalties serious assault QLD • social issues serious assault QLD • problems serious assault QLD • statistics serious assault QLD www.bubbl.us/

  6. Scaffolding for Research

  7. Some handy websites to use during research Wonder Wheel alternative – related searches http://www.google.com.au/ http://www.boolify.org/ http://www.gleancomparisonsearch.org/ Carrot2 organizes your search results into topics. With an instant overview of what's available, you will quickly find what you're looking for. http://search.carrot2.org/stable/search

  8. Handy Search Engines Every Web site in SweetSearch has been evaluated by our research experts. http://www.sweetsearch.com/ Doesn’t have commercial content – just one long list http://duckduckgo.com/ Google's beta search engine that enables you to search the 'tag cloud' to get better information http://deeperweb.com/

  9. How can you ensure your sources are reliable…credible…authentic? • CRAP TEST • Introduction to Sources • Hints about choosing the best resources • http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/hints-on-print/index.html

  10. Reference List • APA Style • www.bibme.org/

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