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Research Paper

Research Paper. Focusing Your Research. Previewing Research. Remember when you wrote your persuasive documented paper on a topic related to language? I gave you the topic (language) and then you did a preliminary search to find what issues/topics were out there.

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Research Paper

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  1. Research Paper Focusing Your Research

  2. Previewing Research Remember when you wrote your persuasive documented paper on a topic related to language? I gave you the topic (language) and then you did a preliminary search to find what issues/topics were out there. From the possible topics, you narrowed your focus and then created an annotated bibliography on that particular focus.

  3. Previewing Research Similarly, you now have your broad topic; i.e., your book. You have done a preliminary search to make sure that you can find ample information related to your topic. But now the question is, “What will my research paper be about?”

  4. Previewing Research Well, just like you did with the “language” essay, you will need to preview/skim the research to see “what’s out there.” What are the main themes of your book? What motifs does your book have? How is the author’s style described? Why is the book considered “worthy” of study and analysis? In other words, what do the literary geeks talk about when your book comes up in conversation?

  5. Previewing Research To get a better idea of possible foci (that’s the plural of focus) for your research paper, you are going to preview the research of your book by looking at some basic research and source information first and then creating an annotated bibliography. The goal of this activity is to get a clearer “focus” so that your notetaking will (hopefully) be more productive.

  6. Annotated Bibliography Create your annotated bibliography like you did last time. Type the MLA citation for each source followed by a brief summary of the key points in that source and an evaluation of the sources quality (i.e., how useful the source is). Include 3 sources. (See next slide.) Be sure your summaries are in your words. Your annotated bibliography is due tomorrow.

  7. Annotated Bibliography Three sources: 1. A general study website (Sparknotes, Cliff’s Notes, etc.) 2. A Topic or Work Overview from a literature database (TEL): If you’ve forgotten how to access the literature databases, there are directions under the File Manager in the Handouts for English III. 3. An overview from Masterplots or other reference book

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