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Bedford 50-52, 54, 55, 56, 57b Notes on Research
The following assignment asks you to read portions of Bedford Chapter 50, which has rich resources for how to engage in quality research. Follow the instructions closely and develop the responses on this document or on a separate document, and keep them in your notes for easy access--they will come in handy for you all 4 years of high school, and in college!
50b: Pose Questions Worth Exploring (p. 516 - 521)
Summarize each paragraph in 1-2 sentences:
List the various ways to think like a researcher in the green box:
What makes a question focused? What makes it too broad? Give one example of each:
What makes a question challenging? What makes it too factual? Give one example of each:
What makes a question grounded? What makes it too speculative? Give one example of each:
What does it mean to enter a research conversation? What questions should you ask?
Brainstorm as many research questions as you can; select the ones that are grounded, challenging, and focused.
50d: Search efficiently (p. 523 - 527)
How should you use the web for effective research?
How can bibliographies and citations provide research shortcuts?
List and describe the five “tips for smart searching” in the green box.
51c: Avoid unintentional plagiarism (p. 531 - 537)
How should you take notes on your sources in order to avoid plagiarizing?
See the green box on information to collect for a working bibliography to know what you should compile for your Works Cited page.
How should you summarize without plagiarizing?
How should you paraphrase without plagiarizing?
How can quotation marks be used to avoid plagiarizing?
What is plagiarism, and what are some more tips for avoiding it?
52: Evaluating Sources (po. 537-553)
This section is very valuable; read 52a, 52b, and any other sections you find helpful.
How can you notice signs of an author’s bias?
55: Integrating Sources (p. 570 - 577)
If, in the past, I have commented on your writing or told you verbally to work on how you use quotations or sources in your writing, you should read this whole section carefully, take notes, and ask me good questions.
What is a signal phrase, and how should you use it?
56b (p. 601-652): General Guidelines for works cited list
See this section for how to properly cite the information from each of your sources.
57b: Sample MLA Research Paper (p.656-661)
Read this sample essay in order to see all that you have just learned in action.
List any formatting or mechanical items that you notice in this paper but you have been forgetting to do:
What it the thesis of this paper? Why is it effective?
How is the paper organized? Outline each of the main points. What makes this organization effective? How could it be improved?
Notice how the paper uses reliable sources masterfully. Choose one aspect of using sources that you will commit to doing very well in your research paper:
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