Part I: Research Plan
1 - Our role in friendship (selecting friends, keeping friends, making judgements, maintaining
friendships, etc.)
2 - Outside influences (societal standards, media, etc.)
Research topic: Overall subject and
explanation; 3-4 sentences detailing what I
already know about my topic. (10 pts).
Friendships can be complicated, they are
sometimes superficial, they can be toxic,
they can be rewarding and they can be true.
Choosing friends can also have an effect on
your life. Good friends will help guide you,
bad friends can steer you to making bad
choices.
Specific, open-ended research questions (from
the previous lesson): 2-3 questions to discover
what I want to learn about my topic; the “how”
What do you look for in a friend? How do
and “why” that go beyond just basic facts. You
you meet your friends? Why do you become
will be able to develop a thesis statement by
friends with some people and not others?
answering these main questions. (10 pts).
Audience: Answer the following: Who is my
audience? What do they need and want to
My target audience, if I choose, is my peers.
know about my topic? What vocabulary should What I think they should know if how to
I use to reach this audience? (10 pts).
have good friends, and what it looks like to
have bad friends.
Purpose: 3-4 sentences about why I want to
I think friendship is something you can help
learn about my topic. How do I want to reach
guide you throughout your life. It is also
my audience? How do I want them to react/feel
important to show what bad friends can
when they read my research? (10 pts).
introduce you to. I want my audience to feel
excited and hopeful.
Sources: How will you collect information?
Will you use primary, secondary, print, and/or
electronic resources? The most thorough
Primary and Secondary sources, will be my
research includes a wide variety of types of
primary sources. I will use scientific studies
sources. These will be further detailed in your
from electronic sources pretty extensively.
next lesson. (5pts).
Presentation: How will you present your
findings? Think about using graphics, photos,
text, and other images to help your audience
understand the information. (5 pts).
I think I will use all, graphs to show
scientific benefits of friendship, images to
show positive and negative impact of good
and bad friendships, and photos of what
experiences you can have.
Part II: Research Log
Open-ended Research Question (10 points):
How does it feel to be around friends?
Source 1 (8 points):
MLA Formatted Citation (source 1):
https://www.birchbox.com/magazine/article/6- "Ross, Valerie, “6 Scientific Reasons Why Your
scientific-reasons-why-your-friends-really-do- Friends Really Do Make You Happier” Birchbox, N/A
make-you-happier
Notes (source 1; remember to place direct quotes in quotation marks and include page numbers
if using a print source):
6 benefits of friends; Reduce Stress, Cheer you up, Talk about real stuff, all types of friends
boost mood, they make you happy
Source 2 (8 points):
MLA Formatted Citation (source 2):
Mandell, Leah, “Why We Need Friends,
According to a Scientist”, The Fader, 2017,
Web, 08 March 2017
Notes (source 2; remember to place direct quotes in quotation marks and include page numbers
if using a print source):
Longer life, reduce heart disease, release of oxytocin, dopamine, serotonin, and
oxytocin are involved. Basics of friendship are rooted in information and
resource.
Source 3 (8 points):
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-surprisingscience-behind-friendship-11581256802
MLA Formatted Citation (source 3):
Peterson, Andrea “The Surprising Science
Behind Friendship. Wall Street Journal, 2020,
Web, 9 Feb, 2020
Notes (source 3; remember to place direct quotes in quotation marks and include page numbers
if using a print source):
How studying animals can show about bonds of friendship.
Physical Health Benefits of friends- Cardiovascular health, immune system, sleep
Science shows you brain actually reacts in a similar way to people watching videos that are
friends.
Building friendships takes time. About 50hrs to be considered a friends and 200hrs to be a best
friend.
Source 4 (8 points):
Friendology: The Science of Friendship
MLA Formatted Citation (source 4):
Degges-White Ph.D, “Friendology: The Science
of Friendship, Psychology Today, 2018, Web,
29 May 2018
Notes (source 4; remember to place direct quotes in quotation marks and include page numbers
if using a print source):
5 Themes of friendships based on recent studies; pleasure, reciprocity, length vary over a
lifetime, reciprocity, voluntary, respect
2 Factors in choosing friendship: Individual(approachability, social skills, selfdisclosure, similarity, and closeness) and Environmental(proximity, geography,
activities, and life events.)
“people we like to be around are those who make us feel good about who we
are, what we believe, and what we enjoy doing.”
Source 5 (8 points):
Friendships: Enrich your life and improve your
health
MLA Formatted Citation (source 5):
Mayo Clinic Staff. “Friendships: Enrich you
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthylifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/friendships/art- life and Improve Your Health”, Mayo Clinic,
2019, Web, 24, August, 2019
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Notes (source 5; remember to place direct quotes in quotation marks and include page numbers
if using a print source):
Friendships can be health, but take a lot of work
Examples of where people meet friends provided.
Quality over Quantity
Ways to nurture friendships