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KEY LEARNING: RESEARCH PAPERS ARE FOCUSED, ORGANIZED, AND POLISHED
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UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
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HOW CAN A TOPIC OF INTEREST BE DEVELOPED INTO A RESEARCH PAPER?
WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF A RESEARCH PAPER?
HOW DOES A THESIS DRIVE A RESEARCH PAPER?
CONCEPT – WRITING PROCESS
 LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S):
 What are effective pre-writing methods?
 How can careful revision help both the writer and the audience?
VOCABULARY: Brainstorming, Mapping, Questioning Techniques, Prospectus,
Revision, Edit, Proofread, Organization, Development, Goals, Audience,
Purpose, Topic, Narrow, Broad
CONCEPT – CONTENT AND STYLE
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LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S):
What is the purpose of the written piece?
VOCABULARY:
Theme, Objective, Vision, Focus, Inform, Explain, Audience
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EVALUATING SOURCES
LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S):
How does one evaluate sources to determine validity and reliability
when using informational texts?
Why is research valuable?
URL, Accuracy, Currency, Expertise, Secondary Source, Primary
Source, Reliable, Evaluate, Analyze, Source, Informational Text, Bias
VOCABULARY:
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CONCEPT – ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE
 LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S):
 How are research papers organized?
 How does one synthesize information from a variety of sources?
Introduction, Thesis Statement, Unifying Concept, Elaboration,
Topic, Main Idea, Chronological order, Cause-and-effect, Comparison-andContrast, Problem-Solution, Outline, Supporting Details, Source Cards, Note
Cards, Paraphrase, Quote, Summary, locate, Interpret, synthesize, MLA
Vocabulary:
CONCEPT - DRAFTING THE RESEARCH PAPER
 LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S):
 How does one begin drafting the research paper?
Vocabulary: Pre-writing Activity, Thesis statement, Main Idea, Analyze,
Interpret, Synthesize, Inferences, Drawing conclusions, Summarize,
Plagiarism, Anecdote, Fact, Opinion, Introduction, Conclusion, Body, Ideas
CONCEPT - REVISE, EDIT, AND PROOFREAD THE RESEARCH PAPER
 LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S):
 What strategies are effective for revision, editing, and proofreading?
 How does one revise, edit, and proofread?
Vocabulary: Goal, Peer-Editing, Focus, Teacher/Student Conference, Checklist,
Facts, Statistics, Supporting Details, Punctuation, Capitalization, Sentence
Structure, Grammar, Word Usage, Mechanics, Presentation
CONCEPT – MAKING THE WORKS CITED LIST
 LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S):
 How does one formulate the works cited page?
 Vocabulary: Double-space, Alphabetical Order, et al., Heading, Title,
Documentation, Indentation, Citation
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