The Research Process Steps 1-5
Finding the information that you need!
LEQ: How do I use questions to help
me unlock a research topic, write an
informational research paper, and cite
sources?
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Keywords
 Keywords: Question  Paraphrase
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Database
 Keyword
 search
 Source
 Document evidence
 Synthesize
 Plagiarize
 Cite
 Citation
 MLA Format
 In text citation
 Works Cited
Today’s Learning Goal:
 By the end of class today, you
need to have completed and
submitted worksheets #1b, #2,
and #3 in eBackpack.
How can I use 14 Steps to help me
complete a Research Paper?
 Go to eBackpack 1A and look at the 14
steps. We will use these steps as a
checklist to completing this research
paper project.
How can I use a Passion or a Problem
to find a topic?
 Brainstorm a list of your hobbies and
interests
 Make a list of 3 problems you need to
solve, decisions that you need to make,
and figure out what you could learn about
to help you solve the problem or make the
decision.
What kind of questions should I use to
narrow my topic to a manageable focus
for my paper?
1. Read pages 1060-62 in Unit 10 Research
Strategies Workshop
2. Use 1B in eBackpack: the Question Cluster
3. Your first questions should relate to WHY you
want to learn about this topic—what is your
specific goal that you hope to learn through your
research? Write it in the center of the question
cluster organizer.
How can I develop a list of questions to
begin my research?
 Read: Unit 10, pages 1062-77
 Use Research #2 in eBackpack.
 Write questions that are comprehensive-- Not a yes or no answer----
 Require an explanation
 Show some kind of depth or significance
beyond simple questions
How will I find and use sources of
information?
 Read 1063-1077.
 Complete #4, Using Keywords.
How will I document my sources for my
research paper?
 1. Note the kind of information that you need
in order to prepare a citation.
 2. Two kinds of citations:
 Works Cited = at the end of your paper
 In Text Citation=within your paper, after any
facts or information that you have uncovered in
your research to show where you found your
information.
How will I document my sources?
G e t EXCITED a b o u t E a s y B i b –
a
S i t e
t o
C i t e !
 use website not app
 Look at the cite carefully.
 Complete #3 worksheet on citing sources
 Question: How many types of sources
are available on the EasyBib site?
Assessment Prompt _7: How can I use a
research file and source sheets to help
me process, synthesize, and paraphrase
the information that answers my
research questions?
Why is it important to paraphrase and
then document?
What does it mean to synthesize?
When the answer is not
obvious or directly
stated within a source,
Look for connections and
related ideas---then,
combine them and draw
conclusions---
Your focus now: Find and read 3
sources!
 1. Read each source thoroughly!
 2. Then, look at your question list. Did
you see any facts related to your
questions?
 3. Complete a source sheet for each
source.
Due by end of class Thursday!
 3 Source Sheets to eBackpack
 Make sure that each is
completed correctly.
How to Complete a Source Sheet
 1. Write the number in the Source Sheet #___.
 2. Read the directions.
 3. Identify the type of source (remember the
59 types from step #3? It will be one of these!)
 4. Write the Title of the source.
 5. Copy and paste in the citation that you will
need for your Works Cited page. (use EasyBib)
How to Complete a Source Sheet (cont’d)
 6. Make sure that you have completely
read the entire source. Then, look at your
list of questions. Did you find any facts
related to any of your questions? If so, in
Part 2 list all of the questions for which
you have found any related fact within this
source.
How to Complete a Source Sheet
 7. In Part 3 of the Source Sheet, you will list
each of the questions from Part 6 individually
on the given chart.
 Then, copy and paste into the chart the direct
quote from the source that relates to the
questions .
 Finally, PARAPRHASE this quote---state what the
quote says in your own words.
How to Complete a Source Sheet
 Part 4—Additional Information
 This is your chance to add interesting facts that
you did not know so you really couldn’t even
ask a question about it. These are the facts that
will take your research in interesting directions,
and allow you to add more questions.
 These facts may also change your resarch focus
a bit, and you may find yourself narrowing your
focus even more as you find them.
How will you use your source sheets?
 Source sheets are very important---they help
you think through the information that you
discover.
 Source sheets help you connect your questions
with the information that you discover.
 You will use your PARAPHRASED comments on
the Source Sheets directly within your paper.