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Myers Briggs Personality Type Research Paper Assignment
You will be crafting an analytical research paper based on the following question: How do you interpret
your Myers Briggs personality type? This essay prompt gives you multiple options for discussion and asks
you to synthesize sources with your own thoughts to form a cohesive essay. The goal of this research
paper is to parallel the process of a college-level research paper while hopefully allowing you to reflect
about your personality.
The project will be broken down into several steps, which are outlined below:
Step 1: MBTI Test & Personality Type
 Take Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and calculate personality type
 Read and annotate non-fiction article* over type by Robert Heyward
 Create Quote Collage* from non-fiction article annotations
Step 2: General Research
 Take Cornell Notes* over personality type (including questions, notes, and
summary/reflection)
 Keep track of which websites you used throughout your notes
 Develop your overall impression/interpretation/opinion over Myers Briggs and your
personality type
Step 3: Analytical Essay Prompt & Brainstorm
 How do you interpret your Myers Briggs personality type?
 Use quickwrite on your overall impression/interpretation/opinion over Myers Briggs and
your personality type to help develop your thesis statement
 Use your quickwrite on questions to help determine section titles of your paper
Step 4: Academic Journal Research
 Understand the difference between an academic journal and an Internet webpage
 Listen to instructions on database research
 Read through the Step 4 guide on page 4
 Use questions from quickwrite or Cornell notes to form database searches
 Take Cornell Notes over several articles that you could use in your research paper
 Find one academic journal article that you will include in your paper
 Print out select pages from this article and save the MLA citation
 Annotate this article* for connections to your overall impression/interpretation/opinion
over Myers Briggs and your personality type
Step 5: Draft your Thesis Statement & Section Titles
 Develop your thesis statement of your overall impression/interpretation/opinion over
Myers Briggs and your personality type using the Step 5 guide on pages 5-6, the Power
Verbs for Analysis list, and quickwrite
 Read your thesis statement to three people and get their feedback
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 Form open-ended questions from quickwrite or Cornell notes that you will use as your
section titles
 Create an Outline of your paper that includes your working thesis statement, section titles
Step 6: Synthesizing Research
 Read through annotated academic journal article and determine what text evidence you will
include in which section of your research paper
 Read through annotated non-fiction article and determine what text evidence you will
include in which section of your paper
 Look through Cornell Notes on general Internet research and determine which 2-4 other
sources you will include in your paper
 Create draft of MLA Works Cited page (include 4-6 sources)
 Create an Outline* of your paper, formatted to MLA style that includes, that includes your
working thesis statement, section titles, which source you are thinking of using in each
section, and any working ideas you have
Step 7: Draft Analytical Research Paper
 Draft your research paper (word count: 550-750)
 Conference with Ms. Parvin or other students
 Use resources such as the Purdue OWL website, any background knowledge on SAQs (Short
Answer Questions), any background knowledge of synthesis essays or DBQs (Document
Based Questions)
 Edit Works Cited page using the Step 7 guide below
 Review Research Paper Rubric
Step 8: Revise & Edit Your Research Paper
 Format your research paper according to MLA Style guidelines that can be found on the
Purdue OWL website
 Print out what you think is your final copy of your paper
 Read through your paper and check for general spelling, grammar, and clarity errors
 Check that each quotation used includes an in-text citations formatted such as (Author 23).
 Check your word count, your number of sources, and Works Cited page
 Print out what you think is the final copy of your paper #2
 Give your paper to one peer to read and give you feedback on
 Edit your paper according to their feedback
Step 9: Finalize Your Analytical Research Paper
 Print out your research paper including your Works Cited page and read everything through
one more time
 Organize your folder in the following order:
 Left pocket from front to back: Quote Collage, annotated academic journal article, any
printed Internet research, Annotated Heyward non-fiction article, MBTI Test
 Brads (if you have them): Final copy of your research paper** with Works Cited page
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 Right pocket from front to back: (If you don’t have brads) Final copy of your research
paper with Works Cited page, other drafts of your paper and works cited page in order
from most recent to least recent (aka first draft), Outline, this instruction packet
 Turn your folder* and all its contents into Ms. Parvin
Step 10: Present Your Findings and Interpretation
 Review Research Presentation Rubric
 In a class presentation*, take 2-3 minutes to give the highlights of your study of your Myers
Briggs personality type
 Start by using your Quote Collage to explain how your personality type connects to you;
then explain your overall impression/interpretation/opinion over Myers Briggs and your
personality type; then introduce and read one section of your paper in front of the class;
finally, conclude your presentation
 If you would like to create a visual aid for your presentation, you may, but it is not required.
 Listen to others present their findings and interpretations to the class
 Write Ms. Parvin a reflective letter over this entire process and how you are feeling now
about the future
Notes about Instructions:
*= Formative assignment
**= Summative assignment
Research Paper Calendar:
April 6
MBTI Test
Score Calculation
(Step 1)
13
Quickwrites
Research Paper Stepby-Step Guide
(Step 3)
20
Outline* Due
Drafting
(Step 5 and 6)
27
Print out Final Copy
Organize Folder*
Research Paper**
Due at the end of the
period
(Step 9)
7
Read/annotate
Heyward Nonfiction article*
(Step 1)
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EBSCO Database
Tutorial
Academic Journal
Research
(Step 4)
21
Drafting
(Step 7)
8
Create Quote Collage*
(Step 1)
9
Internet Research
and Cornell Notes*
(Step 2)
10
Internet Research and
Cornell Notes
(Step 2)
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Academic Journal
Research
Annotating Research*
Drafting
(Step 4)
22
Drafting
Revising and Editing
(Step 7 and 8)
17
Drafting Thesis,
Section Titles, and any
other thoughts
(Step 5 and 6)
28
Reflect on process
Begin
Presentations*
(Step 10)
29
Presentations
(Step 10)
16
Annotating
Research
Drafting Thesis and
Section Titles
(Step 4 and 5)
23
Drafting
Revising and
Editing
(Step 7 and 8)
30
Presentations
(Step 10)
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Drafting
Revising and Editing
(Step 7 and 8)
May 1
Begin Final Units:
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Step 4 – Academic Journal Research
The most effective research papers pull from unique sources that enhance the opinion you are trying to explain.
Scholarly or peer-reviewed journal articles are written by scholars or professionals who are experts in their fields.
These articles give a research-based perspective on a specific topic for a specific field. The diversity of information
can be overwhelming at times, but search tips can allow you find an article that supports, differs from, or qualifies
your overall impression/interpretation/opinion over Myers Briggs and your personality type.
You are going to choose one academic journal article source specific to your area of interest regarding Myers
Briggs and your personality type.
When choosing your source, keep several tips in mind:
1.
Look at sources which cover a variety of viewpoints on Myers Briggs and your personality type.
2.
Use the EBSCO Database for your search, narrowing down the fields and types of articles.
3.
Read article descriptions and skim through articles before dismissing them; sometimes there could be only
one or two sections of an article that could be relevant to your focus.
4.
Consider the validity of your sources; make sure what you are looking at is an academic journal article.
5.
Make sure you are looking for relevant quotes that are no longer than one sentence in length in all your
sources.
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Step 5 – Draft your Thesis Statement & Section Titles
Analytical Essays: An analytical essay explores particular characteristics of an issue or phenomenon and
offers your interpretation or evaluation of how these elements work together or why they are
important.
Thesis Statements
Example 1:
Example of an analytical thesis: McDonald’s advertising campaign for children reveals serious issues
regarding the misrepresentation of the nutritional content of McDonald’s Happy Meals.
Thesis Breakdown:
= the subject you are going to talk about
=action verb that describes your purpose
=overall opinion of your subject that can be backed by research
Example 2
Possible Research Question: How should one interpret and respond to Christina Rossetti's poem "Goblin
Market?"
 Possible Author's Interpretation: Although Christina Rossetti's poem "Goblin Market" is typically
viewed as a poem reflecting on the dangerous implications of the material world on morality
and, more specifically, female chastity, it can also be read as an expression of Rossetti's
adamant belief that the female should be viewed as both a wholly erotic and spiritual being.
Thesis Breakdown:
= transition / concession of part of your subject
=action verb that describes your purpose
=overall opinion of your subject that can be backed by research
Your thesis breakdown
Analytical Research Paper Prompt: How do you interpret your Myers Briggs personality type?
1) Subject you want to talk about =_____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Could be guided from quickwrites, affirmations, doubts, qualifications, etc.
2) Action verb(s) that describes your purpose=___________________________________________________________
 Use Power Verb List for Analytical Writing
3) Your overall impression/interpretation/opinion over Myers Briggs and your personality type that you want to talk
about= __________________________________________________________________________________________
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Section Titles
Using Guiding Questions: You will be using open-ended questions as the section titles throughout your
research paper.
Developing your section titles: From your working thesis, your quickwrite of questions, and your
Cornell Notes, you will develop open-ended questions that you genuinely would like to answer or
discuss throughout your research paper. Using your working thesis and your knowledge of the 550-750
word count for this paper, decide how many section titles you will need to include in your paper. These
questions should be open-ended and each connect differently to your thesis statement. (Use mainly
how or what questions.)
Examples:
How could knowing I’m INFJ help my life?
How accurate is the Myers Briggs Test?
Section Guidelines:
Each section of your research paper should include one-two paragraphs of writing.
Each section should also include at least one piece of text evidence, including an in-text citation, from a
source listed in your Works Cited page.
Each section should address an open-ended question that connects to all or part of your thesis
statement.
Use as many section titles as it takes to discuss the complexities of your thesis statement.
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