Developing Research Skills

Which book would be considered a primary source?

• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

• Essays on the Plays of William Shakespeare

• The Civil War and Its Impact on the American South

• A History of the Salem Witch Trials

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Read the following prompt:

Technology has become an important part of people’s lives. Children are growing up surrounded by advertising, digital media, and more. They have greater access to tablets, computers, movies, and other media. Is technology becoming a threat to childhood? Should regulations be in place to protect children?

What is the best research question for the prompt?

• What forms of media do children use the most often?

• Why is technology becoming such an important part of people’s lives?

• What effect does technology have on children’s development?

• How can technology influence people?

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Which element should be part of the thesis statement for a research paper?

• your observations about the topic

• statistics to support your details

• questions you have about your topic

• anecdotes that relate to the subject

Which source is a secondary source?

• an interview

• a personal journal entry

• a magazine article

• an autobiography

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What two factors are important when choosing a research question?

• having an overabundance of information to draw from

• being able to answer the question in one or two words

• using one aspect of the prompt for your focus

• choosing something that you’re interested in researching

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Which two sources are primary sources?

• a historical reference book

• a speech transcript

• a journal article

• a personal journal entry

Which sentence correctly cites the following source?

Peterson, Scott. Overcoming Your Public Speaking Fears. Waco: Bungalow University, 2011. Print.

• Scott believes that students struggle with stage fright due to self-esteem issues.

• “Running from opportunities to speak in public will force you to miss opportunities to improve yourself and develop important life skills” (Peterson, 2011, 24).

• You can practice “relaxation techniques, such as breathing or meditating, to overcome fears and focus on the speech” (Peterson 14).

• Learning to speak in public can be a powerful tool in the business world, but there are plenty of other facets of your life that can benefit from developing this skill.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

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Select the 3 resources that are print sources

• Austen, Rob. Following the

  River. Washington, DC:

  Brownstein & Gould,.

  2004. Print

• Scoleville, Jason, and

  Tabitha Huson. "Playing the

  Game." Egyptian Summit

  28 Feb. 2015. Print.

• Brown, Jackson. "The Sonic

  Boom of Technology."

  News!News!News!

  Bronson Jakes, 6 July

  2011. Web. 1 Mar. 2015.

• Peterson, Evangeline. The

  Unabridged Journals of

  Douglas E. Johnson.

  1st ed. Vol. 1.

  Chicago: Anchor,

  1993. Print.

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Select the 3 resources that are internet sources

• Austen, Rob. Following the

  River. Washington, DC:

  Brownstein & Gould,.

  2004. Print.

• Bowerman, Katye. "Handling

  Eating Disorders in Teens.

  The Ohio Press Spinstein .

  Inc., 27 Mar.2006.

  Web. 1 Mar. 2015.

• Brown, Jackson. "The Sonic

  Boom of Technology."

  News!News!News!

  Bronson Jakes, 6 July

  2011. Web. 1 Mar. 2015.

• Zeigler, Jasper. "Skydiving:

  Taking the Plunge." The

  Springdale Mirror. 24 June

  2012. Web. 1 Mar. 2015.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Select the 3 in-text citations that are written correctly

• As childhood obesity rates continue

  to be rise, scientists believe

  that one important factor in

  making a difference will be

  “educating families, especially

  in poverty-stricken areas”

  (James 5).

• Studies have found that obese

  children don’t typically exercise

  outside of school (Kingston 47).

• According to the American Tooth

  Brigade, by eating greater amounts

  of sugar “your teeth are at risk to

  significant decay, which can affect

  you as an adult" (ATB 15).

• According to Avery, children who “often

  eat salty foods when they’re young

  develop a taste for it as adults,

  leading to problems with sodium

  and cholesterol." (12)

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