The Research Process and Asking a Research Question

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What is research?

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Research is a method of looking for, analyzing, and sharing information. It involves breaking a topic into small parts to understand it better.

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Why do we do research?

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Research is done to find answers to questions.

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What are the two kinds of research?

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1. Experiment-Based Research: Testing a hypothesis or guess, like a science project. 2. Source-Based Research: Using sources like books, videos, magazines, artifacts, and websites.

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What is the focus of the class mentioned in the text?

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The class focuses on source-based research, not experiment-based research.

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What are the general steps in the research process?

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1. Choose a topic. 2. Create a research question. 3. Find sources to help answer your research question. 4. Create a thesis statement. 5. Create an outline. 6. Write a rough draft. 7. Edit and revise the rough draft. 8. Publish your final draft.

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How do you choose a topic?

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Ask yourself: What are you interested in? What do you know a lot about? Do you have strong feelings about something? Is there something you need to know about?

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How do you ask a research question?

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Combine your topic with what you want or need to know about it to form a research question.

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What is a thesis statement?

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A thesis statement is the guiding sentence for the whole paper, telling the reader specifically what the paper will be about.

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What is an outline?

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An outline is a plan for organizing your paper and your thoughts.

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What is a rough draft?

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A rough draft is the first version of a paper before any edits or revisions have been made.