Final Evaluation: Research Skills

What have you learned about conducting research? Your Research Skills Evaluation is a concluding activity for this class.

Finishing Your Paper

Your final paper is due Monday, January 25th. Please make sure to cite all your sources and put all of your research into your own words. You must also draw conclusions based on your research.

Beginning Your Paper

The introduction to your paper is now due, and by week's end you should have at least a page and a half of your paper completed. In your first paragraph, introduce your topic. Make sure the reader can understand what topic you are exploring, and what issues you are specifically focusing on. The rest of your paper will answer the questions and explain the statements in your introductory paragraph.

Research Project Steps

Each student is required to have at least three research articles from reputable sources. Once we have evaluated the sources, then you may highlight relevant information in each article. Remember, you are using your research to back up or substantiate your opinions. You are not copying sections of the article "wholesale" into your paper. Even though you may think the words in the article you are using sound better than what you would write, you cannot use them. You must read the material, digest it, and then put down your own understanding of it in your own words, along with the conclusions you've come to based on what you've read. This is an essential skill that you will need in college.