Research project 8-10 pages
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
Using the topic and the sources you gathered in Project 1, you will continue researching to round out those sources and prepare to write an exploratory research essay for Project 2. This essay should be 8-10 pages in length and formatted in 7th edition APA format. You will be exploring your research topic over the course of Project 2. Your paper should include a cover page (Your name, Course Name, Date, my name, Professor Carr, a title, page numbers (upper right hand corner), be in font Arial, font size 12, include a Reference page. You will need a minimum of 6 scholarly peer reviewed sources. Remember, this is not an argumentative essay, but rather, an exploratory research essay where you identify a research topic and question and provide information and a possible solution to your reader.
What you'll be doing
Over the course of this project, you’ll be:
Locating additional research sources and possibly discarding sources from P1
Planning, outlining, and drafting a well-supported research essay
Using APA style and including in-text citation throughout the essay
And as with Project 1, there will be a final reflection to accompany Project 2.
Additional activities in developing Project 2 will include:
Plan to gather additional sources to include in the research essay
Development of a work-in-progress progress report
Collaboration with peers and instructor to help guide your process
Developing a structure for your essay
Learning about APA style and citation
Practice summarizing, paraphrasing, and incorporating direct quotes
Developing and expanding on ideas and ensuring support from evidence
Discerning between plagiarism and misuse of sources
Responding to peers and getting feedback in return
Remember, just because you completed a summary for P1 doesn’t mean you can’t find more or better sources for P2. As your research continues you’ll develop concrete plans to move from inquiry-based research to writing about it, and this transition might reveal that you could use additional research on some aspect of your topic.
In Project 2, you’ll create a structure for your research essay that shares the compelling information from your inquiry-based research. Your essay will fully analyze sources while discussing implications on various potential audiences of the research you found.
What you'll be doing
Over the course of this project, you’ll be:
Locating additional research sources and possibly discarding sources from P1
Planning, outlining, and drafting a well-supported research essay
Using APA style and including in-text citation throughout the essay
And as with Project 1, there will be a final reflection to accompany Project 2.
Additional activities in developing Project 2 will include:
Plan to gather additional sources to include in the research essay
Development of a work-in-progress progress report
Collaboration with peers and instructor to help guide your process
Developing a structure for your essay
Learning about APA style and citation
Practice summarizing, paraphrasing, and incorporating direct quotes
Developing and expanding on ideas and ensuring support from evidence
Discerning between plagiarism and misuse of sources
Responding to peers and getting feedback in return
Remember, just because you completed a summary for P1 doesn’t mean you can’t find more or better sources for P2. As your research continues you’ll develop concrete plans to move from inquiry-based research to writing about it, and this transition might reveal that you could use additional research on some aspect of your topic.
In Project 2, you’ll create a structure for your research essay that shares the compelling information from your inquiry-based research. Your essay will fully analyze sources while discussing implications on various potential audiences of the research you found.