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Mr. Restad's research jams that won't screw up your brain while you write
For those of you who have cell phone privileges.
- Lo-fi beats
- Chillhop Essentials - I feel dumber just writing the word "chillhop" but it's pretty good stuff.
- Bill Evans - Jazz
- Miles Davis - Jazz
- Gonzales - Piano
- Brahams - Classical
- Studio Ghibli - piano soundtracks
- 8 Best of Debussey - Classical Piano
Reserach and Note taking
Find 4-6 sources on your topic. As you find sources be sure to
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Citations
Use the link above to the Purdue Online Writing Lab as well as my Youtube videos to help format your full citation and in text citations correctly.
CITATION INFORMATION IN MLA FORMAT (skip if a category cannot be found or is not applicable) Check out Purdue OWL for more information.
Example: Ebert, Roger. "Dark side shadows 'Sith'." rogerebert.com, 19 May 2005, https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith-2005, Accessed 23 April 2021. |
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Works CitedOnce you've collected your sources, taken the notes, and feel confident you have enough information to create arguments for both sides of your issue, create an annotated bibliography.
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Sample Summary: (source)The 2018 Edutopia article “What’s The Right Amount of Homework?” by Youki Terada explains what the right amount of homework is for each age group and what amount is too little or too much. The article agrees that young students do not benefit from homework, middle school students do, and high school students do as long as they have less than 2 hours of homework per night by explaining that homework can turn little kids away from learning, but that it has shown improved test scores for older kids. However, they also point out that it is unreasonable to give high school students 30 minutes of homework per subject, as this can lead to sleep deprivation and other mental health problems.
Sample Statement of Credibility: (source)The source itself, TNW (the Next Web), doesn’t seem to take itself too seriously, but the author, Rachel Kaser, looks like a credible tech and gaming reporter with a clear purpose of reflecting on the World Health Organization decision about their industry. TheNextWeb is reporting on news about their industry, tech and video games. Not much persuasion here as it is mostly an informative article. My critiques of this source are about the organization, not the article. It was written in 2018, a little dated, but I didn’t find much more current info. |
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OutlinesNext step is creating an outline for parts 1, 2, and 3. Use the video, sample, and template as your guide to organize info.
Also, here's another great video about outlining. I'd suggest filling out this this graphic organizer (should only take about 10 minutes. If it takes more, you need to do more reading on your subject) before you head on to a full outline.
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Introductions
Introductions for this research paper should consist of:
When you have the outline done for the Introduction then actually start transforming. Look at my outline and compare it to the introduction When you're done with this step, this is what your paper should look like the "Sample Intro #1" linked to the right. |
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Writing ParagraphsReady to start actually writing your parts 2 and 3 of your paper (the sections outlining either side of your issue/topic)?
Section Introduction paragraphs should...
Remember when writing body paragraphs to consider...
BE OBJECTIVE! The point of sections 2 and 3 are to present the sides of your issue without bias. |
First 1:30 is about body paragraph writing in general. About 2 minutes on is an example of modeling how I write.
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Conclusions
Stuck? Try these questions out to kick start your idea
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