Unit 2.1 - Types of Research Paper and Developing a Research Question

Students will be able to:

• Recognize different types of research paper (e.g., primary vs. secondary, argumentative vs. analytical research papers)
• Describe a general process of writing a research paper and analyze the order and interdependence of the steps of research process
• Generate tentative research questions that are appropriate for length, purpose and audience to guide their research (through preliminary research)

Part 1: Informal Early Feedback Survey

Please fill out the informal feedback survey. This survey is important for improvement the class in the short term and for future students. At the end of the term the survey will be offered again for extra participation marks.

Part 2: Warm Up

Think about the types of research papers that you have seen previously. Name three kinds.

Part 3: Types of Research Papers

Look at the Types of Research and Developing a Research Question powerpoint and observe the types of research papers that we will be looking at in this class and decide what design of research question is most applicable to your field.

Part 4: Types of Research activity

Once you have completed Part 1 of the powerpoint, open up the activity and determine which type of question falls in line with the design of research. Once you have completed this, finish looking at how to create an effective research question in Part 2 of the Types of Research and Developing a Research Question Powerpoint. Then, complete part 2 of the funtivity in a group to create 6 different types of questions from the same topic.   If you have extra time, read through the new questions from the other groups and (1) point out where they met the criteria well for creating a research and (2) make a suggestion for improvement about anything they noticed that could be better. (key)