Research: Question of the Day
Why have you done research in the past? (list as many reasons as you can think of)
What kinds of things have you researched recently?
What kinds of information are you looking for when you research?
What are some of the challenges you have discovered when you have done research?
Why have you done research in the past? (list as many reasons as you can think of)
What kinds of things have you researched recently?
What kinds of information are you looking for when you research?
What are some of the challenges you have discovered when you have done research?
APA Research: What is APA?
APA is short for "American Psychological Association" and it is a style guide for submitting papers and assignments. Many colleges and universities use APA as the format for submitting papers so that the style in which a paper is submitted is regulated. Therefore, all students' papers should be set up the same way.
APA Style Guide
APA is short for "American Psychological Association" and it is a style guide for submitting papers and assignments. Many colleges and universities use APA as the format for submitting papers so that the style in which a paper is submitted is regulated. Therefore, all students' papers should be set up the same way.
APA Style Guide
Conducting a Critical Website Evaluation
Using Research and Evidence PowerPoint
Choose two of the following websites:
RCMP
Texting and Driving Safety
Distraction.Gov
Party Program
Fill in information on your handout from each website to explore and analyse the websites .
Website Evaluation Handout
Using Research and Evidence PowerPoint
Choose two of the following websites:
RCMP
Texting and Driving Safety
Distraction.Gov
Party Program
Fill in information on your handout from each website to explore and analyse the websites .
Website Evaluation Handout
Writing a Summary Paragraph
You are required to choose a topic that you are interested in, find two articles on the internet that pass the critical evaluation of a website test, and then write a summary paragraph for each. You will also include a title page and a works cited page, all following the APA guidelines.
Sample Articles:
Sample Article in Macleans: "How the war on drunk driving distracts from the real danger"
Summary Paragraph Sample
Sample article in Psychology Today: "The Smell of Love"
Browse through the following topic list for ideas: "Topic Ideas"
You will spend time researching the topic of your choice to answer a question about that topic.
For example, the topic might be "social media" and the research question might be "is it possible for teenagers to be addicted to social media?"
Writing a Summary Paragraph
You are required to choose a topic that you are interested in, find two articles on the internet that pass the critical evaluation of a website test, and then write a summary paragraph for each. You will also include a title page and a works cited page, all following the APA guidelines.
Sample Articles:
Sample Article in Macleans: "How the war on drunk driving distracts from the real danger"
Summary Paragraph Sample
Sample article in Psychology Today: "The Smell of Love"
Browse through the following topic list for ideas: "Topic Ideas"
You will spend time researching the topic of your choice to answer a question about that topic.
For example, the topic might be "social media" and the research question might be "is it possible for teenagers to be addicted to social media?"
APA Format
Format of the APA Research Paper: Writing APA Summaries PowerPoint
Additional Resources:
Link to Owl Purdue's Online Writing Lab: Conducting Research
APA Format
Format of the APA Research Paper: Writing APA Summaries PowerPoint
- Title Page, including your name, the date, the course code and the title at the top of the page
- A Running Header on each page
- Two summary paragraphs
- A comprehensive Works Cited Page in APA style
- Evaluation rubric sheet
- Click here for a copy of the assignment, including rubric
- Click here for paragraph summary worksheets
Additional Resources:
Link to Owl Purdue's Online Writing Lab: Conducting Research
Narrative Essays
What is a Narrative Essay?
Sample Essay #1: Listening At Last
Read the essay: Go back and identify the transitions the author used to connect the paragraphs.
Now look at how the paragraphs are structured.
Find examples of interesting language the author uses to increase our interest in the story.
Sample Essay #2: Rick Hansen: The Only Wheelchair in Town
Narrative Description: Activity
Narrative Essay Assignment
What is a Narrative Essay?
Sample Essay #1: Listening At Last
Read the essay: Go back and identify the transitions the author used to connect the paragraphs.
Now look at how the paragraphs are structured.
Find examples of interesting language the author uses to increase our interest in the story.
Sample Essay #2: Rick Hansen: The Only Wheelchair in Town
Narrative Description: Activity
Narrative Essay Assignment
Writing an APA-style summary
Here's a sample article on the topic of Animal Rights Groups.
Here's a sample Summary Paragraph with information taken from the article.