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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Research Paper Topics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Ereading article discusses the importance of choosing the "right" research topic. Afterwards, 101 possible research paper topics are listed. W.11-12.7 Research
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Generating Ideas and Questions About a Research Topic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on creating a research question including determining the purpose and audience, brainstorming a topic, researching the question for information, and refining and narrowing the question. W.9-10.7 Research....
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Developing a Research Plan and Timeline (English Iii Research)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will to learn how to narrow their research topic and create a research plan and timeline. W.9-10.7 Research
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Exploring a Research Topic and Identifying Relevant Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students learn how to plan their research, find relevant primary and secondary sources, and use those sources in your research papers. W.11-12.8 Sources/Integrate/Cite
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Paper Writing: Research Paper: Topic Choice

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on choosing a topic and narrowing or expanding the focus to fit the requirements for a research paper. It provides tips like clustering, using a Venn Diagram, Google Scholar, etc. to find and narrow the topic. It...
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Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Selecting a Research Topic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A good resource which explains and outlines a student's choices when confronted with choosing a research topic. Includes links to an overview, focusing your topic, and more.
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Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon: Advice on Research and Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is dedicated to computer scientists or students who are studying computer science to guide their research, writing, and presentation skills.
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Other

Market Connections: Research Faq

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page offers explanations of research methods and how they work. Though aimed at businesses, it provides good information about conducting school research as well.
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Other

Oslis: Learn How to Do Research, Find Information, Cite Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent site outlining each step for Internet research at the middle school and secondary levels. This site focuses on a variety of information literacy topics, from how to research, find and evaluate information, and cite sources....
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Research: Where Do I Begin?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The 21st century has made access to information easier than ever. Purdue offers tips on how to narrow your research field when trying to sort through this information. Click on the links in the sidebar to learn about the different types...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Choosing and Narrowing a Topic to Write About (For Research Papers)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on choosing a topic for research and then narrowing it down to a workable thesis statement. It starts with information about choosing a topic and the 3 steps involved and then provides 3 steps to narrowing the...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Research Questions: A Focus for Planning, Researching, and Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Sophia video lesson introduces how to develop good questions for a research paper. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short research projects. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 standards are addressed in...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Choosing a Research Question

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Nine slides discussing how to choose an effective question for a research project.
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Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Brainstorming Research Questions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent tip sheet for using brainstorming techniques for writing research papers. It also gives great examples of factual and interpretive questions. It also provides links to very helpful tip sheets with examples and a worksheet...
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Free Management Library

Free Management Library: Basic Business Research Methods

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A comprehensive resource that details research methods and interview designs along with information on how to conduct a focus group.
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Joe Landsberger

Study Guides & Strategies: Elements of a Research Paper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
All the basics of writing the research paper are presented here very succinctly. Links to more in-depth looks at various steps are provided.
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Handouts: Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What kinds of evidence best support the points you make in a paper? Where can you find the evidence you need? This handout answers all these questions and more, including the difference between primary and secondary sources. You'll also...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Library Research

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this Boundless Communication PowerPoint presentation, students will learn about the organization of libraries and how to apply this knowledge to research. A guided self-check is included at the end of the PowerPoint. W.11-12.7 Research
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University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Assignment Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Want a realistic timeline for that research project? Use these tips and resources to get a handle on what to do and when to do it. It offers templates several types of research projects such as speech, media project, primary sources,...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Who Doesn't Want to Be a Millionaire

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson students learn how to summarize properly.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Discovery and Attribution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The research process can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be overwhelming! After you complete this self-guided unit, you will be well prepared to write a research paper. You will learn how to choose a topic, evaluate the reliability...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: I Search Chart

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A printable inquiry search graphic organizer to help students organize questions and sub questions while working through the research process. Directions on how to use this type of graphic organize as well as lists of teaching ideas and...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Writing Process: Finding Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on finding evidence to support your thesis, how to incorporate your findings into your own work, and how to effectively quote, paraphrase, and summarize your information. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.9, W.11-12.1b...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Wacky "Box of Rocks" Assignment

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson, students learn how to summarize properly.

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