RESEARCH MADE EASY: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO WRITING …
RESEARCH MADE EASY: A STEP-BYSTEP GUIDE TO WRITING THE 12RX
RESEARCH PAPER
Angela Agnello, Teacher of English Elmont Memorial High School
Kathleen Dehler, Teacher of English Sewanhaka Central High School Giulia DiRe, Teacher of English
Floral Park Memorial High School Stephen Haglich, Teacher of English
H. Frank Carey High School Frank Geritano, District English Coordinator
New Hyde Park Memorial High School
Sewanhaka Central High School District 2009 Revised Edition
RATIONALE
Research Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing the 12RX Research Paper is designed primarily to be utilized by students in senior high school who are writing a research paper. The purpose of this guide is twofold: to give students a sequential approach to writing the research paper from selecting a topic, doing the research, organizing the materials, and producing the finished document, and to readily prepare students to meet the demands and rigors of college writing and research. Sample term papers, along with alternative assessments and exercises are included to engage all learners.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The collaborators of Research Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing the 12RX Research Paper would like to recognize and thank the following individuals for their assistance and support:
Mr. Warren Meierdiercks, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Linda Opyr, Assistant Superintendent for
Curriculum and Instruction Mr. Frank Geritano, District English Coordinator Ms. Karen Annunziata, District Library Media
Coordinator
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STANDARDS AND INDICATORS
The following New York State Standards and Performance Indicators were utilized when designing the revised 2009 edition of the Research Guide:
READING
Standard I: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.
12.R.001 ? Locate and use school, public, academic, and special library resources for information and research. --use primary and secondary sources, such as dictionaries and abstracts --set purpose for reading by asking questions about what they need to know for their research
12.R.002 ? Check consistency of hypothesis with given information and assumption.
12.R.003 ? Analyze and synthesize information from different sources by making connections and showing relationships to other texts, ideas, subjects, and the world at large.
Standard II: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.
12.R.005 ? Read, view, and respond independently to literary works that represent a range of social, historical, and cultural perspectives.
12.R. 008 ? Read and interpret literary texts from a range of authors, genres, and subjects including literary criticism.
12.R. 009 ? Interpret multiple levels of meaning and subtleties in text.
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Standard III: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.
12.R.010 ? Analyze and evaluate non-fiction texts, including professional journals, technical manuals, and position papers to determine the writer`s perspectives, purposes, and intended audience.
12.R.013 ? Form opinions and make judgments about literary works by analyzing and evaluating texts from more than one critical perspective, such as a social perspective.
12.R.015 ? Make judgments about the quality of literary texts and performances by applying personal and academic criteria, such as that found in literary criticism.
12.R.016 ? Analyze and evaluate the intellectual and/or emotional impact of specific texts on the reader.
Standard IV: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction.
12.R. 018 ? Consider the age, gender, social position, and cultural traditions of the writer.
12.R. 019 ? Understand and anticipate the author`s use of tone, diction, and language appropriate to social communication in a variety of texts and conventions.
12.R.020 ? Recognize the types of language (e.g. informal vocabulary, culture-specific terminology, jargon, colloquialisms, and email conventions) that are appropriate to social communication.
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