LIBRARY RESEARCH

English Composition II Research Paper

What Are We Doing?

Introducing the Research Process

How Do You Do Research?

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• Choose and Define a topic

• Develop a Research Strategy

• Carry Out a Strategy

• Analyze and Evaluate

Research Process Choose &

Define Topic

Research Process TopicIdeas

Research Process

Let’s go with Building Mosques in the United States What do we want to say about this?

Focus the Topic

Islam / Muslim

Freedom of religion (1st Amendment)

terrorismworship

belief

National security

How to support your idea?

Develop a Strategy

•Who would know (or who else would be thinking) about a relationship between mosque-building and terrorism?•Who would be thinking about religious issues unique to Islam?•Where would they put that information?•How can I find that information?

What Do You Want to Know?

Is there reason to believe that building an Islamic Center in lower Manhattan would promote terrorist activity?

What is the limit to the First Amendment right to freedom of religion?

Are there historical precedents to this type of situation? What are they & how were they resolved?

Are there restrictions on the types of religious institutions that can be built in your community? Should there be?

Develop a Strategy

Go get it!

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Carry out Strategy

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…and then access the scholarly materials at the CCC library

Carry out Your Strategy

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Research is a Process!

• Choose and Define a topic

• Develop a Research Strategy

• Carry Out a Strategy

• Analyze and Evaluate