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The Research Paper Modern World History/English 10 C. Corning Name: _____________________ January 2010
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The Research PaperModern World History/English 10C. Corning
Name: _____________________
January 2010
Notes:
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THERESEARCH PAPER
Modern World History
Edited January 2010
Research Paper OutcomesWhat You Will Know and Be Able to Do As a Result of the Research Unit:
1. Select a topic to be researched in depth that reflects a Global issue.2. Formulate a research question to focus your research and to use as a basis for the thesis.3. Research information that answers the question, using appropriate resources such as
electronic searching, library, audio/visuals and interviews.4. Write source entries in correct MLA style.5. Take notes using paraphrase, summary, direct quotes and appropriate abbreviations.6. Write an outline based on notes.7. Revise and edit sources/notes and/or writing, give peer feedback and conference as part
of the writing process.8. Create a Works Cited of sources used in the research paper.9. Insert accurate parenthetical citations within the body of the research paper.10. Write a formal MLA style research paper.
Termsthesis ellipsis synthesizeparenthetical abstract currencycitations MLA styleworks cited periodical plagiarismparaphrase URL sources (primary; secondary)direct quote document, documentationobjectivity resources biasreference sources reliabilitysummarize authority Credibility
Materials / Resources flash drive or other electronic storage device folder like to keep photocopies/ source materials, etc.
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Gr. 10 Research Paper Requirements
Research a topic that is about a current issue that can be written and documented in a 4-6-page paper. Your final paper will be between 1000-1200 words, word-processed (Times New Roman 12 pt), MLA style and include the following:
1. Introduction2. One Concession argument – this arguing against your thesis. NOTE: this step is
optional. See your teacher for details.3. Two or Three Arguments– supporting your thesis. NOTE: If you have a concession
argument you will only need two other arguments. If you have no concession, you will need three
4. Conclusion
You are required to have a minimum of 5 relevant, recent, (the last six months), reliable, representative (of both sides of the issue) and varied sources documented in your final paper. Other, less recent sources may be necessary for background information on your topic. These will be in addition to the 5 recent sources.
Formulate a research question on the issue you have chosen. Your paper will focus on answering the research question assigned. You must get teacher approval of the question before moving on to the next step. Note that it is likely the question will need revision and refinement as you research.
Use a folder to store the following pre-writing information: 1. The question your paper will answer2. Hard copies of the sources you need to answer the question3. Notes taken from sources that answer the research question4. Source Evaluation assignments5. Outlines and any written communication from your teacher.
1. Selecting a Topic Meaningful research projects start with a personal need to know or learn about something. Select a topic that suits your interest and seems most practical for the time, length, and resources available. Keep these tips in mind if you select your own topic:
A good topic is not too narrow, i.e., is not too limited so that you cannot locate research material. A good topic is not too broad either, i.e., one that is too big to cover adequately in your paper.A good topic centers on a problem or issue that you can investigate, and that has at least two sides
to explore.What is not appropriate for a research paper?
- a biography of someone’s life - a history of a war or past events- how to do or make something- an opinion only or a subject based on faith alone
Note: Your topic MUST be approved by your teacher!
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2. Creating a Research Question
If you are developing your own research question, or refining an existing one, begin by asking questions about your subject. What do I really know about this subject? What makes it worth investigating? Is my subject appropriate to today’s audience? Does my subject require research of numerous sources to answer the problem or issue it poses? Are there at least two opposing views to consider? The next step is to limit your subject and formulate an investigative question you can answer. An interesting question will keep you focused as you research. A good research question will have at least two different sides to explore. Often ‘yes/no’ type of questions are effective questions. Avoid open ended type questions such as ‘What are the dangers of…?" Your question must be approved by the teacher before going to the next step.
Sample Research Questions: Have First-World nations done enough to eradicate tuberculosis in Third World
nations? Is the current “War on Terror” having the desired effect? Is it possible for a developing nation, such as China, to truly achieve First-World
living conditions for its citizens? To what extent can global warming be blamed on human factors?
3. Locating Sources of Information
Look for information related to your research topic/question in sources containing up-to-date facts. Think of your paper as being a “2009 issue.” First, get a quick overview of your topic. One way to do this is to read one or two articles from an encyclopedia or from the Wikipedia. The Points of View Reference Center available through EBSCO Host has essays on opposing views that will help you become familiar with the issues related to your topic, as well as current news articles. During this preliminary work, you want to further refine your research question and you may find good leads to other sources. NOTE: These preliminary sources MAY NOT be the ones you eventually cite in your paper. Their primary use is to gain some general knowledge about your topic.
Once you have an adequate overview and are ready to look for specific sources of information, remember to explore a wide variety of resouces. Ask the librarian to help you if you do not know how to find the source, or you do not know how to use the computers to access the source or information. NOTE: Your first three sources are required to come from one of the ISB Research tools listed below
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If you are accessing ISB Research Tools from off-campus, use these usernames and passwords:
Ebrary – 22,000 online reference books! - fully searchable, printable in 5 page chunksJ- Copyright on eBrary Titles are 90% 2000 or more recent
- Username – “isbbkk” - Password — “EByRaL”
EBSCO (our most current, academic Periodical Literature) - Username — "bangkok" (case sensitive, no quotation marks)
- Password — "ebsco"
NewsBank - Username — “isbml09” --Password – “isbml09”
Noodle tools (List of Works Cited online help) - Username — "isbml" or "ISBML" (not case sensitive) - Password —"noodle"
4. Evaluating Published Sources of Information
RelevantThe source must contain information directly related to your topic and research question.
RecentAlways use sources that are as current as possible. Reading the most recent publications will guarantee you the most up to date information and often indicate which older sources are still important. Useful background information can come from publications with older publishing dates.
ReliableThe source must be credible. Given the vast amount of unreliable information available on the internet this will be a very important step for you. A respected newspaper or periodical, or a respected scholar can generally be counted on to have the facts straight. For an internet source to be considered reliable you must be able to identify who has posted the information. If you find a questionable source on the Internet, search for the name of any sponsoring institution or organization associated with the Web site, or check with the teacher. The more information you have about the source and the more well known the source, the higher the credibility. Your sources also must be varied. For example 5 articles from The Bangkok Post would not be acceptable as your paper would be biased or narrow in its research.
RepresentativeIf there are two opposing viewpoints on your topic, you need to look at sources with opinions on both sides of the issue. As a researcher you must examine and present all relevant information in a balanced, unbiased manner, throughout the paper, from the introduction through to the conclusion.
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Evaluating Internet SourcesBecause some information about current issues or subjects is likely come from the Internet, you need to know how to evaluate sources on the Web to determine the credibility of Internet sites and information. Librarians usually are careful about selecting quality materials for the library, but because there is no one responsible for screening or organizing the internet, "anything can be published on the Web." Knowing about the domains, that is, the meaning of the extensions on the Internet addresses, can help provide information about the authority and/or bias of the source. Current list of top domain extensions:
.com commercial entity
.edu educational institution
.gov government agency or department
.mil military organization
.net network resource
.org other type of organization, usually not-for-profit
.firm businesses
.store online stores
.web Web related organizations
.arts cultural and entertainment organizations
.rec organizations emphasizing recreational activities
.info organizations that provide information
.nom individuals who want to be identified as such
.stu a student writer's work, not a credentialed source
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Basic criteria for establishing credibility of a Web source:
AuthorityThe authorship of a Web page is often difficult to determine. On the Web, the homepage is the sponsor, similar to a publisher in a traditional setting. When trying to establish authorship and affiliation of a Web page, ask the following questions:
- Is the author's name listed?
- What are the author's credentials? Do these identify the author as an authority in the field.
- Is the author's institutional affiliation listed and linked to the home page of that institution?
- Is the relationship between the institution and the author clear?
- Does the author list an address (e-mail or snail mail) or phone number for contact?
- Is there a link to the author's biographical information?
AccuracyRemember that anyone can publish on a Web page and there are no standards or no type of control in place for pages published on the Web. Therefore, in addition to investigating the author, you will want to evaluate the accuracy of the information or claims presented in the Web. Consider the following questions to check for accuracy of information:
- Is the information reliable and consistent with other information you have found?
- Is a bibliography included to verify the information?
- Is it clear who is responsible for the accuracy of the material?
- Are there links to reliable sources?
ObjectivityWeb pages rarely state the goal or aim of the author. Look at the domain extension and ask the following questions:
- Is the information presented with the least possible bias?
- Is the site factual, or does the author try to change the reader's mind?
- Are the graphics or imagery used to sway the opinion of the user?
CurrencyPublishing to the Web is simple and fast and can be revised quickly as new findings occur. To know how current information is, the following questions should be asked:
- Is the date of the latest revision of the site clearly stated?
- Is the date given for when the information was gathered?
- Is the page kept current?
- Are the links current: i.e., do they really work?
- Is this truly the latest information on the topic?
The best site defines the meaning of the date. If no date is given on the Web site, go to the directory by clicking on "view" in the menu bar, then, click "pageinfo." the last modification date of the page should be listed there.
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5. A Working “Works Cited” Page
Once you have located sources that you suspect will prove useful in answering your research question, you will list each source on a working Works Cited Page. This list will include every book, article or other references that furnish information or background to answer the research question. To guarantee that each citation is complete and accurate, take your information directly from the source. Type the citation accurately, using correct MLA style for content and format, double-space and reverse indentation.
Works Cited
Assavanonda, Anjira. "Race Track Plan U-Turn by Watana." Bangkok Post. 1 Oct. 2005. Record
Number: A200510100118-4F97-AIW. Newsbank School Library Collection. Web.
17 Oct. 2005.
“Experts, Police Pan Motorbike Street Race Idea.” Bangkok Post. 24 Aug. 2005. Record :
A2005082437-4D58-AIW. Newsbank School Library Collection. Web. 2 Nov. 2005.
Palacheva, Porntip, and Trip Kirtiputra. “Street Legal: Motorcycle Racers Roar Within the Law.”
The Nation. 26 Sept. 2005. Web. 17 Oct. 2005.
"PM Wants Wattana to Rethink Drag-Race Plan." The Nation 28 Sept. 2005. Nation Multimedia
Group. Web. 17 Oct. 2005 <http://nationmultimedia.com/search/page.arcview.php
?clid=3&id=121520&usrsess=>.
“Road Racing 'More Fun' Than a Proper Circuit.” Bangkok Post. 26 Sept. 2005. Record Number:
A200509265E-4F4A-AIW. Newsbank School Library Collection. Web. 17 Oct. 2005.
“Speed Racing-Death: Racers Gather Tomorrow.” Thairath. 24 Sept. 2005. Newspaper Number:
17457. Web. 3 Nov. 2005 <http://www.thairath.co.th/thairath1/2548/page1/sep
/24/p1_5.php>.
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6. Reading/Annotating Sources
You need to read each of your sources “actively” to both deepen your understanding of your topic and to begin identifying the main arguments on either side of your research question. You may also highlight these sources if you wish also but you will be evaluated on the notes you write on the source. In particular, write down the passages, argument, quotations that seem to support the yes and the no side of your research question. See attached sample. August 26, 2007As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes
By JOSEPH KAHN and JIM YARDLEY BEIJING, Aug. 25 — No country in history has emerged as a major industrial power without creating a legacy of environmental damage that can take decades and big dollops of public wealth to undo. But just as the speed and scale of China’s rise as an economic power have no clear parallel in history, so its pollution problem has shattered all precedents. Environmental degradation is now so severe, with such stark domestic and international repercussions, that pollution poses not only a major long-term burden on the Chinese public but also an acute political challenge to the ruling Communist Party. And it is not clear that China can rein in its own economic juggernaut. Public health is reeling. Pollution has made cancer China’s leading cause of death, the Ministry of Health says. Ambient air pollution alone is blamed for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Nearly 500 million people lack access to safe drinking water. Chinese cities often seem wrapped in a toxic gray shroud. Only 1 percent of the country’s 560 million city dwellers breathe air considered safe by the European Union. Beijing is frantically searching for a magic formula, a meteorological deus ex machina, to clear its skies for the 2008 Olympics. Environmental woes that might be considered catastrophic in some countries can seem commonplace in China: industrial cities where people rarely see the sun; children killed or sickened by lead poisoning or other types of local pollution; a coastline so swamped by algal red tides that large sections of the ocean no longer sustain marine life. China is choking on its own success. The economy is on a historic run, posting a succession of double-digit growth rates. But the growth derives, now more than at any time in the recent past, from a staggering expansion of heavy industry and urbanization that requires colossal inputs of energy, almost all from coal, the most readily available, and dirtiest, source. “It is a very awkward situation for the country because our greatest achievement is also our biggest burden,” says Wang Jinnan, one of China’s leading environmental researchers. “There is pressure for change, but many people refuse to accept that we need a new approach so soon.” China’s problem has become the world’s problem. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides spewed by China’s coal-fired power plants fall as acid rain on Seoul, South Korea, and Tokyo. Much of the particulate pollution over Los Angeles originates in China, according to the Journal of Geophysical Research.
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7. Creating Preliminary Arguments
Based on your research thus far, what seem to be the most important arguments on the opposing sides of your research question? You will write these out and submit them to your teacher using the attached form. The form also asks you to cite the sources that contain the information you read supporting each argument. See sample below. Sample Preliminary Arguments Form Research Question: Is the current modernization in China improving the quality of life of its people? Main Arguments you will use in supporting a YES answer to your Research Paper.
Source: Use Author’s name or title to identify the source or sources supporting each argument.
#1) China’s rising GDP is increasing standards of living for millions of people.
(“China Sees Remarkable Improvements…”; “Chinese enjoy higher standard of living”)
#2) Education opportunities have expanded into rural areas.
(Yardley)
#3) Health care improvements have improved people’s general health & increased life expectancy.
(‘China Sees Remarkable Improvements…”; Lague)
Main Arguments you will use in supporting a NO answer to your Research Paper.
Source: Use Author’s name or title to identify the source or sources supporting each argument.
#1) Pollution levels have been steadily increasing.
(“China’s Great leap Backward”;Kahn & Yardley)
#2) An increasing gap between rich & poor is condemning millions of people to poverty.
(“Great Leap Backward”)(“Wal-Mart hit by Sweatshop claim”)
#3) Corruption has prevented government from taking actions on behalf of poor people.
(“Kahn & Yardley”)
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Samples of Parenthetical Citations: Works by one author Author’s last name and a page number (Farb 97)
Works by more than one author All author’s last names (Richter and Merrill) (or first author and et.al. if over three) and page (Spencer et al. 384) Multivolume works Author’s last name plus volume and page(s) (Prucha 2: 115-16) Works with a title, but no author Full title (if short) (Great Law of Peace 9) or a shortened version and a page reference (“Iroquois Debate”) Literary works published in many editions
Author and title above, but with other identifying information, such as act, scene, and line numbers (Shakespeare, Tempest 3.2.
51-52)
Quoted Quotes Write qtd. in (“quoted in”) before the source (and page, if appropriate) for a quote you copied from the source (qtd. in Newman 17)
(Jane Doe qtd. in “The Article”)More than one work… Are separated by semicolons (“The Article”; Moquin)
8. Taking notes
As you select information from a source, you will use three methods to record information: summarizing, paraphrasing, or quoting. To summarize, reduce what you have read to a few important points using your own words. This method is used when you want to record the MAIN idea of large amounts of information. To paraphrase, restate what you have read using your own words. Use this method if you require detailed notes on important details such as names, places, dates, and statistics. Put quotation marks around only key words or phrases you borrow directly from the sources. Technical words can be copied as they appear. To quote someone directly, record the statement or idea word for word and put quotation marks around this information. Whenever you quote verbatim from a work, be sure to use quotation marks scrupulously in your notes to distinguish from summary and paraphrase. Although quoting is the
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easiest way to record information, use this method selectively and quote only passages that have memorable language or passages that simply cannot be restated in your own words.
For note taking, summaries and paraphrases do not have to be written in complete sentences, but must be written entirely in your own words. Reread the notes to make sure you understand them. Abbreviations and shortcuts are fine, but be sure you can “translate” them. Follow the procedure described below and refer to the following sample.
Plagiarizing / Academic HonestyWhen you make research your own, your writing will sound like you. (This is called your ‘voice.’) This is exactly what you want. But, what you do not want is to mislead the reader into thinking that all these ideas are your own. If you do this, you will be guilty of plagiarism—the act of presenting someone else’s ideas as your own. There are basically three ways that you can plagiarize from a written text:- word-for-word
repeating exact words of the source without quoting and/or giving necessary credit - paraphrasing
saying basically the same thing as the original source with the words changed and not giving necessary credit- spot plagiarism
using a source’s key words or phrases without quoting and/or giving credit
According the definition of plagiarism presented in the ISB Student Handbook, plagiarism 'may [also] take the form of repeating another's sentences as your own, adapting a particularly apt phrase as your own, or even presenting someone else's line of thinking in the development of a thesis as though it were your own.' Thus, be careful especially when working with tutors or others attempting to help you develop ideas. You owe it to your sources, your readers, and yourself to give credit for ideas you use, unless the ideas are widely accepted as common knowledge. Information is considered common or general knowledge if most people already know it or it can be found in nearly any basic reference book on the subject. For example, the fact that there are 365 days in the year is common knowledge; the fact that it rained 210 days in Seattle during 1990 is not. Note-taking Instructions
1. Create a separate Word page/file for each of your arguments turned in and ok’d by your teacher and one page for background information to be used in your introduction.
2. Summarize, paraphrase & quote from each of your sources – writing the information under the argument it best supports.
3. Cite the source of each summary, paraphrase, quote directly after each entry. Use the author’s last name and page number. If there is no author, use the title of the article. Note, websites do not usually have page numbers so it is not necessary to include this piece of information for those citations.
4. Use quotation marks to indicate direct quotes. This is very important to avoid inadvertently plagiarizing later on when you write your paper.
5. Use ellipsis (...) when you leave unnecessary words out of a quotation. Use brackets [ ] around words you add to a quotation.
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Sample Notes:Page 1: Intro/Background
China began reforming its economy in the 1970’s – moving from a socialistic economy to a capitalistic one (Kahn)All industrializing nations have had problems increasing economic growth and protecting the environment at the same time. (“As China Roars…”)While China is moving to a capitalistic economic their political system is still dominated by the Communist Party.(Simpson)
Page 2: Counterargument: China’s rising GDP is increasing standards of living for millions ofpeople. NOTE: Remember counterarguments are optional. If you choose NOT to use a counterargument, then you will have three arguments supporting one side of your question. Rising growth is providing people with more jobs and thus more income. With more income they can buy more goods and services and thus their standard of living increases. (“Increasing Standard of Living”) “China's rapid economic growth for more than two decades has multiplied personal wealth and household income. In the rural areas, 800 million people are better off, with per capita net income increasing by 62 percent between 1990 and 2001. The per capita income of urban residents in 2001 more than doubled that in 1990. A more striking increase was reflected in savings, with the total savings balance to date of rural and urban dwellers reaching 8 trillion yuan ($964 billion), dwarfing the 500 billion yuan ($60 billion) at the end of 1989”. (Simpson) “Since 1998, private purchases have accounted for more than 50 percent of total car sales in China, and this rate has even topped 70 percent in some big and medium-sized cities. In cities, there are 100 cars for every 10,000 people. Nationwide, the number of private cars rose to 5.34 million in 1999 from 816,000 in 1990… Private cars managed to make up 40 percent of the country's total, up from 15 percent previously.” (“Increasing Standard of Living”) Many people are not able to afford larger living areas – increased from 17 sq meters to 26 sq meters (Kahn and Yardley) During these five years, the level of consumption rose noticeably. Urban and rural markets have been thriving. The total volume of retail sales of consumer goods in the country increased from 2.73 trillion yuan in 1997 to 4.1 trillion yuan in 2002, up by an annual average of 10.5 percent in real terms. (“China Sees Remarkable”)
Note: You would also have a full page of notes for any additional counterarguments you identified on your Preliminary Arguments form.
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Note-taking Sample Continued
Page 3 - First Argument in support of the main part of your thesis: Pollution levels have been steadily increasing.China uses too much coal to generate electricity and heat peoples homes and that is causing lots of air pollution (Simpson) “And then there is the problem of access to clean water…, skyrocketing demand, overuse, inefficiencies, pollution, and unequal distribution have produced a situation in which two-thirds of China's approximately 660 cities have less water than they need and 110 of them suffer severe shortages.” (Kahn and Yardley) Pollution is also harming the economy – the following are estimates of the cost of different types of pollution. (US $)Water - $35.8, Air – 27. 5, Acid rain 13.3 (“Great Leap Backward”)
Chinese cities often seem wrapped in a toxic gray shroud. Only 1 percent of the country’s 560 million city dwellers breathe air considered safe by the European Union. Beijing is frantically searching for a magic formula, a meteorological deus ex machina, to clear its skies for the 2008 Olympics. (Kahn & Yardley)
Note: You would also have a full page of notes for any additional main arguments you identified on your Preliminary Arguments form.
9. Developing a Thesis Statement Eventually you will develop a thesis statement, which will be included in the introduction to the paper. This thesis statement is one or two sentences, and is based on your research question. The thesis statement is a synthesis—reviewing and pulling together all the information used to answer the research question your paper poses. It can also organize the reader by telling how the paper is divided and the order of information discussed. Remember, the thesis predicts the order of ideas that you will present in the body. For the purposes of this paper your thesis can explore only one side of the issue OR can include both sides of the issue. See below. Sample Research Question: Have the rights of Afghani women significantly changed since the Taliban lost power in Afghanistan?
Sample Thesis Statement examining one side: Women in Afghanistan still do not enjoy full economic and political rights; the Afghan government and the world community needs to take steps to ensure women achieve full equality. Sample Thesis Statement including the counterargument (both sides of the issue included)
The rights of women in Afghanistan have changed considerably since the fall of the Taliban, yet women continue to demand more rights.
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10. Creating a Sentence Outline with Works Cited Page
Now that you have organized your notes in the most logical order, use them to construct a working outline. This outline will be the final product you turn into your MWH teacher and be your “road map” for the writing of your paper in your English 10 class. As you create this outline, you may need to engage in additional research if you feel you do not have sufficient evidence to support your argument. You may also need to revise your thesis or any of your arguments at this stage. Remember: This outline must be IN YOUR OWN WORDS! Since you will use very few directly quotations in your eventual paper, you will include few quotations here. Use the sample below as a guide.
Sample Sentence Outline:
NameMWH / English 10Research PaperSentence OutlineDate Introduction
Stem cells are undifferentiated cells which can be used to form many different types of cells (Weiss).
These cells can potentially be used to fix damaged human organs or cure people who suffer from incurable diseases (Holcberg and Esptein).
In order to extract an embryonic stem cell and embryo must be used and destroyed (Weiss).
Thesis: Embryonic stem cell research creates ethical problems but the potential benefits of stem cell research outweigh any moral issues.
Counter Argument: Once the sperm fertilizes egg, the embryo created then becomes a human life and thus, destroying the embryo is murder.
Religious groups and human right organizations are ethically opposed to this type of research because they argue that it is murdering ‘babies’ that cannot speak for themselves (Ertelt).
As they believe that conception is the moment the human personhood begins, the
fertilized ovum is considered as a full human being with soul (“Are Pro-Life”)
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Supporting Argument 1: Many scientists claim that using embryonic stem cell is not morally wrong, as an embryo is not a human life.
Embryos used in embryonic stem cell research are not actual human beings as they are only a few weeks old and consist of only fifty to a hundred and fifty cells (Holcberg and Epstein).
Embryos used in embryonic stem cell research consist of only hundreds of
undifferentiated cells, and they were smaller than a grain of sand. They are not considered as human beings because they do not have any body parts and can not see, hear, fell, or think (Rosenbaum).
Supporting Argument 2: Embryonic stem cell research has already shown incredible promise in finding cures to incurable diseases as well as paralysis.
Because embryonic stem cells are taken from such young embryos, these cells are extremely flexible and can be used to grow any form of tissue and organs in the human body, even replacing them, which have been badly damaged (Weiss).
When embryonic stem cells were injected into the disabled legs of rats, the rats made
complete recoveries (Devitt) Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, osteoporosis and diabetes are all diseases, which
embryonic stem cell research shows promise in curing (Holcberg and Epstein).
Works Cited
"Are Pro-Life Supporters Right?" Bangkok Post. 1 Oct. 2005. Record Number:
A200510100118-4F97-AIW. Newsbank School Library Collection. Web. 17 Oct. 2005.
Ertelt, Bernie. “Stem Cell Controversy.” Bangkok Post. 24 Aug. 2005. Record Number:
A2005082437-4D58-AIW. Newsbank School Library Collection. Web. 2 Nov. 2005.
Devitt, Debra. “Stem Cell's and Our Future” The Nation. 26 Sept. 2005. Web. 17 Oct. 2005.
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Holcberg, Richard and Barbara Esptein. "Government Evaluates Stem Cell Research." The
Nation. 28 Sept. 2005. Nation Multimedia Group. Web. 17 Oct. 2005
<http://nationmultimedia.com/search/page.arcview.php?clid=3&id=121520&usrsess=>.
Rosenbaum, Alan. “Stem's Promise.” Bangkok Post. 26 Sept. 2005. Record Number:
A200509265E-4F4A-AIW. Newsbank School Library Collection. Web. 17 Oct. 2005.
Weiss, Betty. “Stem Cell Backlash.” Bangkok Post. 15 Mar. 2004. Record Number:
A200403151C7-2BA9-AIW. Newsbank School Library Collection. Web. 29 Oct. 2005.
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Appendix A: Assignment List
As you study and prepare the research paper, you will be given due dates for turning in information at various stages of the process. Record the dates below as they are announced to keep you on track. Takes notes of the details of the expectations.
Assignments for MWH 1. Topic selection & Research question (Form A) _________
2. First 3 Print/Published sources _________
3. Print Sources Evaluation Assignment _________
4. First 2 Websites _________
5. Web Source Evaluation Assignment _________
6. Working Works Cited Page _________
7. Reading / Annotation First 3 sources _________
8. Preliminary Arguments Summary (Form B) _________
9. Notes from sources _________
10. Thesis Statement _________
11. Sentence Outline & Works Cited Page _________
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Appendix B: Topic Selection (Form A)
MWHistory – Form ATopic Selection / Research Question Name:
Topic:
Research Question:
Teacher Feedback
Revised Question:
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Appendix C: Evaluating Published/Print Sources.Revised December 2009 These can be found both in print or online - for instance Newsbank & Ebsco articles. Published sources include newspaper articles, magazine articles , scholarly journal articles and/or books.
Type up the answer the following questions for each print source from which you plan to cite in your research paper. ACCURACY AND AUTHORITY OF SOURCE:
1. What is the name of the author(s) of this article?2. Where was this article originally published? Note: The answer to this IS NOT
Newsbank or Ebsco these are only search engines. You must look on the article to find out which publication originally published it.
3. What credentials does the author have that give him/her expertise or competence about the topic? If nothing specific is mentioned in / after your article write "reporter" for this question.
4. Give two specific reasons you feel the source is worth citing - I.E. Why is this going to be a useful source for your research? This could be - because of the specific information you found, the reputation of the publisher, the expertise of the author, other.
OBJECTIVITY OF THE SOURCE:
1. Why was it written and for whom? Cite a specific example from the source that supports your view
2. What opinions or BIAS are expressed in the article? Provide an example. If you feel this is no bias, provide at least two examples to explain why the article is free from bias.
CURRENCY OF THE SOURCE:1. When was the article/book written?2. Cite specific information from the article that makes you confident the information
in the source is up to date.
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Appendix D: Evaluating Online/Web SourcesRevised December 2009
Answer the following questions about each Web page from which you plan to cite in your research paper. Note: In order to answer these questions you will need to go to the webpage itself so you can move around within the Website. Type up answers to the following questions: Author/Authority of the Website: This is a VERY IMPORTANT category. If you cannot identify an author or organization then you probably should not be using this information. If this is the case do not continue answering these questions for this source and GO FIND A MORE RELIABLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION!
1. Who is the author of this Web page?2. What organization has placed this information on the web. This could be a News
organization, a NGO, a university, etc...3. Identify any evidence from the Web page that makes you feel the author has specific
expertise on the topic. Examples include advanced degrees, positions in some organization, other works published, etc.
4. Give two specific reasons you feel the page is worth citing: [ex. = expertise of the author; specific details not found elsewhere, etc.
Objectivity of the Website
1. Why was it written and for whom? Give a reason/evidence for your belief2. What opinions/biases are expressed on the webpage? Provide an example. Note:
having a point of view does not make the website unreliable; however, it is important to identify that point of view!
3.Currency of the Website
1. Identify the date the website was last updated or its copyright date.2. Provide specific examples that make you confident the information on the page is up
to date.
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Appendix E: Preliminary Arguments (Form B) MWH Name________________Preliminary Arguments Form Research Question: Main Arguments you will use in supporting a YES answer to your Research Paper.
Use Author’s name or title to identify the source or sources supporting each argument.
Main Arguments you will use in supporting a NO answer to your Research Paper.
Use Author’s name or title to identify the source or sources supporting each argument.
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Appendix F: Note-taking Template Research Question: Background Information you will be able to use in your introduction Enter paraphrased notes/evidence/ quotes here
Yes Argument 1: Enter paraphrased notes/evidence/ quotes here
Yes Argument 2: Enter paraphrased notes/evidence/ quotes here
Yes Argument 3: Enter paraphrased notes/evidence/ quotes here
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No Argument 1: Enter paraphrased notes/evidence/ quotes here No Argument 2: Enter paraphrased notes/evidence/ quotes here No Argument 3: Enter paraphrased notes/evidence/ quotes here
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