AP Research Resources

Overview

Databases
Read this document. ​It's your assignment.
This research databases must be accessed from a school ​computer to access or use these logins

Mr. Restad's research jams that won't screw up your brain while you write

For those of you who have cell phone privileges. 
  1. Lo-fi beats
  2. Chillhop Essentials - I feel dumber just writing the word "chillhop" but it's pretty good stuff.
  3. Bill Evans - Jazz
  4. Miles Davis - Jazz
  5. Gonzales - Piano
  6. Brahams - Classical
  7. Studio Ghibli - piano soundtracks

Reserach and Note taking

Find 6 sources on your topic. As you find sources be sure to
  • Take notes on those sources with the intent of writing arguments from both perspectives of your topic
  • Use the digital note chart posted in Google Classroom.
  • Collect full citation and in text citation (Use the Purdue Owl button linked below)

Database login info

Citations

Use the link above to the Purdue Online Writing Lab as well as my Youtube videos to help format your full citation and in text citations correctly.

CITATION INFORMATION IN MLA FORMAT  (skip if a category cannot be found or is not applicable) Check out Purdue OWL for more information. 
  • Title
  • Author
  • Container
  • Publisher
  • Date Published
  • Version and Issue Number
  • URL (web)
  • Date Accessed (web)
  • Page Numbers
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Annotated Works Cited

Once you've collected your sources, taken the notes, and feel confident you have enough information to create arguments for both sides of your issue, create an annotated bibliography.
  • Write this as the last section in your paper provided in Google Classroom
  • Each source must include the following...

FULL CITATION IN MLA FORMAT
  • See above
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OBJECTIVE SUMMARY
  • What is the article's topic?
  • What are that article's main points, arguments, and/or solutions?

WHY IT'S CREDIBLE​
  • Authority: The author has credentials to validate what they are writing about: they have extended education, work experience, proven research, etc. 
  • Perspective: the outlook or tendency portrayed. 
  • Currency: How recently an article was published
  • Accuracy: Represents not only whether the ideas and evidence present are factually correct, but if the article also looks at ALL relevant facts, not just the ones that help the author’s stance.

Outlines

Next step is creating an outline for your paper. Use the sample outline as your guide to organize info.

Introductions

Introductions for this research paper should consist of:
  • Attention getter or hook
  • What is it we’re writing about?
    • Definitions
    • Relevant background/laws
    • Why it’s important.
  • Scope and research statement
    • What is your project specifically about.

When you have the outline done for the Introduction  then actually start transforming.

Writing Paragraphs

Ready to start actually writing the body of your paper?

Remember when writing body paragraphs to consider...
  • CLAIM (topic sentence/main idea)
  • EVIDENCE (context, introduction, direct quote or paraphrase, citation)
  • REASONING (why this supports the claim)
First 1:30 is about body paragraph writing in general. About 2 minutes on is an example of modeling how I write.

Conclusions

  • Recap of arguments – brief
  • Causes, solutions, and effects of the problem: DO SOMETHING with all this research you’ve done.

Remember, this is a multi paragraph conclusion so...
  • Synthesize, don’t summarize: Show your reader how the points you made and the support and examples you used fit together.
  • Organized into paragraphs with transitions. 

Stuck? Try these questions out to kick start your idea 
  • How could you extend the ideas the previous sources put forth?
  • What was something new that you could add to the conversation?
  • How could you draw knowledge, perspectives and wisdom from all sides to advance the debate?