Eng 10 Research Project Full Guidelines

1. Research Project
Units 2 and 3

2. All discussions are dropped!!

3. Topic Options
CLICK HERE for full list and sources you may use!
● Afghanistan: Taliban Conflict
● China: Freedom of Religion
● Egypt: Women’s Rights
● El-Salvador: LGBTQ+ Rights
● Haiti: Political Instability/Corruption
● Mali: Climate Change
● Myanmar: Military Coup
● Nigeria: Food Crisis
● North Korea: Human Rights
● Syria: Civil War
● Turkmenistan: Free Speech Violations
● Ukraine: Conflict with Russia
If you want to
research another
topic, contact your
English teacher FIRST.

4. Part 1
Example
Find the worksheet
on the message
board or CLICK
HERE for the google
doc version
CLICK HERE to
see full example

5. Research Questions
EXAMPLES:
● What are the major causes of the issue?
● How has the issue impacted the population?
● Who is most impacted by the issue?
● How has the issue impacted the country economically?
● How has the issue impacted the country politically?
● How has the issue impacted the country environmentally?
● What sort of health issues have arisen due to this issue?
● How are women and children impacted by this issue?
● What is currently being done to solve the problem?
● Who are the main players involved in the issue? (individuals,
organizations, government institutions, specific populations)
Watch the video for directions
on how to create your own
research questions!
You may use these questions but make them specific to your country/issue!
Example: What are the major causes of the food crisis in India?

6. Finding sources of information
You’ll want information to answer your research questions. Consider your
questions and topic as you look through the information.
CLICK HERE <-(full topic list and 2 sources you may use)
For the 3rd required source: Use the websites on the next slide to find an
article matching your topic and answering one of your research questions. Just
linking the website is NOT citing your source.

7. More RESEARCH SOURCES
https://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain
https://www.hrw.org/#
https://freedomhouse.org/
https://www.crisisgroup.org/
The next slide shows where on these websites you
can look for information regarding your topic.

8. These sites break their
articles down by
country/topic for you :)

9. Last part - MLA formatted sources
We always recommend that you use this citation
generator.
You need to find as much information based on
what type of source you’re using.
Here is a resource to help you find information
on websites.
Most, if not all, of your sources are found online
but you’re not citing an ENTIRE website - only a
single: news article, encyclopedia entry, journal
article, etc FROM the website.
WATCH THIS VIDEO FOR
HELP on citing sources, in-text
citations, and works cited.

10. Upon completion of Part 1 submit
to the dropbox for
U2L4

11. Part 2
Watch this video to guide you
through this part of the
research.

12. First label your sources
Then copy+paste your citation from Part 1. Make sure to follow your teacher’s
feedback and correct any citation issues you may have had in Part 1!
See example:

13. Find quotes and take notes
Copy+paste a quote from your source.
Add an in-text citation (see next slide for help).
Answer the questions. These are your quote explanations which will end up in
your paper.
See example:

14. In-text citation help:
Look at your works cited. Your in-text citation will
be the first part of your source citation.
Above are direct quotes with
the proper in-text citation.

15. To build a thesis statement, you first need main points!
Scroll up to part 1 and copy+paste your focus questions into the boxes.
Your main points are based on the questions you researched. Make sure you have
them in a logical order (general to more specific).
Turn them into statements (not questions). You can do this because you have
answers to your questions so you can now present your research.
See example:

16. Thesis statement
Now that you know what your 3 paragraphs will be about you can create your
thesis statement (which summarizes, specifically, what your paper will contain).
Each main point should be shortened down as much as you can to create a
SINGLE sentence.
Your country and original topic should be first mentioned followed by your 3
main points. (Ex. Egypt’s governmental oppression is seen in: ___, ___, ___.
See example below:
For more help
click here!

18. Upon completion of Part 2 submit
to dropbox
U2L9

19. Part 3 - Bringing it all together in an outline
● In part 3, just copy and paste your information into the outline on your
worksheet from Part 2.
● Copy your thesis statement and main points/topic sentences. Then add
in quotes and their explanations. Your explanations are the
analysis/notes you took on the quote (Why is this quote significant?).
● Follow the directions on the outline!
● Color code so you know which quotes go to which paragraph.
● You’ll want to work on an intro and conclusion (see next slide for help).
● Lastly, You’ll want to work on a completed works cited page.

20. Introduction and Conclusion
Watch these quick videos for help
Introduction
● Hook
● Transition
● Thesis
Conclusion
● Restate thesis (idea not same words)
● Transition
● Final thought

21. Works cited help reminder
Copy+paste your sources in alphabetical
order
Only title should be centered
Make sure you have a hanging indent.
● How to hanging indent in Word PC/Mac
● How to hanging indent in Google docs
● How to hanging indent in Pages (Mac)
Double spaced, 12pt, Times new roman
(just like your paper).

22. Upon completion of Part 3 submit
to dropbox
U3L5

23. Part 4 - Creating your paper
For this part you are merely finalizing your paper.
Please make sure to submit ALL parts of your
project to this final dropbox!
You can copy and paste from each box to part 4
(on your worksheet) and use indents to indicate
paragraphs or you can copy+paste the entire
outline and delete what you don’t need.
The start of Part 4 should looks something like the example to the right.
Teacher example final paper with annotations
Example Purdue OWL paper with annotations.

24. Last step - Using the Rubric!
Use the rubric as a checklist to ensure you are meeting all
expectations/requirements
This step is important to attaining your goal for a final grade!
Your teacher will use this to grade your paper so make sure you’re on the
same page!
CLICK HERE to view Rubric

25. Upon completion of Part 3
submit to dropbox
U3L11
DONE WITH RESEARCH PAPER!!!