Elements of a Research Paper
This is the central argument or position that guides a research paper.
What is a thesis statement?
In the sentence “The teacher graded the papers,” this word is the noun.
Teacher
Papers (either or both are acceptable)
This is one of the first assignments, and its goal is to help you reflect on yourself as a learner.
What is the literacy autobiography?
This is the required page length and citation style for the final research paper.
What are 8–10 pages and APA 7th edition?
This is the overall purpose of Assignment #5
What is design a writing activity that we will role-play in class?
This section of a research paper explains what previous researchers have discovered about the topic.
Literature Review
In the sentence “The students carefully completed their assignment,” this word is the adverb.
Carefully
When conducting educational research, CCSU students can use these tools to locate scholarly articles. A guest lecturer from CCSU will be joining us soon to help us explore these resources.
What are library databases?
This is the minimum number of credible, scholarly sources required.
What is 8 (or more)?
For the Literacy in the Standards assignment, this is the number of Connecticut Core State Standards (CCSS) you must select and break down.
What is 5?
A strong research paper should do more than list sources; it should combine ideas from multiple sources to develop this.
Synthesis
Identify the adjectives in this sentence: “The enthusiastic teacher quickly explained the difficult assignment.”
enthusiastic, difficult
Writing Skills for College and Beyond
What is, one of the textbooks for this course?
This is the section of the paper where your thesis statement must appear.
What is the end of the introduction?
This is the CCSS strand that focuses specifically on decoding, phonics, and print concepts rather than comprehension.
What is Reading Foundational Skills?
Your professor asks you to explain why your research findings matter for teachers and students. This part of the paper addresses the ______ of the research.
Implications
Which part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb and often tells how, when, or where something happens?
Adverb
These sources have typically been evaluated by experts in the field before publication which we will be learning how to use this course.
What are peer-reviewed sources/journals?
This is what distinguishes exemplary synthesis from work that just summarizes sources one at a time.
What is skillfully synthesizing sources across themes with original analysis, comparison, and counterarguments?
The purpose of this assignment is to craft a letter that you will send to families of your students when you student teach.
What is Letter of Introduction?
In APA style, the list at the end of a research paper that provides the full publication information for sources cited in the paper is called this.
References page
A student writes: “The teacher gave the students their assignments, and they was expected to complete them by Friday.” Identify the grammatical error and correct the sentence.
What is “they were expected”? The plural subject they requires the plural verb were.
The purpose of this assignment is to develop a concise grant proposal requesting funding for a classroom resource, instructional initiative, or literacy-focused project that supports elementary student learning.
What is a Mini Grant Proposal?
Besides the reference page, this page is required and must include title, name, institution, course, instructor, and date.
What is the title page?
The purpose of this assignment is to help you write a brief explanation of what students will be learning about.
What is a newsletter?