Research Workshop: Generating Research Questions and Evaluating Sources

Juan is writing a paper about children who play team sports, and he has several potential research questions. Which is his best option?

How does playing a team sport affect a child's development?

Adam is writing a research paper about recycling, and he has several potential research questions. Which is his best option?

What are the effects of recycling on the environment?

Darren is writing a paper about the life of Julia Child, his favorite chef. He has several potential research questions. Which is his best option?

Why did Child decide to become a chef?

When preparing a speech for classroom debate, a student must do all of the following, EXCEPT

include information from each source used.

Shauna has collected a variety of sources for her research about Charlie Chaplin's impact on American cinema. In performing her preliminary evaluation of each source, Shauna should

perform a quick search to determine the author's reliability.

Carmelo is researching President John F. Kennedy's campaign speeches. He is using both the speeches themselves and reporters' analysis of the speeches as sources. The reporters' articles are best described as

secondary source responses, because they contain commentary on a primary source.

Anthony is writing a research paper about healthy eating, and this is one entry on his works cited page. Adams, Ruth. "Eat Apples." The Journal of Nutrition 222 (2011): 26-31. Print. What does "222" represent?

the issue number of the source

Anthony is writing a research paper about healthy eating, and this is one entry on his works cited page. Adams, Ruth. "Eat Apples." The Journal of Nutrition 222 (2011): 26-31. Print. What does "26-31" represent?

the pages of the source that Anthony used

Look at this MLA citation for a print source. Westbrook, Eva. Health and Exercise 102 (2012): 56-60. Print. What is missing from this citation?

the title of the article

When formulating research question, a researcher should

write a question that has an undetermined answer.