Research Outline

Introduction

Health of the individual:

Paragraph one – Chronic illnesses

Paragraph two – Acute OP pesticide poisoning

Paragraph three – Children and farmworkers

Paragraph four – Natural vs organic

Health of the planet:

Paragraph five – Earthworms are at risk

Paragraph six – Bees are at risk

Paragraph seven – Stronger chemicals

Paragraph eight – Carbon dioxide emissions

Economics:

Paragraph nine – Soil erosion and water runoff

Paragraph ten – Diverse crops and borrowing less money

Paragraph eleven – How this impacts the consumer

Paragraph twelve – Saves on medical costs

Counterargument:

Paragraph thirteen – Organic cannot sustain our world today
Conclusion

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Chapter 30 & 32

Personal Reaction: I liked chapter thirty and thirty-two as I feel that they have prepared me to write my research paper. Most of this information is review, but some of the strategies are new to me. I look forward to applying these chapters to my research process.   

Professional Reaction: Chapter thirty is all about planning your research project. The first step is to find a topic that intrigues you. You must develop a focused research question, one that you will use to guide your research. Once your topic is final, it is time to narrow in on a specific area of interest. Make sure that your topic is neither too broad nor too narrow. Next, you must choose what types of resources that you are going to utilize (opinions/statistics/facts/etc.). To manage the project, you must record your information, start a research archive and create a schedule. If you follow these steps, you will be able to effectively write out your research project. Chapter thirty-two is all about finding sources. There are several places to find information including: on the internet, the school library and in the field. When using the internet, make sure that you choose a credible search engine. Use keywords and limitations to find exact information. The library has many different resources including databases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks and companions, government documents, atlases, biographical sources, bibliographies, special materials and so much more. When looking for information in the field, you may want to interview, observe, or use questionnaires.  

- Clayton Peppler

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Chapter 12 Supporting a Position with Sources


The information I gathered from Chapter 12 is going to help me with sources that I have never considered to use for research on my paper.  Personal experience is a good way to relate and challenge myself to a better understanding on my topic.
Taking a look at pictures has never crossed my mind to gather information for my paper.  Questioning what kind of information they can provide such as how a person is feeling, appearance, other possible sources and other activities that may have taken place.
While watching the movie "Erin Brokovich" the other night with my son, I was explaining to him that this was based on a true story and all her information she gathered came from public records,  personal home visits and interviews with the people in this case. Another reliable and great source for gathering data.


Elizabeth Victorio




Chapter 12

Personal Reaction: I liked chapter twelve. I thought that the information was very intriguing and relevant to my upcoming research paper. I found the information to be useful, as our research paper is very extensive with multiple sources required, this chapter will be extremely useful when writing my paper. My favorite part of the chapter was the chart on page 243.

Professional Reaction: Chapter twelve is all about how to effectively support a position with sources. First you must generate ideas from where you are going to gather your information. Whether it is from a print source or an online one, find the source that is most appropriate for the paper that you are writing. When finding these sources, keep your audience in mind, make sure that you pick sources that follow the instructions of the paper as well as sources that incorporate several different perspectives on the topic at hand. After you have found a source, skim through it to make sure that the information is relevant and accurate. Think about this: how does the source use its own sources to support its position? How might you want to use this source? What audience does the source address? Once you have picked your sources, it is time to pull pertinent information. Find information that you want to quote, information that you want to paraphrase and information that you want to summarize. Each method has its own strengths, so it is up to you to decide which method to use where. Last, you must revise and edit. Strengthen your thesis, add your voice, cite your sources and integrate the new found information effectively.

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Christmas, a Christian holiday or commercialism?  How does Christianity take part?

             
                                                               Elizabeth Victorio

Organic Food

Organic vs. Conventional Foods + Why Organic Foods are Better Than Conventional Foods =

Thesis: Organic foods are better for the body, the environment and domesticated meat animals. 

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Chapter Twenty-One

Personal Reaction: Chapter twenty-one had a lot of interesting facts and tidbits. I actually really enjoyed reading the chapter as I felt that I actually learned a lot of things that I did not learn in past English classes. I struggle with finding new and better transition words, so the chart on page 433 is going to be extremely helpful when I go to write my next essay. I also struggle with writing opening paragraphs, so the different bullet points on page 426 are noteworthy. Overall, I feel that I learned a lot from this chapter!

Professional Reaction: Chapter twenty-one is all about strategies for drafting your first essay. There are many tips to effectively draft your paper. The first tip is to make the drafting process enjoyable, this can be done by doing things such as: recording yourself, timing yourself and taking short breaks. These are just a few of the many examples. The next this is to find a way to restart your thought process after you have taken an extended break. After you are done writing for the day leave yourself hints for how to continue then the next day in addition to doing things such as: repeating, rereading and changing activities. These will stimulate your brain and help you finish your draft with ease. Make sure that when you are writing your essay, you use appropriate paragraphing with effective topic sentences. The topic sentence should spell out the main idea of a paragraph in the body of an essay. There are four ways that you can utilize a topic sentence, the first way is by opening with one, the second way is by putting it near the beginning, the third way is by closing with one and the last way is by implying a topic sentence. Writing an opening can be one of the hardest parts of the essay, which is why there are several ways to creating an effective beginning paragraph. You can either begin with a story, comment on a topic or ask a question then you must incorporate your thesis statement. Writing a conclusion follows a similar process. You can either end with a quote, state or restate your thesis, end with a brief emphatic sentence or stop when the story is over. Adding cues and connections is extremely important when writing an essay. To effectively add cues and connections, you must add transition words and sentences, supply transition paragraphs when applicable, use selective repetition and strengthen pronouns.

Clayton Peppler

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