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Research
The Graduation Project
consists of more than the actual project. It is also a demonstration of
life-long skills. Those skills include exploring, investigating, discovering,
and deciding something about the topic you have chosen. All of those skills
require the ability to research.
When research might be
necessary:
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to test the feasibility of
the project
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to calculate costs
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to search for helpful
contacts
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to find useful venues
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to obtain statistics
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to seek advice
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to find information for a
formal research paper
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to verify requirements
Evidence
of researching the project must be submitted. Students may provide printed
copies of website information, typed summaries of interview, and notes from
magazine, newspaper, and journal articles. Drawings, photographs, and brochures
may also be included as evidence of research.
A minimum
of 5 sources, four of which must be from different types of resources,
must be used.
Types of
research include:
A good
place to being the research process is in the school's media center or at the
public library.
All
research must be documented in an annotated bibliography.
Annotated Bibliography
The Annotated Bibliography gives credit to all of the sources you consulted while
completing your Graduation Project. Annotated bibliographies not only list the
works cited, but also provide a brief (one paragraph) explanation of how each
source was or was not useful to you as you worked toward completing your
project. Students are encouraged to use Easy Bibliography,
www.easybib.com, to complete their
annotated bibliography.
The
annotations (brief explanations) may include information answering the following
questions:
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Why did you consult this
particular source?
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How was the source useful
to you?
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How did you find the
source?
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How often did you consult
this particular source?
The
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research provides examples of citations for
different types of sources. Follow the style guide exactly while writing your
citations.
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