Which is an example of a formal inquiry into a research topic?
Which element should be included in the body paragraphs of a research essay?
Fatema is developing her research plan. She has drafted her research questions and created a schedule that shows each step of her research and writing process.
Read the description a student gave about how he wrote his research paper.First, I analyzed the prompt to determine what my topic was going to be. I formulated a research plan and schedule and then wrote my research question. Then I found valid sources to use in my research and began learning about my topic. I organized what I found and wrote my draft, making sure to cite my sources. Finally, I edited it for grammar, structure, and readability.
Read the excerpt from a science journal.Scientists believe that there is a communal aspect to laughter, even when that laughter is artificial. Research suggests that people laugh more commonly when they watch sitcoms with a laugh track (a prerecorded clip of audience laughter that is played after a character makes a funny statement) than when watching a sitcom without one. While this may suggest that people need cues for humor, research suggests that people are also more laughter-prone when spending time with individuals than when spending time solo (Rogers).
Read the paragraph from an online article about a social media platform.In the UK alone, a social media site has over 17 million users. Some of these users have found fame, posting personalized content and instructional videos to an audience of millions. Felipe Garcia, head of the Department of Psychology at a UK institution, marvels at the prevalence of these platforms. Garcia notes, "Some of the most popular users are able to make themselves into household names; fans watch as even the most mundane events of users’ lives unfold in real time and then discuss those events with their peers.
Ximena is writing an informational essay about the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on US legislation in the 1960s.
Read the paragraph from a research-based informative essay on a world map.Maps of the world often present the sizes of different countries and continents incorrectly. Canada, for instance, is shown to be much larger than its actual size. This misrepresentation can be traced back to a European cartographer. This cartographer first made globes of the world and then decided to transpose his circular design onto a large sheet of paper. Thus, he created the world map we still use today. These maps are flawed in many ways: they show meridians as flat lines, for example, and they show the continents near the North and South Pole as stretched out, so they take up more space on paper than they do in actuality.
Read the paragraph from a research-based informative essay.(1) In 2012, researchers in a rainforest in Madagascar discovered the smallest known chameleon, the Brookesia nana, also known as the nano-chameleon. (2) The chameleon measures around one inch in length, shorter than the length of a human thumb. This animal can be difficult to spot as it hides from predators in grass that fully covers its tiny body. (3) Scientists worry about the future of this chameleon since it lives in an area threatened by degradation.The writer of the essay wants to integrate the following research into the paragraph: "The chameleon’s habitat has suffered from extreme deforestation. We recommend that the chameleon be listed as endangered so that it can fall under new environmental protection,” said primary researcher Giovanna Russo.
Kari is reviewing her paragraph on the artist Lee Krasner. Read her paragraph.The Abstract Expressionist artist Lee Krasner spent most of her artistic career being known as the wife of another famous Abstract Expressionist, Jackson Pollack. Like the painter Frida Kahlo, Krasner lived in the shadow of her famous husband. A 1948 review of an art exhibit featuring both her work and Pollack’s work illuminates this association. "Lee Krasner seems to be plagiarizing from her husband’s style, though her geometric shapes show a little more dramatic flair” (Winston). This sentiment attributes, or credits, the main artistic execution of the painting to Pollack and suggests that Krasner’s artwork is a revision of his design. This notion is reiterated, or repeated, in a review of Krasner’s work in another gallery 10 years later. Krasner is described as painting "like Pollack, though in a fashion that is more formulaic than genius” (Allan). These reviews highlight the challenge that Krasner faced when trying to be viewed as an artist in her own right.
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