ISES - PROFESORADO DE INGLÉS – Cuarto Año – Práctica Pedagógica IV

2021

RESEARCH PAPER – Timing of tasks.

The process of writing a research paper has many steps and takes a very long time, so the best advice
is this: START EARLY! Especially if you have an entire year to do the paper, it is tempting to put
off starting for a few days – and then a few more days – and then a few more. However, don’t
procrastinate. On the day you receive the assignment, make your own schedule and stick to it. Shall
we get started?1

Ü MAY: Choose the topic (K/W Chart)

Ä What I know about the topic.
Ä What I want to know about the topic + questions I pose myself.
Ä Narrow the topic.
¥ Deadline for presentation of task: May 5th.

Ü JUNE/JULY:
Ä Find sources (encyclopedias, books, resource books, magazines, articles, online sources, etc)
Ä Read the literature + narrow the topic.
Ä Take down notes (quotation, summary, and paraphrase)
Ä Is the information useful? Is it Reliable?
¥ Deadline for presentation of task: June 9th.

Ü AUGUST:
Ä Read your notes and summaries.
Ä Summarize main ideas in the computer.
Ä Keep good records of all of your sources.
¥ Deadline for presentation of task: August 18th.

Ü SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER:
Ä Application/Experimentation phase.
Ä Collect evidence/data (recordings, videos, photographs, students’ productions, etc.)

Ü NOVEMBER:
Ä Organize your paper.
Ä Write conclusions.
Ä Presentation of the written work: November 24th.

Ü DECEMBER:
Ä Oral presentation: Final Exam (Last call).

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Adapted from HOGUE, A. (2003) The Essentials of English: A Writer’s Handbook. White Plains: Longman
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