LEARNING

MODULE
Reading and Writing Skills G11 S1M5

Purposeful Writing in the

Disciplines

I really
love
writing!!!

You can make everything by

writing.
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NAME: TEACHER:
GRADE AND SECTION: SUBJECT:

WORKSHEET
WRITING A RESEARCH PAPER

I. LEARNING COMPETENCIES

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

 explain how one’s purpose is a crucial consideration in academic and professional
writing and
 identify the unique features of and requirements in composing texts that are useful
across disciplines such as:
 Book Review of Article Critique
 Literature Review
 Research Report
 Project Proposal
 Position Paper

 Overview

Since then, problems could not stop in any facets of life. It could be personal, financial, social,
environmental, academic, political, religion and other forms of problem. These problems have a great
impact in a particular person or even in a group or an organization. Thus, we need to adhere and
address these kinds of problems, not only to be solved but could bring a progress and development
that everyone shall be benefited from them. You as a learner of 21 st century may challenge you on
how to find a solution to these problems that is based on knowledge, skill and attitude. You must
possess these kinds of aspect through organized, reliable, authentic and well-planned methodology.
Thus, you are required to do a research.

Research could be subjective and objective which depends on your chosen problem. It is
asking what you have already known and what you may know today. It guides us to take a right track
of reliable and relevant information. It has a great contribution to man in everyday life. The quality of
man’s life is improved through research making it easier and valuable from simple to complex.
Research opens our mind that we should not tolerate that everything is always available to seek the
truth. Find your way and solve these complex issues or problems to eliminate them through research.

In this lesson, you will illustrate the meaning of a research, how to cite some resources on
different kinds of source of information and how to create a sample research paper.

LESSON 1: WRITING THE RESEARCH PAPER

“Research is to see what everybody else has been, and to think what nobody else has thought.”
-Albert Szent-Gyorgi

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 DISCUSSION
EXPLORE

Let’s Have a Pre-Test!

In this activity, you will find out how much you already know about the following selection. Read
carefully and answer the task.

Task 1: Let’s Warm-Up!

Direction: Do you know the neighborhood (or barangay) that you live in? do you know how it has
changed ever since you started living there? How was it before you even came around?

As a preliminary activity in preparation for an academic research, try answering these questions by
filling in the table below. Compare and contrast different aspects of your barangay from how it was
before you started living there, when you first moved in, and how it is at the present. Use resources
readily available to you to acquire the needed information. You can visit the local library and/or archives,
interview fellow inhabitants of the barangay, read books and articles about your barangay, and whatever
other means of research you deem useful. Do add pictures and/or video your entire process of
researching. Type your data in each column.

Before you lived there When you started At present

living there
Your house
The streets
Your neighbors
Government
(barangay authorities)
Church/Chapel
Places to eat
Flora and Fauna

Task 2: Vocabulary Check

Direction: Since you have Practical Research 1 for this semester, you can able to find out what the
following words mean to better understand the nature and process of research. Establish what you know
first and try to connect it with what you will learn in this lesson. Type your answer inside the table.

1. Research 4. Internet 7. Bibliography

2. Sources 5. Qualitative Data 8. Plagiarism
3. Library 6. Quantitative Data 9. Citation

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ACTIVITY
DEEPEN

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 Task 3: True or False?

Direction: Below are statements based on the lesson and your prior knowledge about
Research. Before each letter, write TRUE if you statement is correct. On the other hand, FALSE if not.
Type your answer before each number.

1. The researcher has always a recommendation for his/her research study.

2. In research methodology, the researcher must use variety of sampling designs to be conducted
to the population.
3. A researcher must scan only the literature that relates to the problem he or she is studying.
4. An opinion from any person is recognized and considered as an answer to the question asked
by the researcher.
5. There should be adequate literature before conducting a research study.
6. The researcher must always consider the scope and delimitation of his/her study.
7. Research is not analogous to inquiry.
8. Research must work on a topic that is fresh, new and interesting to the present society.
9. The researcher keeps his/her research study in an unorganized manner.
10. Research must be opinionated in solving the problems.
11. Popular opinion without back-up citation can be used as support in a research paper.
12. If a student does citation with the wrong format, it is dismissible. At the very least the student
made an effort in citing and so it is alright.
13. Wikipedia can be used as a resource material for as long as its use and credibility are
defended to the instructor.
14. Beyond the context of the academe, credible research can still be accomplished even without
much effort and time that one would usually utilize when writing an academic research paper.
15. A researcher must read literature that relates to the problem he or she is
studying.

Task 4: Read, Ponder and Answer!

Direction: You just learned about research that may use in daily life. Answer the
following questions briefly. Type your answer under each question.

1. As a learner, how important is research in your daily life activities?

2. Why is it important to conduct a research?

3. Do you have any instances in your life when you did a research? Share and describe your
experiences. What are your challenges and difficulties?

4. Research in our daily life help us to understand and solve various issues in life, in what way
does research empowers you to learn new things?

5. Explain briefly. Research starts with a problem and ends with a new problem.

ASSESSMENT
TRANSFER

Upon finishing the activities and tasks, you may now start to do the next tasks to apply your
learning about research.

Task 5: Research Paper

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Direction: Do the following tasks on how to create a research paper.

A. Pick a topic you would like to do a 2-3 pages research paper on:
 Immediately after graduating from high school, would you prefer to go look for a job or enter
an institution of higher learning?
 What are the advantages and disadvantages of mobile games to the school performance of a
student? How can this problem be resolved?
 What are the cause and effect of having flash flood in Metro Manila? What would be the
solution for this problem?
 What are the differences and similarities of landline and cellphone?
 What are the effects of watching Korean Telenovelas on Filipino TV viewers?
 What is the significance of critical thinking and creative thinking in learning-teaching
situations?
 What causes heavy traffic in Metro Manila? What can we do to address this problem?
 What are the practices and challenges of the teachers in teaching Values Education? How can
they deal with this problem?
 What are the remediation and intervention implemented by the teachers in teaching
Mathematics Subject?

B. Based on your chosen topic and your working bibliography, jot down at least five resource
materials you were able to find through observations or interview. If you plan on using online
sources as well, make sure there are more printed sources (e.g., books, journals, newspapers,
magazines and others).

C. Make sure that your research paper is in a paragraph form. Obey the required format of your
research paper. Read and understand the rubric to evaluate your research paper.

D. Type your Research Paper on the last page of this worksheet.

STRUCTURE OF RESEARCH PAPER

TITLE:

INTRODUCTION:

BODY:
I. (Main Problem)
A. Sub-problem
1. Possible paragraph about the sub-problem
B. Sub-problem
1. Possible paragraph about the sub-problem
C. Sub-problem
1. Possible paragraph about the sub-problem

CONLUSION:

BIBLIOGRAPHY: (It’s either APA or MLA Referencing Style Format)

FORMAT:
A. For Online and Offline Students,
 Typed in a long size
 Typed in 12- point font
 Justify your Text (Ctrl + J)
 Double spacing
 Black ink
 One-inch margin around
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  No extra spaces between paragraphs

RUBRIC FOR RESEARCH PAPER

Expert Proficient Apprentice Novice
(5) (4) (3) (2)
TOPIC FOCUS The topic is focused The topic is focused The topic is too The topic is not
narrowly enough for but lacks direction. broad for the clearly defined.
the scope of this task. The paper is about a scope of this task.
A research statement specific topic but the
provides direction for writer has not
the paper. established a position.
DEPTH OF In-depth discussion In-depth discussion The writer has Cursory discussion in
DISCUSSION and elaboration in all and elaboration in omitted pertinent all sections of the
sections for the paper. most sections of the content or content paper or brief
paper. suns-on discussion in only a
excessively. few sections.
COHEHSIVENES Ties together For the most part, ties Sometimes ties Does not tie together
S information from all together information together information. Paper
sources. Paper flows from all sources. information from does not flow and
from one issue to the Paper flows from one all sources. Paper appears to be created
next without the need issue to the next does not flow from disparate issues.
for headings. Author’s without the need for from one issue to
writing demonstrates headings. Author’s the next without
an understanding of writing demonstrates the need for
the relationship among an understanding of headings.
material obtained from the relationship among Author’s writing
all sources. material obtained from does not
all sources. demonstrate an
understanding of
the relationship
among material
obtained from all
sources.
SPELLING AND No spelling and/or Minimal spelling Noticeable Unacceptable number
GRAMMAR grammar mistakes. and/or grammar spelling and of spelling and/or
mistakes. grammar grammar mistakes.
mistakes
CITATION Cites all data obtained Cites most data Cites some data Does not cite sources
from other sources. obtained from other obtained from
APA or MLA citation sources. APA or MLA other sources.
style is used in both citation style is used in Citation style is
text and bibliography. both text and used either
bibliography. inconsistent or
incorrect

RESOURCES

Textbook:
Reading and Writing Skills pages 147-156 - Marella Therese A. Tiongson and Maxine Rafella C.
Rodriguez

Links:
https://prezi.com/_zowc5t9dain/writing-book-review-and-article-critiques/

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