Resources for English ICP Research Project

Step 1: Evaluating and Finding the Best Information Online

Complete the following activities to practice understanding how to find the best information online. Your teacher may share these activities on Google Classroom.

Google Form Activity: Disinformation in the Online World: Fake News and More
Google Doc (open and make a copy): Lateral Reading Minimum Wage Activity
Google Presentation: Databases are Best for Research

Step 2: Picking a Topic

Brainstorming Google Form

Topic Ideas:

More People, Groups and Organizations that Impact Society

Most Influential Social Activists in Sports History

Social Movements—and Their Leaders—That Changed Our World

10 Influential Asian American and Pacific Islander Activists
15 Influential Hispanic Americans Who Made History

15 LGBTQ Activists of the Past and Present You Should Know

Activist for Social Change

Inventions that Changed the World

101 Inventions that Changed the World

Best Careers of the Future

40 High Paying Jobs

Worlds Best Vacations

Step 3: Starting Your Research

Research questions help you focus your research. Do not write a biography or an encyclopedia article. Your job is to create a thesis statement, stay focused on it and support it with your research.

Topic and Research Questions

Google Doc (go to file and make a copy): Research Questions

Main question (this will be the focus of your thesis statement): How important was the societal improvement/ impact/ change by the work of this person/ organization?

Choose 2-3 of the questions below to be the focus of your body paragraphs

How, why, and/or when did the person/ organization start in the work that impacted society?

What goals did the person/organization have?

What methods/ tools/ actions did the person/ organization use/ take or are still using/ taking?

What major success and/or failures did the person/ organization account for?

How could the person/ organization have done better? What would have increased the effectiveness of the work?

How did the person/organization change over time?

How has the world/ society/ community changed due to the work of the person/ organization?

Step 4: Finding Credible Sources

Your entire argument rests on finding credible sources for your research. Use the following resources to learn how to evaluate sources and then where to find different types of resources.

Learn More with this Nearpod on Sourcing your Information

Find a book in the library: Library Catalog link and Watch How to Use the Library Catalog Video

Mining Wikipedia (but not using it as a source)

Quick Digital Research Tips: Smart Site Google Searching

- AHS Library Databases Log-in Info
- Britannica School Encyclopedia help. Help Video
- Escolar: Britannica School content in Spanish. Help Video
- ProQuest Newspapers, magazines, etc. Help Video
- Facts on File Issues and Controversies: Reference materials include quick facts, articles, primary and secondary sources. Help Video Log-in Info

Step 5: Creating a Works Cited

Research Project Noodletools Playlist

Noodletools is a Citation Creator that will build your Annotated Bibliography. It is free to all students through their school Gmail accounts. Go here to access Noodletools and here to learn how to use it and cite different sources.

OWL Purdue also has tips for citing sources

Step 6: Putting it all together in an Outline, Essay, Speech, and/or Presentation

No matter what your end product is, an outline will help you organize your research.

Outline Template (Student may fill in with their own information)

Language Outline Example

Example Title Page, First page, Page Numbers MLA format

Research Report Example

Google Presentation Example