RESEARCH SUMMARY / PRESENTATION PAPER
For writing your paper, you MUST use the format and Roman numeral headings provided below (i.e. I, II, III, IV, and V) but do not include the lettered sub-headings (A, B, C, etc.) in your paper. As you organize your paper, remember you only have six full pages of text to write.1
I. Introduction at most two paragraphs long
A. Begin with your actual research question; be sure it includes key concepts B. Indicate why this topic is important for other people to know about
II. Methodology about one paragraph long
A. Describe how you did your research for this paper. For instance, I know you used the
library, so what areas/topics specifically did you pursue as you did your search?
B. Which keywords did you use when you searched for the peer-reviewed articles?
C. If you had preconceived expectations, opinions, or hypotheses about what you would
find in this research, state what they were
III. Findings this should be longest part of your paper
A. Describe what you discovered or learned about your topic
B. Discuss and evaluate the methodology used by other authors of the articles you summarized or
referenced
C. Though not required, it may be useful to include tables, charts, or illustrations to better describe
the findings [include any in an APPENDIX section, NOT in the text of your paper]
IV. Discussion & Summary about three paragraphs long
A. In what ways were you surprised by your findings, or did they confirm what you expected B. Explicitly make direct connections between your research material and concepts,
theories, or other material from this course; it would be good to use your course readings as sources here. Use at least one reading from before Exam I and another from after Exam I.
C. Use 2 short direct quotes from 2 peer-reviewed articles you found (1 quote from each article).
D. Give your own opinions, evaluations, and/or predictions on this issue2
E. Indicate what unanswered questions still remain on this topic which could be researched
in the future
F. If you can, revisit your main question and provide a one sentence answer or suggestion
V. Definition of Race and Ethnicity
A. Throughout the semester we have encountered various measures and definitions of race.
For this section, provide YOUR OWN definition of race AND YOUR OWN definition of ethnicity as it applies to the group that you are writing about.
