WRITING THE INTRODUCTION OF YOUR RESEARCH PAPER

WRITING THE INTRODUCTION OF YOUR RESEARCH PAPER

PUT THE TECHNIQUES IN ORDER OF EFFECTIVESS Re-reading (reading the text again) Distributed practice (learning at separated times, not cramming) Highlighting (highlighting the text) Practice testing (testing yourself on what you have read)

ANSWERS Most effective Practice testing (testing yourself on what you have read) Distributed practice (learning at separated times, not cramming) Re-reading (reading the text again) Least effective Highlighting (highlighting the text)

MATCH THE SECTIONS • Introduce your topic • Audience. Who are you writing the research paper to? • Motivation for choosing the research question • Significance of the research

THE SECTIONS • Introduce your topic • Significance of the research • Motivation for choosing the research question • Audience. Who are you writing the research paper to?

Fill in the gaps with these words • Intended • Issue • Significant • Chosen • Aimed at • Focus • Benefit

Correct order • Focus • Issue • Significant • Chosen • Intended • Benefit • Aimed at

Introduce your topic • (Start with a hook) • The focus of this research is… • This is considered to be an issue because… Significance of the research. Why is your research question important? • This research is significant for two main (three, several…) reasons. First, … Second, … • It is important to find the answer to the research question because… Motivation for choosing the research question. Why did you choose it? • The research question was chosen because of the author’s interest in… • The motivation for choosing this research question is… Audience. Who are you writing the research paper to? Who will benefit from it? • This research paper is intended for… • The findings of the paper should benefit…