Topic: Research Paper

Question: How prepare students for writing a research paper?

10-second review: Author suggests using the familiar FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) format—questions followed by answers—to prepare for writing the traditional research paper. The Q & A will include the information the student has found before writing the actual research paper.

Suggests the FAQ format also as a method for introducing students to the research process with students' questions about the research process answered by the teacher in writing.

Source: J Strickland. English Journal (September 2004), 23-28. A publication of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

Comment: I think both suggestions are excellent. The second FAQ should help to answer the students’ many questions about the research process. The first FAQ should give both teachers and students an understanding of what students have learned from their research. I wish I had used both ideas. RayS.