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Why are you doing research beyond the Graduation Project paper?
//"Students in English IV will integrate all the language arts skills gained throughout their education. The curriculum both affirms these skills and equips the students to be life-long learners. Students continue to explore expressive, expository, argumentative, and literary contexts with a focus on British Literature. The emphasis in English IV is on argumentation by developing a position of advocacy through reading, writing, speaking, listening, and using media. Students will://
 * //Express reflections and reactions to texts.//
 * //Explain principles inspired by the curriculum.//
 * //Interpret and qualify texts.//
 * //Research and address issues of public or personal concern.//
 * //Create products and presentations which maintain standard conventions of the written and spoken language"//

Reference: "English IV." //North Carolina Public Schools//. Web. 22 Aug. 2010. <[].>

Now that you have the technical response, let's think about real life.
We conduct informal research all the time. Before buying a car, you would want to research dealers, prices, safety, payments, etc. Even before going to prom, you will probably research the best place to take your date for dinner. The important thing to learn now is that research means finding, evaluating, and explaining sources. Going back to the car example, would just take the first website that pops up once you Google "car in asheboro"? No way!

Research is not finding one source with all the answers, but it's SEARCHING through multiple resources and understanding the new information so well that you can clearly relay it to anyone with ease, whether it is in a discussion, in a typed paper, or even online for the whole world to see. Another key component to research is giving credit to sources where you got ideas and facts. If you were a singer/rapper/producer/song writer and used beats or chorus from another artist without permission, you would be in BIG trouble. The same thing happens if you do not give credit to sources within your academic work. Just like the new song may have a very different mood, pace, or style, the original artist is still the creator!

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