There is much to learn about writing academic research papers in a Western Setting.  You will find much more information in the Appendix to your textbook: William Badke, Research Strategies: Finding your Way through the Information Fog, 6th edition.  Bloomington, IN: iUniverse.com, 2017.
 

1. Start by reading this document (it has two parts): http://williambadke.com/Research_Essays.htm​

2. Go through the following presentation:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/176iJefAnIGRSPX3cOE6hgt64pTGYJPUapZRM1PVOfcE/edit?usp=sharing

Creating correct citations is important.  The format you will be using is called Turabian Notes or Bibliography format.  You can find a web page with examples at http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/turabian/turabian-notes-and-bibliography-citation-quick-guide.html.

There are two Turabian formats.  The website above calls them notes and bibliography for the first one, and author-date for the second one.  You will be using notes and bibliography (sometimes called Humanities version).  Do not use Author-Date.

The graphics below illustrate citations for books and for articles.  You need to pay attention to things like proper format for names, italics for book titles and journal names, the fact that all main title words need to start with capital letters, and the use of correct punctuation.  Study these examples and be sure you understand the main features of each type of citation:

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Please answer the following questions:

a. Why should a topic be narrow?

(   ) So you don't have to write so much
(    ) So your professor will understand what you are writing
(    ) So that you can deal with your topic in depth
(   ) A topic does not need to be narrow

b. What is a research question?

c. If the problem you were trying to address was the interpretation of "baptism for the dead" in I Corinthians 15, what is a research question you could ask?

d. What are the three main parts of a research paper?

e. Why is plagiarism such a bad thing?
 

f. I have a book citation below in several forms.  Which is correct for Turabian Notes or Humanities format for a research paper bibliography?
(     ) William Badke, Project Earth: Preserving the World God Created. Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1991.
(     ) Badke, William. Project Earth: Preserving the World God Created. Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1991.
(     ) Badke, William. Project earth: preserving the world God created. Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1991.
(     ) Badke, William. Project Earth: Preserving the World God Created. Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1991.
 

g. I have an article citation below in several forms.  Which is correct for Turabian Notes or Humanities format? (Choose One)
(     ) William Badke. "Mythbusting: Seven Google Myths that Complicate Our Lives." Online Searcher 38, no. 3 (May-June, 2014): 23-26.
(     )  Badke, William. Mythbusting: Seven Google myths that complicate our lives. Online Searcher 38, no. 3 (May-June, 2014): 23-26.
(     ) Badke, William. "Mythbusting: Seven Google Myths that Complicate Our Lives." Online Searcher 38, no. 3 (May-June, 2014): 23-26.
(     ) Badke, William. 2014. "Mythbusting: Seven Google Myths that Complicate Our Lives." Online Searcher 38, no. 3: 23-26.