Paige Marshall

Jackie Burr, Instructor

English 2010, Section 3

4-14-21

Notebook #4: Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences.

Tips and Tricks

For My English 2010 Report I am writing about Gender equality, more specifically the effect that

double standards have on it. When writing a social science Report, it is important to have clarity

in a good report. This means having precise arguments, simple understanding of your research

question. This also depends on the proper arrangement of your data and facts. The purpose of a

social research report is to be clear and concise, define the topic and the sources, state the

findings. When you write a report it is super important to be aware of what your intended

audience is, you shouldnt explain too in depth in your report if your audience is not too familiar

with your topic. Your report should be catchy, and should be attractive to the reader, the

structure, content, the language, and how you present, all the way from the Title, explicit or

implicit thesis, the abstracts, acknowledgements, introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion,

appendices.

Your report should remain one sided and should be written in third person, it should not sway

back and forth or can not be sitting on the white picket fence. First person should be avoided

such as “I” or “we,” when discussing research. It grabs too much attention and is not focused on

the report itself. Be careful with punctuation otherwise the meaning of the sentence can be

misunderstood or misinterpreted.
The Relevance of the Research of your topic is vital it should be accurate and relevant especially

if it is tailored to a Science Report. Many science Articles or reports include a process. It starts

first with an analysis, Social Science reports include journals, second, a definition, data and facts

included charts. An article provides what they currently know about their topic of research.

Commonly known theories and and observations are given and are associated under two different

headings: theoretical and empirical. Through these testings they reflect over time and become

refined. In many articles they are lab-based evidence. In my article about double standards it uses

data from field studies. Theories start off a process of research. Following your hypothesis which

is tested, then observed. Independent and dependent variables are included in a Scientific report.

Through my academic source on my topic, written by Tristan L. Botelho and Mabel Abraham.

The independent variable would be Evaluative outcomes (through analysis), and dependent

would be Gender. Rhetorical Strategies a writer would use to tailor writing for a Specific

audience, be courteous of the audiences prior knowledge, be mindful of the author’s background

and purpose. Research following behind the data should never be biased. The language elements,

your voice and tone throughout the report should not change. Elements engagement with other

scholars, quotes or paraphrasing, in-text citation, documentation at the end of report. Logos and

Ethos are dramatically used throughout, Pathos should not be included in the report.

A research report or more specifically a gender equality research report should follow the

scientific methods, and should be tailored to an audience, and should be purposeful. You should

be mindful of how you present your research, it should remain attractive to the reader and

shouldn't bore them, it should not go jumping into an opinion or sitting on a fence. It has the

purpose to inform and not too hard to follow. Use these strategies or tips and tricks to help you

write your Research Report.