1. Resilience Research Paper
Structure and Style

2. Format! Opening Paragraph Body Paragraph #1 (Family Member)
Introduction (What is Resilience?)
Background (Explain Examples using poem or song)
Thesis (Argument About Resilience)
Body Paragraph #1 (Family Member)
Claim
Evidence
Reasoning
Body Paragraph #2 (Historical Figure Article/Biography)
Body Paragraph #3 (Historical Figure #2)
Closing Paragraph
Restatement of THESIS
Review of Claims
Closing Sentence

4. Banning Junk Food in Schools
What is the Question?
What do you think the
answer is?
What evidence do you have?

5. Breaking It Down

6. Year Round Schooling What is the Question? What do you think the
answer is?
What evidence do you
have?

7. Breaking It Down

8. Peer Pressure What is the Question? What do you think the answer is?
What evidence do you have?

9. Breaking It Down

10. School Start Time What is the Question? What do you think the
answer is?
What evidence do you have?

11. Breaking It Down

12. Claims in CER

14. Uniforms in Schools? What is the Question?
What do you think the answer is?
What evidence do you have?

15. RESILIENCE
Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress — such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems or workplace and financial stressors. It means "bouncing back" from difficult experiences.
Research has shown that resilience is ordinary, not extraordinary. People commonly demonstrate resilience. One example is the response of many Americans to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and individuals' efforts to rebuild their lives.
Being resilient does not mean that a person doesn't experience difficulty or distress. Emotional pain and sadness are common in people who have suffered major adversity or trauma in their lives. In fact, the road to resilience is likely to involve considerable emotional distress.
Resilience is not a trait that people either have or do not have. It involves behaviors, thoughts and actions that can be learned and developed in anyone.

16. Introduction How have you shown resilience?
What does that say about you?

17. Background
What is Resilience?

18. Thesis Presents the Subject (Showing Resilience)
Makes an Argument About Resilience
“Resilience is important because….”
“Resilience is not important because…..”
Mentions 3 Examples
Novel Character
Historical Figure 1
Family Member or Friend

19. Ponyboy or Brian? Choose one of these main characters from the novels
Find evidence from the text about how the character showed RESILIENCE

20. Choosing A Poem or Song
Find a song or poem that you believe is about resilience
Analyze the message in the poem/song
Discuss how the poem/song shows resilience
This will appear in the opening of your paper

21. Choosing a Historical Figure
Choose an area of interest
Sports
Warfare
Art
Politics
Any profession or hobby
Brainstorm examples of individuals in that field
Choose one that has a story or resilience
Use an article or book that discusses that individual’s resilience