4/23/16 4:48 PM

Research Question:

How:
o Why is it important to vaccinate your children.
Why:
o Why do we have more problems with diseases we once rarely
seen to now increase in them since less parents vaccinate
their children?

Outline:
Why are you interested in this research question?
o During my several years working as a nurse tech I have
heard many different discussion on vaccinating children. I
have heard parents, doctors, and nurses talk about either if
its important or not to vaccinate your children. I have an
option on this topic but never did my own research. When we
were given this assignment this interest popped into my head
because even though I wonder about the topic before I never
did research on it
How does this research question affect you and your values,
or does it not?
o This research question will help support my values as I
believe all children should be vaccinated.
o Give me a more of understanding for if I want to vaccinate
my children when I have them.
What makes you qualified to write about this?
o The proper research and supportive information can make
anyone qualified to write about an topic.
Three Sources:
Summarize the central claim and major evidence of the
article.
1.
Immunizations can save your childs life.
Vaccination is very safe and effective.

2.

Immunization protects others you care about.

Immunizations can save your family time and money.
Immunization protects future generations.

Diseases are becoming rare due to vaccinations.

Keep immunizing until disease is eliminated.

We vaccinate to protect our future.

This article gives a case study in Colorado and stats on

why to vaccinate your children

3.

Identify the major values and interests at stake for the

article.
1.

This article gives 5 major reasons why parents should

vaccinate there children and examples to support those
reasons.
Keeps you Interested on wanting to know more

2.

This article backs up the 1st article which is also backing

up the research question
Gives examples
Another way to understand if we stopped vaccination
with an example about a boat and a leak

3.

This article backs up the information stated in the 1st

two article with a case study and stats.
Keeps you interest in the information you may think is
boring

Analyze the credibility and bias of the author and source.

1.
This source is represented very well here and gives a
great way to back up their information with other good
ethical sites under the article.
This author has good credentials based on the website
they posted there information on. Also they gave
sources at the end of the article, which can back up
there research. But one reason to have a problem on
the credibility of the article is there is no publish date.
2.

This source has great credibility for it the CDC ( Center

of Disease control and protection) a well know

organization throughout the world.
This website is know to be truthful on topics and not

bias but just to give the facts.

This article is on a website that focuses not only on
vaccinations but also those diseases that can come due
to not vaccinating your child.

3.

This source has great credibility due to the fact that

this article shows a case study with stats to back up the

information
One of the authors is actually pediatrician and
researcher at Kaiser Permanente's Institute for Health

Research in Denver.
Another author is an epidemiologist at the same
institute.

Finally:
How is the research question arguable, and why?
o The question is not to way out there where you can focus on
just one topic to research and discuss about
o This topic is a growing issue through out the world that most
parents dont feel understand before having children.
What are some agreements and disagreements among the
sources you have found?
o Agreements:
Reasons to vaccinate your children
Great examples supporting each other
Disagreements:
o
How do the different perspectives of the sources affect your
own?

o They just gave me more of an understanding on the topic and

that I still truly do believe that all children should be
vaccinated.
How might you need to revise your research question?

o I could revise my question to do a compare and contracts on

the topic to vaccinate or to not vaccinate your children.
3 Sources Cited:
Five Important Reasons to Vaccinate Your Child." Five Important Reasons to
Vaccinate Your Child. Vaccines, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2016.
"Why Immunize." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 23 Sept. 2014. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
Daley, Mattew F., and Jason M. Glanz. "Straight Talk and Vaccination."
Scientific American. N.p., 1 Sept. 2011. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.

Peer Group Comments:

I believe that you have an interesting research question that meets all the
criteria of not having a simple answer, and can be elaborated on thoroughly.
I am a bit confused on the why part wording of your argument, so in your
actual paper I would be sure to simplify the reason behind this being such an
important research question! The five major reasons why parents should
vaccinate all seem like strong examples in support of your pro-vaccines, and
I look forward to hearing them explained out in depth. I would be careful in
not getting too broad with the subject, and staying focused on the main
argument. I think having direct resources like the CDC is really helpful in
your argument. If I were a parent wondering whether or not to get my child
a vaccine and reading this it would bring a lot of weight to your argument,
because youre not yet a medical professional, that you have credible
sources.

Kaitlyn Dowdy 4/23/16 4:46 PM

Comment [1]: Sydney Branning

Response: I think you question is very researchable and you can conclude
many different answers for this question. I am confused on the Why

section of your paper though, I think I see what you mean but maybe look
over it one more time and rewrite it. Your sources and 5 reasons parents
should vaccinate their children is very strong and interesting. Your sources
are very credible, and that is really important with a topic such as this.
Overall, I think it is going to be a very interesting topic to read about.
However, make sure you are staying focused on the main point and dont
get too broad.

Kaitlyn Dowdy 4/23/16 4:47 PM

Comment [2]: Rosalie Alterman

Response:
You seem to have a solid argument to persuade the reader. I am interested

to see how you will span this idea into multiple paragraphs because right
now it appears the only reason behind your argument is that it is healthier. I
am sure if you conducted more research you could discover more possible
reasons to vaccinate your child. Your research question should not be as
confusing as it was, as I commented above. Your topic is interesting and can
be taken personally among readers because it is on vaccinations, so it is
very effective. I think this paper can grow to be very strong and you have
started off very well.

Kaitlyn Dowdy 4/23/16 4:48 PM

Comment [3]: Suzanne Green

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