Prewriting Steps

January 16, 2013

Steps to Research. Prewriting.
Step 1. Choosing a Topic (from the topic bank given by the teacher)
Step 2. Narrowing the Topic (choose your own topic)
Step 3. Formulate yourresearch question.
General

Specific
General

Specific

Step 4. Consider multiple audiences and purposes.
Who is my audience? Who will I talk to? What kind of language will I need to use? Whatis my point of view? And, what kind of reaction do I expect from my audience?
Step 5. Make a research plan: find authoritative sources, evaluate them, and distinguish the types of sources to beused.
Step 6. Collect data: keep track of multiple sources, take notes of the main facts or details you will use. Be careful not to commit PLAGIARISM. Write the web sites, name of books and editorials ofwhere you found the info.
Step 7. Make sure you are citing all your research information that is not common knowledge, and cite it according to a standard format.
Use quotations: “the text here”(the person who wrote o said it). Use footnotes and numbers [1].

Second class.
Writing your own topic: choose your topic, search for info on websites about your topic--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
January 30, 2013

During the drafting stage you will start to write your ideas for your informational research report. You willwrite a clear thesis statement and follow an outline that provides an organizational strategy that will help you write a focused, organized, and coherent research report. As you write your draft orprepare your notes for an oral presentation, remember to keep your audience in mind.

Outline.
Step 1. Introduction
* Attention-graving introduction
* Clear thesis statement
Step 2. Body
*Synthesis of information of multiple sources presented as a logical progression of ideas
* Evidence that supports the thesis statement
* Graphics and illustrations to explain concepts
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