Writing a Research Paper

What should you do first when conducting research?

• gather all your notes

• narrow your topic

• choose a topic

• write an outline

What is the purpose of research?

• to entertain your audience

• to persuade your audience

• to inform your audience with factual information

• to describe your opinion

What should you do if your paper includes too much information?

• choose another topic

• try to summarize it all

• narrow your topic

• buy more paper

When you begin, where do you write down your source information?

• note cards

• numbered note cards

• notebook

• a word file on your computer

After you have your notes, how do you organize your paper?

• think about what you want to include

• write an outline

• paraphrase and restate passages in your own words

• all of the above

What should you do once you have an outline?

• peer edit

• write a draft

• publish your draft

• revise your paragraphs

Which site is a good place to look for facts?

• Wikipedia

• Google

• Our World in Data

• any internet site

When editing your paper, you are checking for:

• punctuation

• capitalization

• grammar and spelling errors

• all of the above

What is plagiarism?

• to do research

• to call someone's work your own

• to site your sources

• to write an outline

Is learning how to write a research paper useful to you? Why or why not?