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Online Guide to Writing and Research Assessing Your Writing

The Research Stage

Strong writing begins with the admission that one has a lot to learn.听Research听helps to remedy this situation. However, keep in mind that research is as much about听exploration听as it is about learning. Often, as we begin the research process, we do not even know what questions to ask, or we discover other questions that are more important than our initial questions.

Your Research Goals

As you work through the research stage, your goals should be to hone your research question, develop your thesis, and gather evidence for your supporting points. Try to allow your research to inspire brainstorming and note-taking. Explore and play with ideas as you learn about your topic. Finally, you should ensure you have performed an adequate survey of the available sources and that you have kept orderly and complete notes. When you have finished your research, you should be able to answer 鈥測es鈥 to the following questions.

Checklist for the Research Stage
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听听How [well] does my research question describe the scope and slant of my topic?听
听听How extensive is my initial survey of possible resources for my topic?听
听听Are my research notes methodical, complete, and orderly? Are they clear about what is quoted, paraphrased, and summarized from my research?听
听听What other idea-generating techniques did I use鈥攂rainstorming, keeping a journal or research log, freewriting?听
听听Are my bibliography notes complete with all citations and bibliographical data on every source, and are they representative of the survey of my topic?听


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