Reintroduce the argument introduced in your thesis statement. Reiterate the key points of your research.

Introduce who your intended audience is.

sound hook

finding relevant sources and managing them (recording citation details, quoting, paraphrasing, citing).

Instead, the main objective is to highlight specific information about your topic. In this project,

The Five W’s and How, Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay.

The Informative Research Report is a report that relays the results of a central research question in an organized manner through more formal sources.

1.     Begin with a sentence or phrase that informs readers of the topic of the paragraph;

thesis-driven synthesis not only combines information from multiple sources, but also uses that information to support a central claim or argument

(1)  Accurately reports information from the sources using different phrases and sentences;

his combining must be done in a meaningful way

Author. Title of Source. Title of Container, Other Contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location.

Websites add and remove articles, on-line magazines and newspapers change their links. If there is only a link to a source and if that link changes, then the reader cannot find the source.

Following the specific format for the Works Cited page also shows your reader the quality of your sources. You can show the reader that you have a wide variety of sources and that they have up-to-date information.

Only list sources you have cited in the paper. Do not list sources that you have consulted but not cited.

If the source has page numbers: (Pauling 113).  If the source does not have page numbers: (Pauling).  If the source has page numbers: (“Bilingual Minds” 113).  If the source does not have page numbers: (“Bilingual Minds”).

Your paper should include no more than 25% direct quotes

If you follow MLA style and indicate your source both in your essay and in the Works Cited section, you will prevent the possibility of plagiarism. If you follow MLA guidelines, pay attention to detail, and clearly indicate your sources, then this approach to formatting and citation offers a proven way to demonstrate your respect for other authors and artists.

This way, the reader will know which item in the Works Cited is the source of the information.

do not simply accept an author’s words as truth. Ask questions to determine each source’s value

Even when you are using a type of source that is generally reliable, you will still need to evaluate the author’s credibility and the publication itself on an individual basis.

Table 42.1 Tips for Skimming Books and Articles Tips for Skimming Books Tips for Skimming Articles 1. Read the dust jacket and table of contents for a broad overview of the topics covered. 1. Skim the introduction and conclusion for summary material. 2. Use the index to locate more specific topics and see how thoroughly they are covered. 2. Skim through subheadings and text features such as sidebars. 3. Flip through the book and look for subtitles or key terms that correspond to your research. 3. Look for keywords related to your topic. 4. Journal articles often begin with an abstract or summary of the contents. Read it to determine the article’s relevance to your research.

Scholarly or academic journals are written for a much smaller and more expert audience. The creators of these publications assume that most of their readers are already familiar with the main topic

Trade journals that target readers within a particular industry may presume the reader has background knowledge

CNM’s library website holds a large online database you can use to begin your research.

interpret, analyze, consolidate, or otherwise rework information from primary sources.

primary sources and secondary sources. Primary sources are direct, firsthand sources of information or data

A successful research process should go through these steps: Decide on the topic. Narrow the topic in order to narrow search parameters. Consider a question that your research will address. Generate sub-questions from your main question. Determine what kind of sources are best for your argument. Create a bibliography as you gather and reference sources.

you will most likely be asked to write a research paper during your academic career. Boundless Writing explains that a research paper is an expanded essay that relies on existing discourse to analyze a perspective or construct an argument. Because a research paper includes an extensive information-gathering process in addition to the writing process, it is important to develop a research plan to ensure your final paper will accomplish its goals.

detective collected enough evidence to solve a criminal case,

he writer of this thesis should ask the following questions: Which teenage girls? What constitutes “too” sexualized? Why are they behaving that way? Where does this behavior show up? What are the repercussions?

Confidence

Ability to be demonstrated

Ability to be argued

Specificity

A thesis statement is an argumentative central claim in a paper; the entire paper is focused on demonstrating that claim as a valid perspective

conciseness is key.

A bad introduction is misleading, rambling, incoherent, boring, or so hopelessly vague

eturn to the beginning to see how the conclusion relates to the introduction and thesis.

Ugly Baby Syndrome

What the writer did well What needs improvement What the next steps are

Although you might think editing and proofreading aren’t necessary since you were fairly careful when you were writing, the truth is that even the brightest people and best writers make mistakes when they write

TEAR,

“On one occasion, another EMT and I were held at gunpoint.” Consider a more precise example: “Twenty-first century emergency-services personnel face an ever-increasing number of security challenges compared to those working fifty to a hundred years ago.”

Topic sentence: summarizes the main idea of the paragraph; presents a claim that supports your thesis. Supporting sentences: examples, details, and explanations that support the topic sentence (and claim). Concluding sentence: gives the paragraph closure by relating the claim back to the topic sentence and thesis statement.

raphic illustrating the concept of support in arguments.

Chronological order → best for describing events Spatial order → best for describing places Order of importance →  best for describing objects and people

Chronological To tell a story or relate an experience To explain the history of an event or a topic To introduce the steps in a process Spatial To help readers visualize something as you want them to see it To create a main impression using the senses (sight, touch, taste, smell, and sound) Order of Importance To persuade or convince To rank items by their importance, benefit, or significance

For example, when telling a story, it may be important to first describe the backstory.

Full of anxiety,

after/afterward as soon as currently during next now finally later until when/whenever at last before eventually meanwhile since soon still them while first, second, third

mother’s favorite color is red and you know when you were first learning to read that she had a red dress she wore often. It’s perfectly okay to say that your mother was wearing that red dress

But what if I don’t remember all the details?” That’s okay! Chances are that you won’t remember every word you spoke or what the weather was like, but it is important that you tell the emotional truth.

Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?

evaluate the author’s point of view by thinking about his/her main idea and support. When you judge the author’s argument,

Freewriting

Prewriting Outlining the structure of ideas

Purpose. The reason the writer composes the paragraph. Tone. The attitude the writer conveys about the paragraph’s subject. Audience. The individual or group whom the writer intends to addres

waiting until the night before the due date, writing until far past her bedtime, getting only three hours of sleep, and turning in the assignment. That is not an effective writing process

ttitude toward a subject or another person. You may pick up a person’s tone of voice fairly easily in conversation. A friend who tells you about her weekend may speak excitedly

social networking site with the awareness of who will digitally follow the post. If you want to brag about a good grade, you may write the post to please family members. If you want to describe a funny moment, you may write with your friends’ senses of humor in mind. Even at work, you send e-mails with an awareness of an unintended receiver who could intercept the message.

(Never skip over a word if you don’t know its meaning. Look it up and jot a brief, understandable definition above your highlight.)

Planning strategies.To help you manage your reading assignments before you begin

a social group that communicates at least in part via written texts and shares common goals