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Assessment: Topic and source notes for Essay 4 (research): Follow these bulleted directions to begin the process of writing a research paper:
- Choose a topic for your research paper, write at least five questions about it that you'd like your research to answer, and ask me for permission to proceed.
- Conduct research to identify sources of information.
- Prepare bibliography notes for each source.
- Take notes from your sources.
Draft and refine a thesis statement so that it reveals the main idea you will develop and reflects your own approach to the topic
- Using your source notes, thesis statement, and outline, work on the first draft of your research paper (4-5 pages).
- Use the headings in your outline or graphic organizer as a guide. Pull information from your source notes, providing strong transitions from one idea to the next.
- Craft an introduction that will capture readers' attention and that includes a thesis statement revealing the direction your paper will take.
- Write a conclusion that reinforces your thesis and the paper's main points.