Chapter 11~12
Effective research and writing hinge on selecting appropriate, focused, and debatable topics. The process involves evaluating possible subjects to ensure they are neither too broad nor too narrow.
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Chapter 11~12 Writing Concluding the Paper Building an Effective Argument Beginning the Paper Initiating Research Sketching a Preliminary Outline Analyze and Organize Points Keeping Research on Track Focus your investigation on building your argument Look for at least two pieces of evidence to support each point you want to make Right # of sources Don't ignore info Don't let your sources' opinions outweigh your own Authoritative Variety Taking Notes Managing and Documenting Sources Nota Taking and Prewriting Working With Your Outline Types of Sources Secondary Sources Primary Sources Evaluating Sources Reliability Relevance Oral Argument Presentation Aids Multimedia Video Audio Charts, Graphs, Handouts Support Language Organization Credibility The Audience Main topic Organizing the Material Ordering Material for Emphasis Presenting the Stock Issues Finding the Middle Ground Refuting an Opposing View Defending the Main Idea Methods of Appropriate Topic Interesting Not Too Broad Not Too Unconventional Not Too Narrow Debatable Evaluating Possible Topics Reviewing Your Research Finding Sources Multimodal Sources Government Resources Options for Saving Records Truncating Search Terms with Wild Cards Encyclopedias Web Based Sources Limiting a Search Searching for More Than One Concept Keyword or Subjects Searching Databases Every academic discipline has some sort of in-depth index to research in that field To search for books, videos, or periodical publications, use the library catalog To search for articles, use a generalized database of periodicals.
