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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
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
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