1. The I-Search Process
English I
NCVPS

2. What’s an I-Search?
O An I-Search paper is a research paper
where you choose the topic you’re going
to research.
O Throughout English I, you will work on
your I-Search paper step by step.
O Each module will have an assignment for
your I-Search paper.
O By the time you finish the course, you’ll
have completed your I-Search paper.

3. Steps
O Module 1: Choose a topic
O Module 2: Choose an audience and
purpose for your paper
O Module 3: Begin research
O Module 4: Reflection on how the research
went
O Module 5: Write the first draft of your
research paper

4. Steps
O Module 6: Find images for use in the
paper
O Module 7: Revise your paper, and include
images from the previous module in this
draft
O Module 8: Write your final draft and reflect
on the writing process