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GETTING STARTED
WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN?
 Research projects can be a daunting task for the most experienced
writers, but they do not have to be! Here are some general tips for
beginning the process:
1. Be confident! Take ownership of what you are writing. Invest yourself in the
project beyond the promise of a grade.
2. Understand the research based writing process. Read up on what makes an
effective research essay and consider your rhetorical situations.
3. Start working with sources and develop a plan for keeping track of your
information.
4. Work on developing a position on a topic
5. Explore concepts of genre and design
6. Consider the importance of context and audience
7. Consider changing technologies and how they can help or hinder you
8. Set up a plan for managing your time.
WHAT AM I GOING TO WRITE
ABOUT?!?!?
CHOOSING YOUR TOPIC
 Choosing a topic is far more complex than closing your eyes and
pointing to determine the course of your essay.
 You should really develop your ideas and explore different ways
to approach an assignment.
SIMPLE STEPS TO TOPIC SELECTION
Analyze Your Assignment
 Who are my readers?
 What will influence me and what will
influence my readers? What interests you?
 What type of document am I writing?
(essays, reports, outlines, reflection, etc. as
well as genres of essays)
 What contexts will affect my work on the
document?
 What role will I adopt to readers?
 What will affect my ability to work on this
project (limitations)?
Generate Ideas about
Potential Topics
 Brainstorm
 Freewrite
 Looping- freewriting for a
period, reading, choosing a
point, and freewriting about that
point.
 Clustering
 NEVER FORGET TO CONSIDER YOUR
RHETORICAL SITUATION!!!
EXPLORE YOUR TOPIC
 Now that you have a general topic in mind, it is time to dig deeper!
 Create a plan to start looking at information and the viability of your
topic (think of who you can talk to and where you can go to find
more information)
 Then… hit the pavement!
Discuss your topic with others
Conduct preliminary observations
Find and review sources online, in the library, in the
databases, anywhere!!!
DO NOT forget to note your sources and the
information in them so you can go back to them later!
FOCUSING YOUR TOPIC
 There are several methods that allow writers to effectively explore an
issue:
 Identify conversations about issues in your topic. Using your sources:
 Find central concepts repeated in your sources
 Find broad themes discussed in your topics
 Find disagreements among your sources
 Find recurring voices in your sources (look for author’s frequently
cited or mentioned in your sources)
 Assess your own interests
CHOOSE AN ISSUE
 Will this issue help me to achieve my purpose as a
writer?
 Will my readers need or want to read about this
subject?
 Is the issue appropriate for my project’s context?
 Is the issue appropriate for the type of document I
plan to write?
 Is the issue compatible with my requirements and
limitations?
 What opportunities do I have if I choose this issue?

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Developing a topic

  • 1.
  • 3. WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN?  Research projects can be a daunting task for the most experienced writers, but they do not have to be! Here are some general tips for beginning the process: 1. Be confident! Take ownership of what you are writing. Invest yourself in the project beyond the promise of a grade. 2. Understand the research based writing process. Read up on what makes an effective research essay and consider your rhetorical situations. 3. Start working with sources and develop a plan for keeping track of your information. 4. Work on developing a position on a topic 5. Explore concepts of genre and design 6. Consider the importance of context and audience 7. Consider changing technologies and how they can help or hinder you 8. Set up a plan for managing your time.
  • 4. WHAT AM I GOING TO WRITE ABOUT?!?!?
  • 5. CHOOSING YOUR TOPIC  Choosing a topic is far more complex than closing your eyes and pointing to determine the course of your essay.  You should really develop your ideas and explore different ways to approach an assignment.
  • 6. SIMPLE STEPS TO TOPIC SELECTION Analyze Your Assignment  Who are my readers?  What will influence me and what will influence my readers? What interests you?  What type of document am I writing? (essays, reports, outlines, reflection, etc. as well as genres of essays)  What contexts will affect my work on the document?  What role will I adopt to readers?  What will affect my ability to work on this project (limitations)? Generate Ideas about Potential Topics  Brainstorm  Freewrite  Looping- freewriting for a period, reading, choosing a point, and freewriting about that point.  Clustering  NEVER FORGET TO CONSIDER YOUR RHETORICAL SITUATION!!!
  • 7. EXPLORE YOUR TOPIC  Now that you have a general topic in mind, it is time to dig deeper!  Create a plan to start looking at information and the viability of your topic (think of who you can talk to and where you can go to find more information)  Then… hit the pavement! Discuss your topic with others Conduct preliminary observations Find and review sources online, in the library, in the databases, anywhere!!! DO NOT forget to note your sources and the information in them so you can go back to them later!
  • 8. FOCUSING YOUR TOPIC  There are several methods that allow writers to effectively explore an issue:  Identify conversations about issues in your topic. Using your sources:  Find central concepts repeated in your sources  Find broad themes discussed in your topics  Find disagreements among your sources  Find recurring voices in your sources (look for author’s frequently cited or mentioned in your sources)  Assess your own interests
  • 9. CHOOSE AN ISSUE  Will this issue help me to achieve my purpose as a writer?  Will my readers need or want to read about this subject?  Is the issue appropriate for my project’s context?  Is the issue appropriate for the type of document I plan to write?  Is the issue compatible with my requirements and limitations?  What opportunities do I have if I choose this issue?