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Module 5 - Research Papers
M odule 5.1: T he Wr iting Pr ocess
T he purpose of this module is to understand the writing process and the phases of writing a research paper. We will review the following:
Understand the writing process
Discuss Pre-writing activities
T he Wr iting Pr ocess
T he following diagram provides a nice overview of all of the steps involved in writing a research paper. T ake a few minutes to review the diagram.
Prew riting Activities
Generate, collect, and plan ideas.
List all possible ideas.
Determine your focus.
Consider your target audience.
Examine the ideas and choose the most convincing ones.
Gather and evaluate information to support the ideas.
Make final selections.
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Refine and formalize a plan.
Determine how you will present your ideas.
Make an outline and clearly determine your thesis or topic statement, and your subtopics.
Set the plan aside and take a break.
Come back to your plan and revise as necessary.
Drafting
Compose the first draft of the paper. F ollow your outline.
T ry to write without stopping.
New ideas may occur, make changes as needed.
Step away from the draft for awhile, and come back.
Revising
Make major changes
Read the paper objectively
Be a critical thinker. Evaluate the paper, is it effective?
Make major changes in the content, organization and order of topics.
Make the sentences more complex and smooth, adding appropriate transitions.
Proofing and Editing
Make minor changes to the mechanics of the paper.
Correct grammar errors.
Check for errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
Check formatting.
Pr ewr iting
Prewriting is one of the first steps in the writing process. Prewriting strategies such as brainstorming and freewriting can help
Wr iting Modules
Wr itin g M o d u le s
Module 5 - Research Papers
M odule 5.1: T he Wr iting Pr ocess
T he purpose of this module is to understand the writing process and the phases of writing a research paper. We will review the following:
Understand the writing process
Discuss Pre-writing activities
T he Wr iting Pr ocess
T he following diagram provides a nice overview of all of the steps involved in writing a research paper. T ake a few minutes to review the diagram.
Prew riting Activities
Generate, collect, and plan ideas.
List all possible ideas.
Determine your focus.
Consider your target audience.
Examine the ideas and choose the most convincing ones.
Gather and evaluate information to support the ideas.
Make final selections.
Organiz ing c y ber ac tiv e.bellev ue.edu/c our s es /1/CIS665- T301_2133_1/c ontent/_5798593_1/…/Module5_1_pr int.html
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Refine and formalize a plan.
Determine how you will present your ideas.
Make an outline and clearly determine your thesis or topic statement, and your subtopics.
Set the plan aside and take a break.
Come back to your plan and revise as necessary.
Drafting
Compose the first draft of the paper. F ollow your outline.
T ry to write without stopping.
New ideas may occur, make changes as needed.
Step away from the draft for awhile, and come back.
Revising
Make major changes
Read the paper objectively
Be a critical thinker. Evaluate the paper, is it effective?
Make major changes in the content, organization and order of topics.
Make the sentences more complex and smooth, adding appropriate transitions.
Proofing and Editing
Make minor changes to the mechanics of the paper.
Correct grammar errors.
Check for errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
Check formatting.
Pr ewr iting
Prewriting is one of the first steps in the writing process. Prewriting strategies such as brainstorming and freewriting can help