Calvin Gurtler
4/7/14
English 102
In Chapter 1 of The Bedford Researcher they discussed good ways to get started on your research paper. They stress the importance of having the ability to research and write with confidence. Their major points for researching and writing with confidence were taking ownership of your project, understanding the research writing process, learning how to work with sources, learning how to develop a position, understanding genre and design, understanding the importance of readers and context, being aware of new technological opportunities and challenges, and managing your time.
They also suggest creating a project timeline that lays out an outline of steps to complete your research paper. Next they give you a series of steps to follow in order to choose an appropriate topic. They give you a variety of things to consider such as who you readers are and what will influence them. You also have to consider what type of document you are writing, this stresses the differences between different genres of work. They give you a variety of exercises to generate ideas about appropriate topics. Exercises such as brainstorming, free-writing, looping, and clustering. For the final step to finding the appropriate research topic you must consider you writing situation.
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