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The Research Process
Choose Topic
- Utilize Text; Brainstorm; Look at Assignment
- Can Feel Overwhelming & Optimistic
- Takes: Creativity & Curiosity
Narrow Topic
- Background Resources; Encyclopedias; General Websites
- Can Feel Overwhelming & Optimistic
- Takes: Creativity and Motivation
Identify Sources
- Identify Scope; Develop Research Questions; General Search
- Takes Flexibility & Ingenuity
Re/search
- Articles, Books, Multimedia; Multiple Search Strategies;
- Refine Topic
- Can Feel: Exciting!
- Takes: Persistence
Organize
- Rewrite Notes; Careful Documentation
- Can Feel Tedious
- Takes Care
Write/Share
- Citation; Many Drafts; Social Media
- Can Feel: Satisfying
- Takes: Care & Patience