Step 3: Conclude
Have you collected enough information to prove your point or answer your question?
If yes, it is time to present your findings to others.
If yes, it is time to present your findings to others.
Organize your information There is no right or wrong way to organize information. If your notes are on paper or index cards, spreading them out around you on a table or floor and sorting similiar ideas into piles may be helpful. Look a your notes and seek out patterns.
Create an Outline A research paper is like a tree. The thesis is the main trunk. The main ideas supporting your thesis are the branches. The supporting ideas are the twigs and the specific details are the leaves.
Possible Organizing themes:
Create an Outline A research paper is like a tree. The thesis is the main trunk. The main ideas supporting your thesis are the branches. The supporting ideas are the twigs and the specific details are the leaves.
Possible Organizing themes:
- Chronological Order
- Compare and Contrast
- Cause & Effect
- For & Against
- Grouping (i.e. a research paper on bicycles may discuss ten speeds, mountain bikes, and racing bikes)
After completing Step 3, you should be able to address the following questions...
- What did you learn from reading, listening or viewing?
- Did you answer the question? Can you organize the information to support your answer?