Unit 18 STRATEGIES FOR PREWRITING THE RESEARCH PAPER: DEVELOPING THE WORKING THESIS STATEMENT, TAKING NOTES, SUMMARIZING, ORGANIZING YOUR NOTES, OUTLINING

STRATEGIES FOR PREWRITING THE RESEARCH PAPER: DEVELOPING

THE WORKING THESIS STATEMENT, TAKING NOTES, SUMMARIZING,

ORGANIZING YOUR NOTES, OUTLINING

 

SUPPORTING DETAILS

1 Convert print into vibrating rod

2 Convert print into speech and Braille

3 Convert print into electronic impulses

4 Convert calculating operations into speech

5 Convert typed messages into speech

III Computers helping people with motion disabilities

A Wheelchairs with legs

B Void-operated computers

C Eye-operated computers

1. Erica

Sutter’s work

D. Work stations

 

Task 8 Write an outline for your research paper. Write your working thesis

statement at the top of your paper. Then show three main topics with at least three

subtopics under each one. List the main topic with Roman numerals and the subtopic with

capital letters.

 

Task 9 Read the dialogue and fill the replies according to the context (the adviser

and postgraduate). Reproduce the whole dialogue.

And after summarizing?

Are authentic materials preferable?

Good. We can proceed to the stages of prewriting.

What are the purposes of note-taking?

                                                 Prewriting Stages

Mr. Williams, I have begun the prewriting of my research paper.

(1) Developing a working thesis statement is tangible. Drafting a working thesis

statement expresses the main idea of the paper. Take notes.

 

(2)

It is the right way to do it. Once you have chosen a topic for a report, you need to

consider what information you want to include. One way to decide is to write

questions you want the report to answer. While you are researching your topic, keep

your questions in mind and look for facts that answer them.

(3)

The purposes of note-taking are to summarize main points in your own words and

record quotations that you might use in your research paper.

(4)

After summarizing and organizing your notes comes the stage of outlining. As the

basis of your outline, use the categories into which you grouped your notes. Then

look over your notes to determine the overall organization of the paper. If your

subject is historical event, chronological order may be appropriate. If you intend to

describe something, spatial order may be suitable. However, the two most common

methods of organizing research papers are order of importance and development

order. Plan the outline of your research paper by deciding on a method of

organization and by assigning your categories accordingly, using Roman numerals. It is your final prewriting step.