Researching and Writing Gathering and Communicating Ideas Chapter 7

Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright  2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved. How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition How can you make the most of your library? Start with a road map – Circulation desk – Reference area – Book area – Periodicals area – Audio/visual materials area – Computer areas – Microform areas Page 227

Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright  2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved. How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition How can you make the most of your library? Use keywords to locate topics and sources Conduct research using a search strategy – Use general reference works – Search specialized reference works – Browse through books on your subject – Use periodical indexes to search for periodicals – Ask the librarian Be prepared and be specific Ask for help when you can’t find a specific source Ask for help with computers and other equipment Page 227

Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright  2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved. How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition How can you do research on the Internet? The basics: Access, information locations, and URLs Search directories – collections of web sites Search engines – web sites plus other Internet locations Search strategy - Think carefully about what you want to locate - Use a search directory to isolate sites under a topic or category - Explore these sites to get a general idea of what’s out there - Move on to a search engine to narrow your search - Evaluate the list of links that appear - When done, search again using another directory or engine Page 232

Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright  2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved. How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition How can you do research on the Internet? Non-web resources – Newsgroups – Gopher searches Use critical thinking to evaluate every source – Evaluate Internet sources Be prepared for Internet-specific problems Evaluate the source Evaluate the material – Learn to be media literate Page 232

Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright  2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved. How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition What are the elements of effective writing? Writing purpose – Informative writing – Persuasive writing Knowing your audience – Key questions about your audience: What are their roles? How much do they know? Are they interested? Can I expect open or closed minds? Page 238

Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright  2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved. How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition What is the writing process? Planning – Open your mind through brainstorming – Narrow your topic through prewriting strategies Brainstorming Freewriting Asking journalists’ questions – Conduct research – Write a thesis statement – Write a working outline – Create a checklist Page 239

Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright  2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved. How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition What is the writing process? Drafting – Freewriting your draft – Writing an introduction – Creating the body of a paper – Writing the conclusion – Crediting authors and sources – Continue your checklist Page 239

Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright  2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved. How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition What is the writing process? Revising – Being a critical writer – Evaluating paragraph structure – Checking for clarity and conciseness Editing – Proofreading – A final checklist Page 239

Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright  2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved. How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition How can you deliver an effective oral presentation? Prepare as for a writing assignment – Think through what you want to say and why – Plan – Draft your thoughts – Integrate visual aids Page 255

Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright  2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved. How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition How can you deliver an effective oral presentation? Practice your performance – Know the parameters – Use index cards or notes – Pay attention to the physical – Practice ahead of time – Be yourself Page 255

Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright  2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved. How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition

Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright  2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved. How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition Carter, Bishop, and Kravits Copyright  2003 by Pearson Education, Inc. Keys to Success in College, Career, and Life All rights reserved. How to Achieve Your Goals, Fourth Edition Presentation by Wing Lee and Benjamin Li