1. What you need to know (It may be a good idea to take notes)
Research Terminology
What you need to know
(It may be a good idea to take notes)

2. Organizational Methods
Chronological Order
Putting events or steps in the order they occur
Example – Demonstration Speech
Spatial Order
Shows where things are located
Example – describing a room or a setting

3. Organizational Methods
Order of Importance
Ranks details
Can be from most important to least important or vice versa
Example – Figuring out what to study
Logical Order
Classifies details into related groups
Compare/Contrast – shows similarities and differences
Cause/Effect – shows how events happen as a result of other events
Problem/Solution – shows how a problem can be solved

4. Primary and Secondary Sources
Primary Sources
Materials written by people who were either participants in or observers of the events:
Letters, diaries, journals, speeches, and autobiographies
Secondary Sources
Records of events written by people who were not directly involved and who were not present:
Biographies, encyclopedias, textbooks, most newspaper and magazine articles, and histories

5. Research Identification
Database
Author
Source
Magazine, Journal, Newspaper, Interview, Etc
Dates
Publication dates, Student access date
Titles
Main and subtitles

6. Rhetorical Devices Ethos Pathos Logos Appeals to ethics
What is the right thing to do
Pathos
Appeals to emotions
Doesn’t this make you infuriated, overjoyed, etc
Logos
Appeals to logic
Does this make sense

7. Different Forms of Information
Biased Account
Personal Opinion
Mrs. Buchholz is the best teacher ever.
Subjective Account
Personal Account
Mrs. Buchholz doesn’t give me the same leniency as she gives other students.
Objective Account
Factual Information
Mrs. Buchholz is a teacher at Garretson High School.