William Hoffmann
4/8/14
English 102
Chapter 1
In The Bedford Reasearcher the first chapter lists all the requirements and ways to start writing a research paper. It states that you have to find confidence to write a research paper along with taking ownership of your project along with understanding the research writing process and how to work with sources. While working with a source it is important to keep up with managing them by keeping record of them with notebook, a folder, or on a phone. However, the Bedford Researcher also states that after finding the confidence enough to write a research paper a person must develop a position for their topic an undergo a genre and design. The writer must make a genre or type of essay that will attract as many readers as possible. In addition, writing a research paper will also make the writer need to manage their time accordingly so they do not for example spend too much time gathering information and not spend enough time working with it. Creating a project timeline will also help manage a persons time better in respect with due dates. Some of this timeline activities include exploring your topic, take a position, take notes, and revise drafts, all to help you complete the assignment in time.
The text goes on explaining that you should find a sense of who your readers or audience are. This will help someone develop thoughts about how their paper should influence a reader. In this case the way you write should not be monotone, it should have some emotion, conviction, and personal interest. If your paper does not have those components along with values or beliefs many readers simply will not be interested in your paper. To ensure that your document is ready for reading finding the right genre and contexts can help. Some contexts that many documents have include social context, cultural ans historical contexts, disciplinary contexts, and physical contexts. The Bedford Researcher lastly explains all the types of ways to genrate ideas for topic choices such as brainstorming, freewriting, looping, and clustering.
The text goes on explaining that you should find a sense of who your readers or audience are. This will help someone develop thoughts about how their paper should influence a reader. In this case the way you write should not be monotone, it should have some emotion, conviction, and personal interest. If your paper does not have those components along with values or beliefs many readers simply will not be interested in your paper. To ensure that your document is ready for reading finding the right genre and contexts can help. Some contexts that many documents have include social context, cultural ans historical contexts, disciplinary contexts, and physical contexts. The Bedford Researcher lastly explains all the types of ways to genrate ideas for topic choices such as brainstorming, freewriting, looping, and clustering.
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