The Bedford Researcher Chapter 14 Summary

William Hoffmann
English 102
5/19/14

The Bedford Researcher Chapter 14 Summary

       Chapter 14 of the Bedford Researcher discusses how to draft your paper properly. There are many ways in approaching how to draft your document such as drafting based on your outline. Creating an outline gives a writer the foundation of their paper for then they can go off their outline to create the paper. Drafting effective papers is what a writer wants. Some ways to draft an effective paper include: Focusing on a central idea or follow an organizing pattern such as chronology, description, or cause/effect. Using details to capture your readers attention is a good idea along with integrating information from sources and creating transitions between paragraphs.

     The next step would be to draft your introduction. Framing the issue is key when starting this process. Selecting a strategy is also a good idea for your paper. Some strategies include: Stating the topic, establish the context, define the problem, or asking a question. Even with a good intro making sure your document is easy to follow will make less work for the reader Using headings and subheadings, providing a map, or using a menu will help organize your document. Conclusions are a writers last chance to convert the readers. Great strategies for conclusions include: Closing with quotations, closing with a story, closing with a question, or calling your readers to action are all ways in which to finally convert your readers to your points.