Research Reports
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What is a great starting point for doing research
An essay that includes argumentative analysis of literature
This encapsulates and organizes an entire paragraph
What is the topic sentence
This is the purpose of a conclusion
What is to provide a bridge to help readers transition back to their daily lives
or
What is to help the audience see why all analysis and information should matter after they stop reading
What are three kinds of hooks
What are
provocative controversial statement
state a surprising or little-known fact
quotation
anecdote
description
metaphor / simile
A type of question that forces an author to make an argument
These is a question students are encouraged to answer
What is how the book was written
or
What is why the book was written
This step occurs between explaining the topic sentence and unpacking the evidence
What is introducing evidence
Conclusions allow a writer to
Have the final say on the issues
Synthesize Thoughts
Demonstrate the importance of ideas
Propel reader to a new view of subject
What is introducing the topic
What happened during the Mexican revolution?
What is a bad example of a research question
This is a common thing that questions will be focused around in a book
What is a theme
This is what unpacking evidence means
What is explaining what the quote means and why it's important
This is a question that conclusions should answer
What is so what
This is the essential purpose explaining relevance in an introductory paragraph
What is to transition broad ideas to a narrow thesis
Economic Statistics, Memoirs of Politicians, Reportage in East European Newspapers
What are primary sources?
This is where you put essential background about a literary work
What is an introduction
What is the reason that the summation of the quotation is in alignment with the author's perspective?
What is establishing credibility
A technique used by writers to bring readers back full circle
What is return to theme
The author of this quote:
"With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon. In all those stories where there's the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, it's like - yeah, he's sure he can control the demon. Doesn't work out."
Who is Elon Musk
What is the goal
Words or phrases that connect one idea to the next, both between and within paragraphs
What is a transition
This is the question to ask yourself to make sure the paper is cohesive
What is how does the evidence prove the point you are trying to make in the paragraph and or paper as a whole
One of the ways to conclude, leaving readers thinking
What is a provocative quote or insight
The 5 purposes of the introduction
What are
to get the audience's attention
to introduce the topic
to explain relevance to audience
to state thesis / purpose
to outline main points