Getting Ready to Write the I-

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Skills neededO Writing good topic sentences

O Clear and conciseO Tell the reader what the paragraph will be

aboutO Paraphrasing your sources

O Make sure you quote what you need toO Write your research in your own words

O OrganizingO Group your research according to subtopic

O OutlineO Have a Roman numeral for each subtopic

What does this look like?

O Topic: Great White SharksO Thesis statement: Great White Sharks

are one of the oldest creatures on the planet, and are almost perfect animals

O Subtopics:O What they look like, sizeO Where they are found, where they travelO AttacksO Famous researchers

OutlineO Put as much of your research into the

outline as possibleO Write clear topic sentences for each Roman

numeralO Roman numeral I should be your

introduction and briefly mention each subtopic

O Every other Roman numeral should be a body paragraph

O Use your outline to write your paper, follow it precisely

Paraphrasing and Citing

O Make sure that all of your sources are written in your own words

O Use your cheat sheet to insert your citationsO Use the color coding so that you can make

sure you’ve got everythingO Read your rough draft over once you’ve

finished itO Make sure it makes senseO That information is in a logical orderO That your topic sentences clearly indicate

what the paragraph will be about

ReviewO Go back to the Notes section and

review any specific skill that you feel you need more help with

O Assignments:O Your teacher will prompt you to revise

and resubmit any assignment under 80.