Prewriting – Your Topic and Research

When gathering sources for a research paper or project, how do you decide which sources will work for you? How do you use them in a paper? How do you cite them in a paper?

It is important to have the right sources for a research paper in order to give support for your points. That means your sources need to come in a variety of modes, including media, and they need to be credible and factual. Once you have your sources, you must make sure to gather all the information you need to cite them properly on a Works Cited page. In this topic, you will create a rough outline of your arguments; source sheets that contain publication information for your sources along with facts and ideas you intend to incorporate; and a Works Cited page for your persuasive research paper.