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The Research Process

Research is a process. The most successful researchers use research "steps":

1. Define what you are researching--What are your questions? What do you need to find out?
2. Plan--What sources could prove useful? Encyclopedias, interviews, reference books, biographies, Internet?
3. Obtain Information--Take notes, outline, skim, use indexes, cross references, list sources used,evaluate the information..
4. Put it together! Share your research, write the report, make a presentation, evaluate the project.
5. Cite your Sources--Always give credit for the information you get.

Last updated: 12/13/2005