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. You should have your thesis statement set before you start to research a. True b. False 2. When analyzing your assignment, you should keep in mind your purpose, your audience, your interests, and the genre. a. True b. False 3. You should direct your essay toward people who have the same opinions and experiences as you do. a. True b. False 4. Brainstorming, freewriting, looping, and clustering are all good ways to generate ideas about appropriate topics. a. True b. False 5. Your first research paper in this class will be a Personal Narrative Research Paper. You will choose a topic that has had a big influence on your life - either positive or negative and you will tell us about your experiences and support your main point with research. Your audience is me and your classmates - you are writing to tell us about this topic that you know a lot about through personal experience. List ten possible subjects that you could write about, and then put an asterisk by the two or three strongest ones. *1. My first day at Everett College *2. A strange job interview *3. My first day in the United States 4. A traffic accident 5. A memorable journey 6. How I usually spend my Weekend

7. My first time in Las Vegas 8. The day I decided to change my major 9. The first time in China Buffet 10. My first vacation 6. It's important to make sure you can find plenty of sources on your topic before you start writing. a. True b. False 7. You can use a Web discussion forum as a source if you don't know anyone you can interview. a. True b. False 8. What does the book say are the four steps you should take when exploring your topic? A) Create a plan to explore your topic, start with a rough draft, conduct preliminary observations, and find and review sources. B) Create a plan to explore your topic, discuss your topic with others, conduct preliminary observations, and find and review sources. 100% Correct C) Create a plan to explore your topic, discuss your topic with others, go to the library, and find and review sources. 9. What does the book say are the three steps in narrowing your topic? A) Decide which topic has the most information, assess your interest in the issues, choose an issue. B) Identify conversations about issues in your sources, decide which topic your teacher likes the best, choose an issue. C) Identify conversations about issues in your sources, assess your interest in the issues, choose an issue. 100% Correct 10. A research question is a brief question that directs your efforts to collect, critically read, evaluate, and take notes on your source. a. True b. False

11. What does the book say are the steps in developing your research question? A) Consider your roles, generate potential research questions, select and refine your research question. B) Consider your roles, consider your audience, select and refine your research question. C) Choose a topic, generate potential research questions, select and refine your research question.