Research Paper and Brainstorming Activities

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The pre-write is a mandatory assignment that provides the foundational tools for this course, but it does not count toward the final grade.

Please open a document and answer the following sections. Be sure to provide the appropriate heading for each section of the Pre-write process.

Step 1: Select Your Topic

Use the three tips you learned in Selecting a Workable Topic to develop a topic for your descriptive essay.

Step 2: Brainstorm Your Topic

1. Brainstorm your topic.

Start with the topic you developed in your last assignment. Brainstorm some ideas surrounding that topic using what you learned in Brainstorming Your Topic.

2. Use the clustering technique.

Use the system of clustering to generate specific ideas and information pertaining to your topic or subject.

Step 2.1: Outline Your Topic

Use what you learned in Outlining as well as your previous practice assignments to build an outline for your topic.

Step 2.2: Write Your Research Questions

Write four research questions that are applicable to your topic. It is usually helpful to create questions that allow for both the affirmative and negative positions on an issue or topic.

Step 3: Write Your Thesis Statement

Using what you learned about the characteristics of a good thesis statement, write a thesis statement for your topic.

Step 4: Write Your Introduction

Using what you learned about thesis statements and introductions, write an introduction for your paper. Review the characteristics of a good introduction before you begin.

Step 5: Write Your Content

Using what you learned about writing the body of a paper, write the content for your essay. Remember to review the module to verify you are following the best practices for writing content.

Step 6: Write Your Conclusion

Using the information you learned, write a conclusion paragraph for your paper.

Step 7: Use Appropriate Vocabulary

Review these words and make an effort to use them in your speaking and writing. Practice using each of the words in a sentence. Type a sentence for each term in the answer bank below. If you need to use a dictionary for more clarification regarding the definitions, feel free to do so. However, do not use the suggested context sentences provided by the dictionary (see the Portage Professionalism Policy for details) when working on this exercise.

Transitional Words	College-Level Vocabulary
for instance	obtuse - lacking perception	enervate - to weaken
therefore	abstruse - difficult to understand	deciduous - shedding
thus	abeyance - to temporarily set aside	antebellum - period before the Civil War
because	mitosis - cell division	gauche - tactless
yet	nihilism - skepticism that denies all existence	hubris - over-bearing pride
eventually	parameter - boundaries	obsequiousness - fawning
first, second (etc.)	paradigm - an example to serves as a model	fiduciary - holding in trust
finally	precipitous - steep	feckless - ineffectual
similarly	jocular - given to joking	lexicon - dictionary
in other words	chicanery - trickery	kinetic - motion
in addition to	acumen - quickness; accuracy	inculcate - to teach by repetition
on the other hand	bowdlerize - modify
consequently	circumnavigate - to go around
however	deleterious - having a harmful effect
rather	churlish - bad disposition

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