ENG 1100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Lab Report, Briey, Brainstorming

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 1100
• Professor: Geraldine Arbach

Document Summary

Narrow and focus the topic - use some of the methods of invention. The scratch outline: quick map of the direction you think the paper might take. Finite: focus should be on a speci c aspect of a topic, keeping the length of your assignment in mind. Clear: key concepts and their relationships for search purposes are clear. Consult sources to read background information about your topic to help form appropriate, researchable questions. Brainstorm and concept map your topic to de ne your question. Brainstorming will enable you to identify possible areas of your topic to focus on. Take these ideas and organize them in a concept map to show links and relationships between your ideas. Try at least on speci c keyword that captures the main idea, the others can be more generic. Don"t use broad terms such as causes, effects, determine, factors, trends, bene ts, advantages, disadvantages, or impact. Boolean operators: useful when searching through a database.