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- use an online search engine (like Google) or print resources (like magazines and books) at the local media center or library to gain familiarity with a topic<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
- read a text\u2019s table of contents, index, and chapter headings in order to determine your\u00a0primary interest for the assignment<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
- examine sources to determine the availability of authentic, credible, current resources for\u00a0your\u00a0topic<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
- select a final topic for a thesis that permits focused research and writing<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
Finding the Scope<\/span><\/h2>\r\n
The preliminary research stage serves as an important connection between pre-writing and formulating a thesis. This stage is characterized by many of the components of the pre-writing stage, such as gathering information from a variety of sources. But rather than thinking broadly, as in pre-writing, the goal in the preliminary research stage is to narrow things down and home in on a reasonable scope for the topic.<\/span><\/p>\r\n
This stage enables you\u00a0to understand which of your\u00a0ideas can be documented by sources. Even an opinion piece needs to be validated\u00a0through documented research. Preliminary research also permits you\u00a0to change your\u00a0mind about the intended topic before too much time and effort are committed to the process.<\/span><\/p>\r\n
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In the preliminary research stage, the you’ll\u00a0begin the process of finalizing your\u00a0topic, continuing to refine your working thesis, and documenting the sources to be used for guidance and support.<\/p>\nTechniques and Strategies<\/span><\/h2>\n
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- use an online search engine (like Google) or print resources (like magazines and books) at the local media center or library to gain familiarity with a topic<\/span><\/li>\n
- read a text\u2019s table of contents, index, and chapter headings in order to determine your\u00a0primary interest for the assignment<\/span><\/li>\n
- examine sources to determine the availability of authentic, credible, current resources for\u00a0your\u00a0topic<\/span><\/li>\n
- select a final topic for a thesis that permits focused research and writing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Finding the Scope<\/span><\/h2>\n
The preliminary research stage serves as an important connection between pre-writing and formulating a thesis. This stage is characterized by many of the components of the pre-writing stage, such as gathering information from a variety of sources. But rather than thinking broadly, as in pre-writing, the goal in the preliminary research stage is to narrow things down and home in on a reasonable scope for the topic.<\/span><\/p>\n
This stage enables you\u00a0to understand which of your\u00a0ideas can be documented by sources. Even an opinion piece needs to be validated\u00a0through documented research. Preliminary research also permits you\u00a0to change your\u00a0mind about the intended topic before too much time and effort are committed to the process.<\/span><\/p>\n
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- read a text\u2019s table of contents, index, and chapter headings in order to determine your\u00a0primary interest for the assignment<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t