Writing and Researching Worksheets

Writing and Researching Worksheets are designed to help you focus on particular stages of the writing, design, and research process. Each Worksheet asks you to respond to a short series of questions about the part of the writing process you are engaged in. For example, Worksheet 1 helps you analyze the rhetorical situation for your writing, and Worksheet 2 helps you decide which aspects of your project will be best represented in words and which in images. The final three worksheets—24, 25, and 26—are forms that you can print out and take to the library with you. You can use them to record the publishing information you will need in order to assemble an accurate Works Cited page for your research paper. Scan the list of Worksheets so you will know what help is available to you at each stage of your project.

1. Your Rhetorical Situation
2. Using Words and Images
3. Looking Carefully at Your Assignment
4. Asking Questions
5. Freewriting
6. Brainstorming
7. Making an Idea Map
8. Developing a Working Thesis
9. Developing a Working Outline
10. Writing Organized Paragraphs
11. Linking Your Paragraphs
12. Writing an Effective Opening Paragraph
13. Writing an Effective Closing Paragraph
14. Developing a Plan for Revision
15. Reading Another Writer's Draft
16. Editing Your Draft
17. Proofreading Your Draft
18. Deciding on Graphs, Tables, and Charts
19. Making a Presentation
20. Thinking about Your Research Needs
21. Evaluating Print Sources
22. Evaluating Internet Sources
23. Using Quotations Effectively
24. Research Form: Source Information for Books
25. Research Form: Source Information for Periodicals
26. Research Form: Source Information for Online Material