Chapter One

This chapter helped me understand what needs to happen in any research paper. I really liked how the questions posed in this chapter as paragraph headings could help me write my paper. Something that I have never thought about is how the paper is a conversation between the reader and writer. Both people already have opinions on the topic, but the point is to convince the reader why your opinion is the better of both. I liked how on page 5 the book says to create a log of all the research you have done. That will help me keep my thoughts organized, and information easy to access. This chapter helps us in our class this week by starting us off in the right direction as soon as we choose a topic to stick with.