1. Getting Ready to
Write the I-Search
English I
NCVPS

2. Skills needed
O Writing good topic sentences
O Clear and concise
O Tell the reader what the paragraph will be about
O Paraphrasing your sources
O Make sure you quote what you need to
O Write your research in your own words
O Organizing
O Group your research according to subtopic
O Outline
O Have a Roman numeral for each subtopic

3. What does this look like?
O Topic: Great White Sharks
O Thesis statement: Great White Sharks are
one of the oldest creatures on the
planet, and are almost perfect animals
O Subtopics:
O What they look like, size
O Where they are found, where they travel
O Attacks
O Famous researchers

4. Outline
O Put as much of your research into the outline
as possible
O Write clear topic sentences for each Roman
numeral
O Roman numeral I should be your introduction
and briefly mention each subtopic
O Every other Roman numeral should be a body
paragraph
O Use your outline to write your paper, follow it
precisely

5. Paraphrasing and Citing
O Make sure that all of your sources are written
in your own words
O Use your cheat sheet to insert your citations
O Use the color coding so that you can make
sure you’ve got everything
O Read your rough draft over once you’ve
finished it
O Make sure it makes sense
O That information is in a logical order
O That your topic sentences clearly indicate what
the paragraph will be about

6. Review
O Go back to the Notes section and review
any specific skill that you feel you need
more help with
O Assignments:
O Your teacher will prompt you to revise and
resubmit any assignment under 80.