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I HAVE A TOPIC; NOW WHAT?

Once you have a topic, you have to decide what to do with it.

STEP ONE: Write down everything you can think of related to your topic. Don't worry about spelling, capitalization, complete sentences, etc. JUST WRITE!

STEP TWO: Write some more. Make sure you have answered the following questions about you topic.

	Who?
	What?
	Where?
	When?
	Why?
	How?

STEP THREE: Narrow you topic. Make sure you have enough information, but not too much. Use the following questions to help narrow your topic.

	What or who is affected by the topic? How?
	Is the topic influenced by other things? How?
	Why is the topic important?
	What is the purpose of the topic?
	Why am I interested in this topic?
	Who will my audience be?
	What do I want to tell my audience?
	What is my purpose for writing about this topic?

STEP FOUR: Tie the similar ideas together. (They'll probably end up in the same paragraph in the paper.) Use a graphic organizer, or create your own.

STEP FIVE: Write the rough draft. Don't worry too much about conventions at this point. Get your ideas into writing first.

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