Students often get frustrated when each one of their teachers take a different approach to research. When a student finally finds an approach to research that they are comfortable with they find they have to abandon it because the teachers they have in a new semester want them to do it “their way”. However, at Pin Oak Middle School we take a school wide approach to the research process.  

1. Determine your topic, making sure it is not too broad or narrow

2. Pre-search - Familiarize yourself with your topic. Read an article from an encyclopedia to get an overview of the topic

3. Determine your sub-topics. Review encyclopedia articles, or books to see how the topic is broken up to help you determine your sub-topics

4. Select your resources. Remember you are never committed to one and can delete or add a resource at another time

5. Read and note take

6. Organize your notes

7. Write your rough draft and revise

8. Word process your final draft and write a bibliography

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