Idea/Evidence Chart for Research Paper

Write your thesis and forecasting statement here:

In order to have good writing one must follow the five steps of writing. These steps include prewriting, drafting, revising, editing and publishing.

IDEAS
In the column below, list and number ideas or pieces of information important to your research essay. These are the many points you will be making about your topic in support of your thesis statement. / EVIDENCE
List in this column, and match to the numbers on the left, the evidence you plan to use to support the ideas or pieces of information listed in the left column: facts, quotations, statistics, and so on that you have discovered in your research. List the item and where you found it (i.e., the source you will cite in your paper).
1.  The prewriting process includes generating ideas and organizing them.
2.  Next you have the drafting stage which is where you come up with the skeleton of your essay.
3.  Revision can either be done by your peers, your teacher, or yourself.
4.  There is also editing where after your paper is revised then you have to make the necessary changes to make it as good as you possibly can.
5.  Lastly you have the publishing step which is where you basically write your final draft and turn it in.
6.  In the Writer’s Reference it says how to develop nice full paragraphs and how to stick to your point.
7.  There is an article I found on the importance of prewriting.
8.  There is also another article on how to wrap up your papers. It tells you different kinds of endings for different kinds of papers.
9.  There is also another article that tells about the seven steps to writing but I’m going to condense the steps to fit my paper. It has two steps which are basically the same in my view such as brainstorming and prewriting. You can cover brainstorming under prewriting which is what I’m going to do.
10.  There is also the book by Stephen King which has parts in it which talk about how to really make your work stand out from the rest. You have to admit there isn’t another Stephen King. / 1.  See the Bedford Guide on page 10 under the subtitle planning.
2.  See the Bedford Guide on page 11 under the subtitle drafting and on page 13 in section C2 in the Writer’s Reference.
3.  See the Writer’s Reference on page 17 under section C3.
4.  See the Bedford’s guide on page 12 under editing and proofreading. Also in the Writer’s Reference on pages 17 – 21. Especially the part on revising and editing your sentences.
5.  See the Writer’s Reference on pages 21-23
6.  See the Writer’s Reference on pages 24-26.
7.  See “Prewriting: a Must for Good Technical Prose” By Ruth Winett.
8.  See “Happy Endings” by Jack Hart.
9.  See "Seven steps to better writing" by John Leach.
10.  See Stephen King’s On writing: a memoir of the craft.