The writing about your research begins with a question about something you want to know more about. This question become the focus of your research writing, the central idea, the thesis. You investigate this question and then write about what you have learned. You investigate by doing research. Select "Getting Started" in the menu to the left to learn more about this.

Research writing is a way of reporting what you have learned about a particular topic. The purpose of research writing is to present answers to questions. This reporting/presenting can be in one of two forms

1. Research-based writing
   Largely information found through research
   Writers generally present relatively few of their own opinions or discoveries
2. Research-supported writing
   Presents writer's own ideas supported and supplemented by research findings

Check out "Dr. John's Eazy-Peazy Guide to Effective Writing" for more help.

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