ACADEMIC WRITING STEP 1: RESEARCH TO GATHER DATA

Academic writing involves saying something about something. You need information to convey, analyze, or use in some fashion. finding new information and taking careful notes is Step 1 of the academic writing process. You can’t get to Step 2 without doing Step 1.

• Step 1. Research to gather data. Usually this means reading and taking careful notes. However, data can also be collected other ways.