<h1><span style="font-size: 14px;">Planning:</span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">For any piece of writing you complete, you should be completing some planning. Planning gets you to think about what you are going to write before you actually start writing. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">It is important to plan because:</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 14px;">It helps you organize your thoughts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Encourages you to come up with new ideas</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;">It helps to record your thoughts so you don't forget</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;">It lets you make sure you have all the information you need</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">How you plan is up to you. Every person has their own form of planning that they like to do. Planning can be an outline, a flow chart, a spider diagram, mind map, lists, or sticky notes.</span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-size: 14px;">Research</span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">The next assignment asks you to collect and turn in the research for your paper that you are going to use. In a previous lesson, you learned how to decide if a source of information is credible. When you turn in your sources, you will need to make sure that they are credible.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Do you know where you are going to start collecting information? Watch the video to the right for some helpful tips on starting to collect information.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">To make sure that you are getting the research that you need, make sure to look at the prompt:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Write an effective persuasive piece that argues your position on a chosen topic. Support your position with research. Be sure to acknowledge competing views. Give examples from past or current events or issues to illustrate and clarify your position.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Your research should contain information from the competing view as well!<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p>