Writer Choice

38575Please refer to order #38574 when answering these questions as it pertains to the topic you chose.

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Seeing writing as an exchange of ideas means seeing all new theories, ideas, and beliefs as grounded in pre-existing knowledge. Therefore, when beginning a new writing project, writers never work “from scratch.” Instead, they tap into the resources of their community for ideas, inspiration, and research leads. Keeping these statements in mind, and based on one of the media you provided for DQ1, answer the following questions.

Consider a topic for a research paper. What did you decide on?
What do you know about your topic before you begin to write?
Where did this knowledge come from? Be sure to include both secondary sources (books, websites, etc.) and primary ones (people, events, personal memories). Is this knowledge socially created? What communities or groups or people created it, how, and why?
What parts of your current knowledge about your subject could be called “fact” and what parts could be called “opinion?” How does this idea apply to implied and expressed argumentation?
How can your current knowledge about the topic help you in planning and conducting the research for the project?