1. The I-Search
Reflection
English I
NCVPS

2. What have we learned?
O An I-Search paper is a research paper where
you choose the topic you’re going to research.
O You’ve chosen the topic you think you want to
work with.
O At this point, if you are no longer interested in
your topic, or can’t find enough research on it,
it’s fine to choose a different topic.
O Your teacher will work with you to rework your
assignments.
O You’ve decided an audience, and purpose for
your paper.
O You’ve researched your topic.

3. Reviewing the steps
O Topic Choice
O Your topic should be specific, so that you can cover it in
your I-Search paper.
O However, you don’t want it so narrow that you can’t find
enough to write about.
O Audience and Purpose
O Your audience is who your paper is target to- is it your
classmates? Your teacher?
O Your purpose, since it’s a research paper is to inform.
O Research
O You should have found a variety of sources that provide
information on your topic.
O You should have cited them correctly.

4. Where do we go from here?
O In this Module you will stop in the process,
and take a chance to reflect on the
process.
O You’ll write a writer’s memo on the
process.
O What you like that you’ve done
O What you don’t like
O The strengths in your work so far
O The weaknesses in your work so far
O What you need help with