Parts of an I-Search Paper

This section draws the reader into my topic with a good lead/hook (for example, a story, quote, question). It describes what I knew about the topic when I started the search and what I wanted to learn more about (why I care about the question) and clearly state my search question .

This section describes the sequence of steps in my search (for example, what sources I started with and what other sources they led me to. It describes problems in locating information and how I solved them. It also includes any changes I made in my research such as expanding or revising my questions.

This sections focuses on what I learned by specifically addressing and answering my focus questions. This sections supports my conclusions with cited evidence from my research.

In this section I will share what I learned about myself as a researcher and how this new information will impact me. I will describe what information meant the most to me and how it might affect the way I act or think about people in the future.

In this section, I will have a separate page that lists all of my sources that I used to research my paper. This section will be in alphabetical order and in MLA format.