Read each of the following writing assignments. Then select the choice that offers the better step for researching the topic.
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Assignment: Watch one of the film versions of Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights and analyze the motivations of Heathcliff.
Which of the following is a better first step for researching this assignment?
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Assignment: Find an article that argues for the health benefits or detriments of a vegetarian diet. Write a response to the article in which you explicitly refute at least one point on which you disagree with the writer, using evidence from a second source to support your views.
Which of the following is a better step to take once you have found a database that allows you to search for articles about food and health?
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Assignment: Write an 8-
Which of the following is a better first step to take for researching this assignment?
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Assignment: Write a project discussing the effect that the 1925 Scopes trial had on science education in U.S. public schools.
Which of the following is a better first strategy for a student unfamiliar with the Scopes trial?
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Assignment: Discuss the political satire in Book I of Gulliver’s Travels, including Jonathan Swift’s attacks on important English political figures of the day.
Which of the following is a better first step for researching this topic?
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