Information Discovery Puzzle

4. Start your writing with a question, fact or statistic, or an ______.
7. First, you must pick a ______.
9. The type of source that includes field reports and eyewitness accounts.
10. A writer should also indicate the larger ______ that his or her thesis is responding to.
12. Keep a list of your research in a rough ______.
14. _______ what others have said ("they say").
16. The ______ offers access to countless sites containing information.
17. Before jumping into researching, you need a research ______.

1. Use a question that suits the ______ situation to guide your research.
2. ______ is a good place to start preliminary research.
3. By ______ your topic, you will be more likely to interest the audience.
5. ______ sources include online and print publications.
6. There are ______ kinds of sources.
8. There are three kinds of field research: interviews, ______, and questionnaires.
11. Make sure to also keep track of all your ______ by labeling, highlighting, or bookmarking websites.
13. Some search sites offer the "______ search" to help focus your research.
15. You should indicate what you're responding to ______ on in the discussion.