Table of contents:

pt. 1. Research, researchers, and readers --
Prologue: Becoming a researcher --
Thinking in print : the uses of research, public and private --
Connecting with your reader : (re- )creating yourself and your readers --

pt. 2. Asking questions, finding answers --
Prologue: Planning your project : an overview --
From topics to questions --
From questions to a problem --
From problems to sources --
Engaging sources --

pt. 3. Making a claim and supporting it --
Prologue: Assembling a research argument --
Making good arguments : an overview --
Making claims --
Assembling reasons and evidence --
Acknowledgments and responses --
Warrants --

pt. 4. Planning, drafting, and revising --
Prologue: Planning again --
Planning --
Drafting your report --
Revising your organization and argument --
Communicating evidence visually --
Introductions and conclusions --
Revising style : telling your story clearly --

pt. 5. Some last considerations.