Step+Five

COLLECT INFORMATION:

 * __BE SURE THAT YOU WRITE THE SOURCE #__**

Now you will begin to collect the statements from expert sources which you want to use to inform your readers about your topic and which support your opinion about your topic.

For example:
 * __GIVE EACH SOURCE ITS OWN NUMBER.__**
 * a magazine article might be #1
 * an encyclopedia article might be #2
 * another magazine article might be #3
 * a book might be #4

Read through the sources of information you found. Choose the statements that you can use that give information relating to what you plan to inform readers about. It is a good idea to collect more statements than you think you might actually use. If there is a possibility that you MIGHT use the information, collect it.

You can also use information from some sources that do NOT agree with what you are supporting.

If several sources say the same thing, that is good; you can use all of them.