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Share Your Work.
As you gather your sources and refine your research focus, consider how you want to illustrate it to others. This is not only a choice of focus but also modality. Not all research ends up in a written essay. It could take the form of a video or photo essay, a multimedia presentation, or an infographic, timeline, or experience map. You may even decide to create a website or post your findings on a blog. There are several choices to consider, and you will find information on a handful of them below. Tap into your creative side and share your research in the way that excites you the most!
#1
Create an infographic or timeline to illustrate your research findings or document your research process.
There are several tools to choose from to make your infographic or timeline (free and paid). Here are two good ones:
#2
Create a photo essay to blend description with engaging images.
Here is a good step-by-step guide to create your photo essay:
#3
Create a multimodal presentation to walk your audience through your research
"Multimodal" simply means using more than one mode of communication. Words, images, videos, and/or audio combine to communicate your research to an audience.
Consider making a video presentation with Powtoon or creating a narrated presentation with PowerPoint or Google Slides. ScreenPal is a popular tool for recording presentations.
#4
Write a traditional research paper to craft an argument or illustrate an idea or phenomenon.
Academic essays can take many forms, such as a compare-contrast essay, problem-solution essay, or narrative essay. The first rule is to know what type of paper you want to write. The second second rule is to follow a process (outlining, drafting, revising). And the third rule is to always document your sources in MLA or APA.
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