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Writing Research Reports
A research report requires . . . well, research. If you choose a topic that you don’t care about, that research will be grueling. If you choose a topic that really interests you, the research will be fun. So will writing the report, because that’s your chance to share the amazing things you’ve discovered.
The research report in this chapter focuses on the writer’s favorite cuisine—Chinese-American food. Did you know that fortune cookies were invented in the United States? Fun facts like these help to make a report a pleasure to read and to write. You’ll want to discover your own fun facts about a topic that you love.