Tell how the story/article ends.

Give explanation, reason, and it should not be based on facts.

Identify a problem that the main character/person

Who is the story/article about?

Try to come up with your own. What would you like to find out or decide about your topic?

6. According to Diane Hacker (2008), stating main ideas “simply, briefly, and accurately”.

in academic paper, it is included as a sentence as part of the text. Ex: Journalism, Essays, Research paper

conveyed indirectly, in multiple locations throughout the work. Ex: Literary works, poems and stories.

After some initial research, you can formulate a tentative answer to this question. At this stage it can be simple, and it should guide the process of researching and writing.

What does the main character/person want?

How does the main character/person solve the problem?