Chapter 4 in Envision talks a lot about planning and proposing better research arguments. To make an argument about a text, you have to provide claims that back up your argument. The book emphasizes the processes of generating research questions, narrowing the topic, developing a hypothesis, and structured freewrites.
By asking research questions, you can find out a lot about why a text was written, who it’s target audience is, and why it uses specific appeals and arguments. The answers to most questions will lead you to more specific questions about the text. If you narrow down your topic, you could go more in depth about a certain aspect or argument in the text. Forming a hypothesis is important for looking at your project analytically. Freewriting will help you get all your ideas out on paper, help you further narrow your topic, help you organize your thoughts, and hopefully develop a thesis.
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