This article describes the experiences of a sixth-grade language arts class that participated in a research and portfolio-writing exercise using the school library media center. Students in this class learned that organization and process are central to the completion of a successful research project. After learning various note-taking strategies and the proper way to record citations, students began their research. At the end of the period each day, students shared what they had discovered about their topics. These discussions provided motivation and momentum that helped sustain interest from day to day. Later class periods provided instruction in the actual writing and editing of reports--from correct paragraph structure to how to insert pictures and text boxes.