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Week 1:
If you have not been assigned a topic, start thinking about an interesting general subject.
Make an overview of your topic by searching your library database and the Internet. |
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Week 2:
Begin narrowing your topic to a workable research question. Conduct a preliminary search
on your research question. Start your working bibliography and research archive. |
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Week 3:
Begin your research in earnest. Locate and evaluate your most promising sources. Take notes. |
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Week 4:
Continue narrowing your research, identifying promising sources, evaluating them as you go along,
and taking efficient notes. |
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Week 5:
Begin your preliminary outline and state your thesis. Continue to update your bibliography
and research archive, putting your sources in the order in which you think you might use them. |
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Week 6:
Refine your thesis statement. Start your first draft. |
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Week 7:
Complete your first draft. Begin thinking about ways to revise and improve it. Seek feedback from a peer reviewer. |
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Week 8:
Revise and edit your draft. Check that you have used quotations properly and consistently.
Carefully go over your documentation. Finally, proofread the entire paper, checking for any errors. |
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