TEN STEPS FOR WRITING A RESEARCH PAPER
(Click on the step to get an explanation.)
1.
Choose a topic. Browse
and explore resources.
2.
Define your task and
prepare a working thesis.
3.
Brainstorm all possible
sources.
4.
Locate and evaluate
sources for appropriateness for the assignment.
5.
Access the materials.
Read, hear, view, and touch.
6. Prepare preliminary
Works Cited cards and/or page.
7.
Finalize the thesis
statement and prepare a working outline.
8.
Use information. Read
source material and take notes.
9. Synthesize.
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Organize your
notes according to the working outline.
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Revise your
thesis statement and outline.
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Write the first
draft with title, in-text citations, and Works Cited page.
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Revise the first
draft.
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Write the final
draft with title, in-text citations, and Works Cited page.
10.
Evaluate.
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