TIMETABLE
DATES
Start - Finish

 
TASK: STEP TO ACCOMPLISH
Write specific comments about what you need to do or that summarize the step. (Step 1 has been filled in as an example.)
COMMENTS FOR SELF-EVALUATION
What went well?How can you improve this step next time you do a research paper?
 
   Step 1. Understand the assignment and plan how to do it.
Write a  5-10 page researched argument using this timetable.		   
   Step 2.  Choose a topic you and your readers are interested in
 
 		   
   Step 3. Turn topics into issues and questions
 
 
 		   
   Step 4. Plan a search strategy and use databases
 
 
 		   
   Step 5. Evaluate sources for suitability and for reliability
 
 
 		   
   Step 6. Take notes:  write summaries, paraphrases, quotations, and personal comments
 
 		   
     Step  7. Plan your argument; synthesize information from a variety of sources
 
 		   
    Step 8. Write a rough draft; use and cite sources correctly
 
 
 		   
   Step 9. Get feedback on the rough draft
 
 
 		   
     Step 10. Assess your research writing process to improve it
 
 
 		     

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