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Research Papers

Research papers are vital to your college success. Whether taking notes on creative fiction or scrubbing an intricate scientific study, researching a topic and then making an argument are essential to most college classes. Thus, it is smart to create a writing process that you can revisit over and over again, a process that helps you to endlessly succeed at writing.

Why plan out my research paper?

Research papers require an organized, long-term writing process that can be overwhelming. Unpreparedness can leave you lost and encourage you to procrastinate. So, from brainstorming to revision, let us focus on a research paper one goal at a time. We have additional handouts for each of these steps.

Topic

Thesis Statement

Research Questions

Outline

Research Proposal

Drafting and Revision

Research

Works Cited/References

Annotated Bibliography

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Research Papers: Step by Step

0. Assignment Review

What are the requirements? Were you provided a topic or can you choose one yourself?

1. Topics

What are you interested in? Make it your own!

2. Research Questions

Ask yourself if you want to find a problem, a solution, or synthesize existing research.

3. Research Proposal (if necessary)

After developing your questions, find some specific research, decide what you will focus on, and write a proposal.

4. Research

Focus your research on your research questions. Make sure it is specific and from multiple types of sources.

Continue to develop your opinions and argument.

5. Annotated Bibliography

To keep track of your sources, you can create an annotated bibliography to organize citations and their content.

6. Thesis Statement

Create a statement that encapsulates the argument. Focus on clarity and confidence.

7. Outline

Start outlining your paper. What will the intro, body, and conclusion look like? What sources will you use and where?

8. Drafting and Revision

Begin writing the paper using all of the previous steps to guide you.

Receive feedback and revise the paper as much as you can.

9. Formatting and Works Cited/References Page

Properly format the paper and include a proper Works Cited/References page.