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10 Step Checklist for Writing a Research Paper

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Use Dr Paper's Paper Planner to create a personalized schedule that will help you plan your approach to your research paper assignment. Just enter the date the paper is due, and the Paper Planner will give you a rough idea of how much time you need to spend on each of the 10 steps below.

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  1. Get started.
    If you are a noobie to research papers, it is probably a good idea, before you "dig in" to the assignment, to do a little "research research." Familiarize yourself with the different kinds of reseach paper assignments, and make sure that you understand what you are being asked to do. Here are a few links that will help with that:

    You will also want to make sure you understand the "style rules" you are being asked to follow when you format your document and references. Most college assigments require either APA (American Psychological Association), MLA (The Modern Language Association), or Turabian. We've prepared brief "basics" summaries for APA and Turabian -- a similar summary for MLA is in the works.

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10 Steps for Completing a Research Paper Assignment
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Get started: understand the assignment and familiarize yourself with basics of style requirements
If you are a noobie to research papers, it is probably a good idea, before you "dig in" to the assignment, to do a little "research research." Familiarize yourself with the different kinds of research paper assignments, and make sure that you understand what you are being asked to do. Here are a few links that will help with that:

You will also want to make sure you understand the "style rules" you are being asked to follow when you format your document and references. Most college assigments require either APA (American Psychological Association), MLA (The Modern Language Association), or Turabian. We've prepared brief "basics" summaries for APA and Turabian -- a similar summary for MLA is in the works.

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Research the general subject, and choose a topic
If your assignment includes a specific topic, you can skip this step.

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Choose a topic and research the general subject
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Write a working thesis
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Identify possible research materials, and start reading
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Rethink & Revise Your Thesis Statement
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Print out Your Research Notes
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Draft an Outline of Your Paper
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Write a First Draft
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Proofread, Edit, Revise
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Hand in Your Paper!


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