do your research

     I really enjoyed chapters 40 through 49. Research papers are one of my favorites. The book makes an excellent point talking about “knowing your assignment”. If you do not fully grasp your assignment, when you start writing you will lose track. This is a very good point to keep in mind for our class assignment over the next few weeks “argumentative research essay”. Another good point is “come up with a plan”. Especially when writing a research paper this can be a good thing to keep in mind because of how much research you will have to do. With so many different options of where to get information these days this can be helpful. I would start with a list of sources for information, i.e. library, encyclopedias, professors, internet, books, etc. The book goes on with more helpful information like “find a manageable topic”, “seek professional help” and “distinguish between primary and secondary sources” which are all pretty self-explanatory, but my favorite advice is “record every source you examine”. If you don’t do this during your research it will take twice as long to go back and make sure you credit all your sources you used in your research.