 Week 1: Choose a topic, paper proposal  Week 2 - 5: Read and take notes  Week 6a: Develop a paper outline  Week 6b: Write paper

 Spend 1 week to narrow down a topic  Develop a paper topic proposal

 What to have on your proposal ◦ State your thesis  Your thesis is your argument ◦ Provide a working bibliography  List the journal articles and books that you intend on reading.

 Spend 2 – 4 weeks reading all of your sources  Take notes ◦ Take notes while reading or after the completion of all readings

 How to take notes ◦ Type up all your notes in outline form ◦ Rule of thumb  If you want to write an 8-page paper, you should have 8 pages of notes.  If you want to write a 10-page paper, you should have 10 pages of notes.

 Before you start writing your paper, create a paper outline.  The outline should be 1 – 2 pages long  If you want to do well, show me the outline at least 1 week before the paper is due

 Paper Outline Structure ◦ I. Introduction ◦ II. Body ◦ III. Conclusion

◦ II. Body  A. Arguments in favor of the Thesis  1. Author 1  2. Author 2  B. Arguments in favor of the Anti-thesis  1. Author 1  2. Author 2  C. Your own opinion

 Refer to your typed notes while writing your paper  Type your paper using single-spacing, then double space at the end to make it appear less overwhelming  Use subheadings to organize your paper  Use MLA style footnotes to reference your sources  Show me a rough draft if you want to do well

 Two books and two journal articles required for term paper  Finding journal articles