Research Paper

Step 1: Develop a Topic

Step 2: Composing a Thesis Statement

Step 3: Finding Sources

Step 4: Evaluating Sources

Step 5: Taking Notes

Step 6: Avoiding Plagiarism

Step 7: Working with Quotations

Step 8: Working with Summary and Paraphrasing

Step 9: Building your Paper

9.1 Outlining your paper

9.2 The body paragraph

9.3 Integrating sources

9.4 The introduction

9.5 The conclusion

Step 10: Documenting Your Sources

Step 11: Editing, Revising, and Publishing