Here Is What You Need To Do Before Writing a Paper

Dear Student,

Do you find yourself struggling with where to start when writing an academic paper? If this is the case with you, you’re like millions of other students who wonder how they will reach the word count for any essay. The great news is that when you spend time planning, understanding the question, defining terms, and gathering credible sources before writing your paper, you’ll successfully deal with this challenge.

Here are some things you need to do before you start writing an academic paper:

Understand the keywords in the question
It’s impossible to correctly answer a question you don’t understand. Thus, you need to ensure that you understand all the keywords in the question before you attempt to provide an answer. After all, your first task after the introduction will be to define key terms.

Determine a search strategy
Once you are clear about the demands of the questions, it’s now time to find a search strategy to help you identify credible sources. Your librarian, professor, or research supervisor are often suitable people to talk to when determining the most appropriate seminal scholars in any field.
Google scholar, online library catalogues, and the physical books in the library are also excellent sources of credible information.

Gather evidence from credible sources
The integrity of your essay will depend on your ability to gather information from credible sources. Some of the factors to look at when you determine the credibility of a source include objectivity, depth, how current the information is, the author’s authority, and whether the source is peer-reviewed.
Once you’ve done this, it’s time to start with your first draft.

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