Last but not least

With college coming to close and our desks soon to be empty, I look back on all the things i learned and how much they will help me in the future. In this class I learned how to be more productive with my time and how to plan things out. He also gave us different ways to do things and ideas to get our minds going on our research papers. With my professors syllabus, i was able to complete work on time and not stress and wait till the last minute.

My syllabus did not tell me when a whole assignment was due, it split things up so it made it easier on us and to help us learn how we should be doing this on our own. I was amazed at the end of my research paper how well it was written and now just lazy work. You feel a sense of accomplishment and that your work is worth reading. I wish all syllabuses were like this, and if they are not i will split up my assignments and make my own syllabus.

On free-dictionary.com it states that a syllabus is "an outline or summary of the main points of text, lecture, or course of study." This definition is true for my syllabus but my professor also took it to another level by helping us along like a tutor or elementary teacher would. Even though it is not the teachers job to be this helpful to college students he did it anyways.

The research paper helped me the most in what I should be doing before it is due and that its not as easy as it looks but it can be if you start on time.

Other things that also helped me in this class that I will take me for the rest of my life are:

-Planning ahead

-Do things on your own

-Don't cut corners

-Don't be afraid to ask help because that is what the teacher is there for

-Be productive with your time

-Come to class

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The process

When getting assigned to do a paper, your first thought is where do I start and how. There are many ways that you can go about writing a paper, I chose a simple chart online that I thought was simple and easy to follow. I also wanted to add in a few extra steps in this chart as I go along to make your paper better.

First step is to analyze the question. This step means that you have to look deeper at what you will be writing about and researching. In this step you will answer the questions that need to be answered and also formulate a thesis for your paper.

Second step is research. You need to get as much sources as possible because the more the better. Databases online are very helpful for sources and carry lots of information. Library books can be helpful but also overwhelming because you have to read most of the book to get your information. When getting your sources, you need to write down all the information needed for your works cited so you don't have to go back later and get it.

Your third step is to plan, in this step you will make an annotated bibliography and an outline for your paper. An annotated bibliography is a list of your sources formated correctly then given a brief summary of each one. Then you will create an outline for your paper that will help you write the rough draft. In this outline you will have support, counter arguments, and much more.

In the fourth step you will write your rough draft. This rough draft does not have to be perfect and can have some errors because it is a draft. You will include many sources and even your own knowledge.

The fifth step is edit where you will use your peers to help you revise your draft. They will read and edit your rough draft from where you missed some errors. This step is very important because you may think a sentence sounds right but it really does not to someone else.

Then the sixth step that is not in the chart is final draft. This is where you take all the corrections you got from your peers and edit your paper to make a final draft.

After all steps are complete, you have a research paper.

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