- 1. What I did this week?
- Draft my Research
- 2. What went well
- Reading some sources
- 3. What I had trouble with
- Publishing blogs
- 4. To do list
- Fix my draft
- 5. Left off
- Brainstorming
- 6. Challenges
- Finding sources
Now, look to the sources you have. Use a technique like mapping or charting or even just listing to identify similarities and differences, agreements and disagreements between your sources. What seems to be “settled” (the sources generally agree it’s fact/the truth) and what is “unsettled” (the sources don’t agree or it seems up for debate)?
While finding sources are difficult it is important to realize that sometimes a source can conflict with another. One thing that I have come across that is certain– revision and study is the main task in writing improvements. This common knowledge is useful in my research in order to tie everything together.