A-manual-for-writers-of-research-papers-theses-and-dissertations

a project on the economic effects of agricultural changes on London grain markets in 1600,you might read some Elizabethan plays, look at pictures of working-class life, or look forcommentary by religious figures on social behavior. Conversely, if you were working onvisual representations of daily life in London, you might work up the economic history of theperiod and place. You can't do this in the limited time you have for short papers, but whenyou have months to work on a major project, try to look beyond the standard kinds ofreferences relevant to your question. When you do, you enrich not only your specific analysisbut your range of intellectual reference and your ability to synthesize diverse kinds of data, acrucial competence of an inquiring mind.4 Engaging Sources4.1 Read Generously to Understand, Then Critically to Engage and Evaluate4.1.1 Look for Creative Agreement4.1.2 Look for Creative Disagreement4.2 Take Notes Systematically4.2.1 Create Templates for Notes4.2.2 Know When to Summarize, Paraphrase, or Quote4.2.3 Guard against Inadvertent Plagiarism4.3 Take Useful Notes4.3.1 Use Note-Taking to Advance Your Thinking4.3.2 Take Notes Relevant to Your Question and Working Hypothesis4.3.3 Record Relevant Context4.3.4 Categorize Your Notes for Sorting4.4 Write as You Read