Have you been tasked to write a research paper? Here’s a checklist we recommend you use to gauge your resulting work’s completeness.
1. Have you fulfilled the assignment? Reread the original instructions. Does your work sufficiently cover all the directions, as it was written down?
2. Do you have one clear main point? Review your thesis to see if it clearly ties every idea in your work. 3
3. Do you have a structure that allows you to explain your ideas in a clear and consistent manner? The way you present your supporting statements should fall in line with the kind of arguments you are presenting.
4. Have you presented adequate supporting evidence? There’s only one way to convince a reader to accept your main point – present a carefully crafted argument, marked by infallible evidence and sound reasoning, in its favor. 3
5. Does your writing communicate the ideas you want to talk about? When the reader pores over your work, will they understand what you’re trying to communicate? Will your writing help your ideas along or does it need more work (with the help of a complete writing software) so the words don’t get in the way?
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