My Research Plan
In Class Time:
Monday 1:30-5:30
Tuesday 9:00-1:00, 1:30-5:30
Thursday 9:00-1:00, 1:30-5:30
Friday 1:30-5:30
1st Week | Goal: Outline Ready
Wednesday, June 1
12pm – 1pm: Visit the university-learning center in order to get help with time management (planning).
2pm – 4pm: Collect possible secondary sources from The New School library’s website, and print them out if possible.
Thursday, June 2
8pm – 9pm: Think carefully about my topic, especially about the main question that I am going to focus on.
9pm – 11pm: Create research plan for my research paper. Make it specific as possible.
Saturday, June 4
3pm – 5pm: Scan one of the sources, and pick the most useful information or part of essay. Read the part I picked and analyze. (Do more than one if I have time)
Sunday, June 5
2pm – 3pm: Read and analyze the one or two sources.
3pm – 4pm: Gather the information that I found in my analysis. Sort them by categories if I have time.
4pm – 5pm: Begin writing the outline. At least get the introduction done.
Monday, June 6
8pm – 9pm: Continue working on the outline
2nd Week | Goal: Draft
Friday, June 10
8pm – 9pm: Finish the outline.
9pm – 10pm: Order the collected research information in the order to put in the essay.
Saturday, June 11
11am – 1pm: Start working on the first draft. Get body paragraph 1 and 2 done. Also create the bibliography.
Sunday, June 12
2pm – 5pm: Continue writing the draft. Try to get it finished but at least get body paragraph 3, 4, and 5 done.
Tuesday, June 14: Thesis and outline due
3rd Week | Goal: Final
Wednesday, June 15
11am – 12pm: Add annotation to the bibliography.
1pm – 3pm: Finish the rest of the writing. Finish the first draft. Revise any mistakes and be ready to bring it to the learning center.
Friday, June 17: Annotated bibliography due.
(If possible bring my draft to the learning center.)
Saturday, June 18
3pm – 5pm: Finish any writing that I must do. If I managed to bring in to the learning center on Friday, then revise my writing.
Monday, June 20
8pm – 10pm: Review my writing, and read carefully. Then post it on LP.
Tuesday, June 21: Final research essay due
