Evaluating your research midway through the process by reflecting on your ideas from the start, what information you have, and what is needed.

1. What’s your point?

2. Think of this assignment as a research proposal. You are trying to “sell”
your research idea as being relevant and something that is worth writing
about. You want to convey that you have a solid working thesis statement
as well as a working knowledge of the topic. The bottom line will be that
you have enough credible sources that support your idea.
• Outline
• What you have
• What you need
• What you think your conclusion will be

3.  You should have already:
 Topic
 Your Working thesis statement
 Your search strategy; aka your keywords
and filters
 Resources
 A peer reviewed journal article
 Another article in support of your topic
 You have these in your RefWorks
Account
 This week:
 Evaluate your topic, thesis statement
with the information you have
gathered.
 Find another source
 Create an outline in a presentation
format. (PowerPoint or Prezi)
 Final Project Annotated
Bibliography
 Directions will be posted next week
 It will include 5 different resources
including the 2 you already have and
one more from this week

4. What
else?
Outline
main
points to
make
Working
thesis
statement
Topic