EWRT1B-16: more research advice

Bowdoin College has a lot of great advice on-line about writing, and about research writing in particular. The focus of the advice is on history papers, but almost all of it applies to literature papers. The real difference is that in history research papers you have to do research to find your primary text(s). In your paper, you already have the primary text–the piece of literature you are analyzing. Here's a pdf of the research process with a nice graphic that shows the circular nature of the process. Here's a general overview of research papers. I also want to add this: there is advice about how to develop good questions. The key, not surprisingly, is to be specific.