When writing a research paper, the actual paper is only a small portion of what needs to be done. The most important part is the research. For your paper to even be accepted, you need sources, and for papers outside of middle school, you need several sources that are proven to be credible.
Sources can be divided into two categories: primary and secondary. In terms of a house, the primary sources are the ground, and the secondary sources are the foundation. Your primary sources are the basis of your research. These are the original texts that you analyze in your paper. The secondary sources provide commentary that is used as supportive fillers.
Evaluating your sources is also important. Your paper will not be so acceptable if your sources are not credible. When checking if a source is credible, a few base questions must be asked, no matter what type of source it is: Who is the author? Who is the audience? and When was it written/ created? If your paper is about modern economics, a paper or report from the 1950’s will not be an acceptable source. A report issued by the House Banking Committee (House Committee on Financial Services) would be acceptable.
In the end, an annotated bibliography might prove useful. An annotated bibliography is just a list of your sources in MLA format, along with important notes from the source.
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