Research

During the research process, I've realized the importance of a thorough outline. Having notecards and lots of information gathered in one place makes writing your outline and ultimately your paper much easier. Besides having your notecards and outline well done, having all of your sources together and ready is really helpful. I don't know if I would have been so organized without being prompted by teachers and I know that I would not have made so many notecards, but they're worth it.

I don't really like using primary sources even though those are authentic and should be very helpful. Most of the time they're uninteresting and are written in old language. They aren't exactly hard to read but they aren't enjoyable to decipher either. I find them vague a lot of the time but I suppose it's because I'm an outsider on whatever topic they're discussing. Overall, primary sources have been the only specific thing that I've struggled with besides completing everything in good time.