Brainstorming Tips for Academic Papers

1. 5. Peer review

1.1. 3 Strengths of the outline

1.2. 3 Weaknesses of the outline

2. 6. Revise Outline

2.1. Reorganize and write a rough draft

2.2. Take a break. Come back later!

3. 7. Compose final draft

3.1. Rough draft read aloud

3.2. Spell/grammar check

3.3. Vocabulary check

3.4. Evaluate structure of paper

3.5. Check technical aspects of paper

3.5.1. Finalize Thesis. A Guide

3.6. Have another set of eyes check final draft

3.7. Make final changes and submit

4. 1. List your potential ideas/topics

4.1. Idea 1:

4.2. Idea 2:

4.3. Idea 3:

5. 2. Briefly research on the list of topics

5.1. Online/school databases

5.2. Articles given in class

5.3. Library

6. 4. Create an outline. Here are some ideas.

7. 3. Select your final topic

7.1. Selected Topic: Idea 2. . .