FIELD NOTES
Small observations.
Useful next moves.
Practical prompts for the parts of writing that benefit from a closer look.
BEFORE YOU STARTRead the question.
Read the question.
Find the task.
A broad topic becomes easier to approach when you separate the task from its boundaries.
Read the field note
IN THE DRAFTA paragraph needs
A paragraph needs
a reason to be there.
A useful paragraph contributes to the answer and helps the reader follow the connection.
Read the field note
AS YOU READKeep the source.
Keep the source.
Keep your response.
A good source note lets you return to the original and distinguish your ideas from the author's.
Read the field noteFurther reading.
Independent university resources for your own study. These links do not imply an affiliation or endorsement.
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