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Having narrowed down the
topic, the next thing to do is to search for the right material for your
essay. In an examination you are expected to have read recommended materials,
attended lectures and written assignments. This is the information that
you use in writing the essay. Writing an assignment, what do you do to
locate relevant material?
- Start
with those recommended readings, refer to your class notes and also
search for information from books, articles, CD-ROMs and ask for help
from librarians and other people knowledgeable in the field. Do not
leave out your lecturer.
- As you read make sure that you make
notes. These should be well structured and clearly written. Most importantly
you should understand these notes yourself. It is a common habit among
students to just scribble notes that they do not understand later. For
note making/ taking tips visit the link below.
- You do not write the information
in full but have to make notes.
- In making notes make it a point that
you note down all sources of information, this should be done in detail
by including the full title of the source, the author,
date of publication, the date, the
volume, page number and even the exact
words if you intend to quote these. These details will help
you to trace the source should you need to use it later. To take note
you can use a note index otherwise known as a note card. Let us see
how it should be laid out.
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