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Once you have a realistic timeline, look critically
at your assignment. Do you have to do a 10 minute
opinion speech? Or a 10 page paper?
Spend a few minutes actually reading the assignment.
It will help you focus your time and effort.
Ask yourself :
- What type of assignment am I doing?
- How long is the assignment?
- Who is the audience for this assignment?
- Are there certain topics that are prohibited?
- Are there specific types of sources I need?
- What formatting guidelines are there?
Instructors will use a lot of different words
which will clue you in to what they expect you
to do for your assignment. Here are some examples
of words used
by professors and what they expect.
WORKSHEET:
Now look at your assignment and answer the
following questions:
What kind of assignment are you working on?
What is the length of your assignment?
What important words are included in the description
of your assignment that indicate how you should
approach your topic?
What types of sources are you required to use
(i.e. only scholarly or peer reviewed journals)?
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