Now that you have located and evaluated your sources, it is time to read through them and consider how you will use them to shape your ideas and write about your topic. Not all of your sources need to (or should!) agree with your thesis or with one another. Part of the way scholars move research ahead is through thoughtful argument and disagreement.
What is the best way to read a scholarly article?
Reading scholarly articles can be challenging. One approach that helps is to start by reading the article’s Abstract, Introduction, Discussion, and Conclusion first. This will help you start processing the research and then you can go back and engage with the methods and results.
What is the best way to incorporate sources into my research paper?
Use these three important components:
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