Personal interest
Not on the curriculum
Something I hadn't done much research on in the past
Easy to write about
Good sources
Started researching my topic
Read some articles and essays on my subject
Made a mindmap of what I wanted to include
Began to think about the structure of the essay
3 sections
The Fermi Paradox
Solutions to the Fermi Paradox
The search for E.T LIFE
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I collected all the information I wanted to cover
I made a plan
I wrote a really rough draft
I had to split it into 3 sections
I edited the draft
I made another draft
I kept on editing it
I found some pictures to add to my essay
I added footnotes and endnotes
I showed my draft to Mr Atkins
I shortened it by 500 words
I had started looking for sources when I started planning my essay
I already had some good books and magazines on the subject
I kept a list of all the sources I usedÂ
I had to make a bibliography and endnotes
I mainly used websites and articles from BBC Focus
Reliabity
Using a variety of sources
Types of sources
Sources I rejected
It turned out to be really complicated
My essay was really long
I spent too long writing it
Procrastination
Some sources were hard to find
I stuck fairly closely to my original plan
I finished the essay on time
I liked the end product
It contained most of the information I wanted it to
I chose reliable sources
Keep a list of the sources you use
Try and be more selective about what you include
Stick to the word limit
Write down all the stages of planning
By wendyfranklin
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