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Review the research plan.
Research question: Why did California decide to return a 280-acre island to the Wiyot tribe in 2019?
Additional questions: Who are the Wiyot people? How did the land come to be owned by California? How does the Wiyot tribe view this decision? How is this decision significant to Indigenous tribes?
Schedule:
Research the topic and take notes
Evaluate the research questions
Develop an outline
Draft the essay
Revise the essay
Turn in the essay
What should be added to the research plan?
the date the essay was assigned
the target dates for completing tasks
the selection of the final topic
the development of the thesis statement
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Short answer: Add all four items — the date the essay was assigned, target completion dates for each task, a confirmed final topic, and explicit thesis-development steps. Also include several other practical elements to make the plan workable and academically rigorous.
What to add (must-haves)
- Date the essay was assigned — establishes the deadline and available time.
- Target dates / milestones for each task — turn the schedule into a timetable with deadlines and buffers.
- Selection/confirmation of the final topic — if your research question is provisional, decide whether to keep or narrow it.
- Thesis development plan — steps and a deadline for drafting and refining a clear, arguable thesis.
Other recommended additions
- Scope and objectives: define what you will and will not cover (time period, geographic limits, primary v. secondary sources).
- Key sources and methods: list archives, books, articles, news reports, tribal statements, oral histories, and whether you’ll seek interviews.
- Ethical/consultation plan: how you will treat Indigenous perspectives, whether you will contact the Wiyot Tribe or use tribal-sourced materials, and how you will cite/credit them.
- Source-evaluation criteria: how you’ll judge reliability and bias.
- Note-taking and citation system: which software or method you’ll use (Zotero, EndNote, folders, annotated bib).
- Deliverables and formatting: word count, citation style, required documents (bibliography, appendices).
- Peer review and instructor feedback: plan for getting comments and a date for revision based on them.
- Contingencies: what you’ll do if primary sources are unavailable or an interview isn’t possible.
Concrete timeline (example, adjust to your assignment date)
Week 1 (Days 1–7)
- Day 1: Record assignment date and final due date; confirm final topic.
- Days 2–4: Preliminary research and source-gathering; create annotated bibliography.
- Day 5: Draft a working thesis (one sentence).
- Day 6: Evaluate research questions and adjust scope.
- Day 7: Set milestone dates for outline, draft, revision, submission.
Week 2
- Days 8–11: Deeper research (primary sources, news reports, tribal statements); contact potential interviewees if needed.
- Day 12: Complete annotated bibliography and evidence map (which sources support which subclaims).
- Day 13: Produce detailed outline.
- Day 14: Instructor/peer check on outline (get feedback).
Week 3
- Days 15–18: Draft essay (aim for full draft by Day 18).
- Day 19: Self-review and revise thesis as necessary.
- Day 20: Send draft for peer/instructor feedback.
Week 4
- Days 21–24: Revise according to feedback; finalize citations and formatting.
- Day 25: Final proofreading, run plagiarism check, finalize references.
- Day 26–28: Submit.
How to develop the thesis (short guide)
1. Map evidence to questions: list the principal pieces of evidence you find for “why California returned the island.”
2. Draft a one-sentence thesis that states a clear cause or set of causes and the significance (e.g., legal, moral, political, symbolic).
3. Test it: Is it arguable? Specific? Supported by sources you’ve found?
4. Revise after writing the first full draft to ensure the thesis matches the argument you actually made.
If you’d like, I can:
- Turn this into a dated schedule if you give the assignment date and due date.
- Help draft a working thesis from your preliminary notes.
What to add (must-haves)
- Date the essay was assigned — establishes the deadline and available time.
- Target dates / milestones for each task — turn the schedule into a timetable with deadlines and buffers.
- Selection/confirmation of the final topic — if your research question is provisional, decide whether to keep or narrow it.
- Thesis development plan — steps and a deadline for drafting and refining a clear, arguable thesis.
Other recommended additions
- Scope and objectives: define what you will and will not cover (time period, geographic limits, primary v. secondary sources).
- Key sources and methods: list archives, books, articles, news reports, tribal statements, oral histories, and whether you’ll seek interviews.
- Ethical/consultation plan: how you will treat Indigenous perspectives, whether you will contact the Wiyot Tribe or use tribal-sourced materials, and how you will cite/credit them.
- Source-evaluation criteria: how you’ll judge reliability and bias.
- Note-taking and citation system: which software or method you’ll use (Zotero, EndNote, folders, annotated bib).
- Deliverables and formatting: word count, citation style, required documents (bibliography, appendices).
- Peer review and instructor feedback: plan for getting comments and a date for revision based on them.
- Contingencies: what you’ll do if primary sources are unavailable or an interview isn’t possible.
Concrete timeline (example, adjust to your assignment date)
Week 1 (Days 1–7)
- Day 1: Record assignment date and final due date; confirm final topic.
- Days 2–4: Preliminary research and source-gathering; create annotated bibliography.
- Day 5: Draft a working thesis (one sentence).
- Day 6: Evaluate research questions and adjust scope.
- Day 7: Set milestone dates for outline, draft, revision, submission.
Week 2
- Days 8–11: Deeper research (primary sources, news reports, tribal statements); contact potential interviewees if needed.
- Day 12: Complete annotated bibliography and evidence map (which sources support which subclaims).
- Day 13: Produce detailed outline.
- Day 14: Instructor/peer check on outline (get feedback).
Week 3
- Days 15–18: Draft essay (aim for full draft by Day 18).
- Day 19: Self-review and revise thesis as necessary.
- Day 20: Send draft for peer/instructor feedback.
Week 4
- Days 21–24: Revise according to feedback; finalize citations and formatting.
- Day 25: Final proofreading, run plagiarism check, finalize references.
- Day 26–28: Submit.
How to develop the thesis (short guide)
1. Map evidence to questions: list the principal pieces of evidence you find for “why California returned the island.”
2. Draft a one-sentence thesis that states a clear cause or set of causes and the significance (e.g., legal, moral, political, symbolic).
3. Test it: Is it arguable? Specific? Supported by sources you’ve found?
4. Revise after writing the first full draft to ensure the thesis matches the argument you actually made.
If you’d like, I can:
- Turn this into a dated schedule if you give the assignment date and due date.
- Help draft a working thesis from your preliminary notes.
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