Analysis

Analyze your research notes to determine if you have answered the essential question.

• Have you taken sufficient notes to answer all of your questions in detail?
• Can you throw away material which is not useful, is repetitive, or does not answer your questions?
• Do you need to rearrange the information in different categories?
• Can you condense or combine the information?
• Do you need to develop new questions to adequately cover your topic?

Use one of these tools to help you identify additional research needs:

• Notetaking inventory form
• Working outline form