https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=201416446798336176219.0004ce6642a8b68453df0&msa=0&ll=40.679987,-73.984165&spn=0.075896,0.110035
check to see if you’re satisfied with the location you’ve picked
go to the area and check it out–this will help you figure out what’s interesting about it, what you want to know more about, how you can describe it
formulate questions to guide research, to help you draft a thesis statement
make a good draft of a thesis
get reliable sources
read the research!
pull relevant quotations, passages, information–keep track of the pages and sources!
maybe visit BHS
draft a Works Cited page, make notes for in-text citations
freewrite about your topic, argument, sources, etc
outline the essay–by paragraph, by sections
draft the essay
revise the essay
revise the essay again
