Recent content by Leyla

For years, I've been managing my sources like a medieval scribe – printing PDFs, highlighting with colored pens, and keeping a chaotic notebook of quotes with page numbers scribbled in the margins. I thought this was “my system.” Then I lost my notebook the week before my paper was due, and I...

My advisor wrote on my draft: “This is summary, not synthesis” . I don't understand the difference. A writing guide explains: Summary: “Smith says X. Jones says Y. Brown says Z.” (list) Synthesis: “Researchers have explored X from multiple angles. Smith and Jones found evidence supporting Y...

I have 40 sources for my research paper and keep finding more. Every time I think I'm done, I find one more article that seems crucial. A professor told me: “You're not writing a book. At some point, you have to stop reading and start writing” . But how do I know when that point is? I'm scared...