Step One is to open a Word doc and dump all the notes into a doc file and turn o

Step One is to open a Word doc and dump all the notes into a doc file and turn on track changes under “Review” at
the top of the page. Click “Show Comments”and select “Contextual”. Be sure that “All Markup” and “Show
Markup” are selected (Select “Show Revisions in Balloons” under Show Markup). Select “Reviewing Pane Vertical”.
Step Two: dump all your notes into your doc file. The order doesn’t matter, just cut and paste as plain text and get
them in there with their citation information.
Step Three: Organize them into some kind of logical order, according to the following checklist.
Step Four: Identify gaps and write notes to yourself about questions you still have, sources you still need to locate
or review, etc.
Step Five: Format it as an outline, if you like, or just start layering in your headers (what I do). Heading 1 would be
the equivalent of Roman Numeral I, II, III, etc. Heading 2 would be for your outline’s capital-letter level (A, B, C,
etc.) And so on down.
Step Six: Begin to massage it into a coherent, logical flow.
Save your drafts as you work: Never cut and paste into a new document. I must be able to click on Display for
Review and see your work in order for it to meet gradeability criteria