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Academic Writing Roadmap — from question to outline, citations, and revision
Open this template the day the deadline is set, before you write a single paragraph. The whiteboard holds the finish conditions and marking criteria, the question → research → outline → draft → revise flow, a table of claim, evidence, and source for each chapter, a 2x2 for deciding how to use each source, and the traps that cost marks at submission. The task board makes set the question, gather sources, build the outline, draft the body, and revise and submit into parent tasks, each with two concrete subtasks.
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Use it when the deadline is set but you have no idea where to start, or when uncertainty about citing sources keeps you from writing a word. It's for students looking for how to structure a report, build an outline, or organize a reference list, and for anyone working through a seminar or thesis chapter with a plan instead of guesswork. It fits essays and reports of a few thousand words that draw on cited sources.
Copy the due date, word count, format, and criteria into What finished looks like, so you see which parts of the rubric deserve the most time. Move through The five stages in order, narrowing your question to one sentence before gathering sources. Sort sources using How to use each source, separating what anchors your argument from background. Fill in Claim, evidence, and source by chapter, draft whichever is ready first, and reread Traps before you submit. The board runs Not started, Researching, Outline & draft, Drafting, Final check.
Aim to finish Boil it to one line and List 10 sources within week one — that makes later writing faster. Follow Start with the body rather than the introduction, and you'll spend far less time stuck on the opening. Before submission, sleep on it, read it aloud, and use Check format rules to catch any missed citation.
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