6.4 Research Wide reading is essential if you wish to submit a good essay. Without wide reading you will not have the breadth of knowledge necessary to evaluate the worth of the materials and to put their themes into perspective. Effective research depends on knowing what to look for, so always keep your essay outline in mind. Ensure that you read to answer the specific sections of your outline. The reading requirements are, of course, related to the nature of the subject and the topic.
Most lecturers issue reading lists to help students choose material.
These are starting points. In all your reading, be alert for stated and unstated assumptions which affect the character of the argument. Remain alert, also, for party-political bias. 6.5 Note-taking Use your essay outline as the basis of taking notes from your readings. Such an order might be provided by your essay outline.