1. Have you identified the main arguments and issues regarding your topic? Have you explored multiple perspectives on your topic and identified the key thinkers?
2. Are you finding the same information in multiple sources that are credible?
3. Have you utilized relevant and reliable information from different types of sources (e.g. books, scholarly articles, government publications, magazine articles, newspaper articles)? Do your included sources meet the requirements of your assignment?
4. Would adding a new angle or subtopic complicate or confuse your argument rather than strengthening it?
5. Are you starting to pursue and collect information that doesn't directly relate to your topic?
6. Are you running out of time to write or complete your project? *Note that this question does not apply if you have waited until the last minute to research and complete your assignment.
7. Have you included enough information to answer your research question and support your thesis statement?