Read your assignment carefully and look for these key components in your assignment.
- Check for the due date. Does the assignment have multiple due dates?
- Check for the length of the assignment. How many pages, words, or minutes does the assignment require?
- Review the citation and formatting information, such as font size, spacing, and citation style. Do you need to cite your sources in MLA, APA, Chicago or another style?
- Note how many sources are required. What types of sources are required? Scholarly articles and books?
- Check for specific information that the instructor wants you to address in your assignment.
- Highlight or underline the elements that are key to understanding your assignment.
- Summarize the assignment. If you cannot describe your assignment to someone else, re-read the assignment or ask your instructor for clarification.
