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Part Three: Research and Argumentation 384 c) consider its credibility and place in the ongoing conversation. Your annotated bibliography is a research tool; you are not obliged to use all of the sources from this portion of the project in your essay. You may include any sources you’ve encountered for your annotated bibliography, even if you don’t plan on using all of them as evidence in your essay. 4. Write, Re-research, Revise, Revise, Revise! a. Write a first draft of your essay; this can be an outline, mind-map, draft, or hybrid of pre-writing. This will help you organize your ideas and research so your instructor knows you’re on track to write a successful final draft. Although a rough draft does not need to hit all these points, your final draft will include: o Your question and your stance o Justification for your stance, including sources o Opposing/varying stances, including sources o Your response to other stances o An ultimate conclusion on your topic Note: this is not an outline or prescription, but a set of recommended subtopics. b. Using feedback from your instructor, your peers, and the Writing Center—as well as new ideas you discover along the way—revise your first draft as many times as possible until it is ready to submit. Your essay should be thesis-driven and will include evidence in the form of quotes, paraphrases, and summaries from sources to support your argument.