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Stage 6: Prepare the Final Draft
If you’ve done a thorough job with your preliminary drafts, the final
draft of your paper should be a cinch. Here are the suggested steps:
Arrange the paper in the following sequence for final typing:

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1. Title page, including the title of the paper, your name and address,
the date, the class designation and the name of the teacher.
2. Table of contents, if used, with chapters, section headings and page
numbers (this feature frequently impresses a teacher).
3. Preface or introduction, if used.
4. The main text, with introduction, body and conclusion.
5. Footnotes (if they are placed at the end of the paper).
6. Bibliography.
Retype your paper in the above order; number the pages in order; and
proofread the entire paper. Then turn it in—and expect a higher grade
than you’ve received in the past.
How Fast Can You Write?
How long should this entire process of putting together a lengthy paper
take? In Beth’s case, with a 5,000-word research paper, here are some
realistic time expectations. (I’m assuming, by the way, that Beth can
type at a rate of about 40–50 words per minute.)
• Preliminary thought, including choosing the basic theme: 1 hour.
• Identifying relevant books, articles and other research sources: 1 day (5
hours).
• Compiling information: 3–4 days (15–20 hours).
• Reorganizing the information and drafting a master recall pattern: 1–3
hours.
• First draft: 8–10 hours.
• Final draft: 5–6 hours.
Total elapsed time: 35–45 hours.
Now, this may seem a long time to devote to one paper. But
remember: The written work in this particular case constituted one-third
of Beth’s grade.

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Also, to research and write any paper of this length will take most
serious students much longer than 35–45 hours, which is the equivalent
of one intense week’s work. Below-average students may devote less
time, but they’ll also get lower grades. I’ve plugged into this estimate the
times required to do a truly top-flight job on a term paper.
As an alternative—and potentially an even speedier approach to
paper-writing—consider the following “scroll” technique developed by
one of our top instructors.