Writing the first draft of chapter 3

Scan the 64 pages of a mess

1. 3.1 pp. 79-119: read and take notes about the subtopics and about the literature that is lacking on an extra sheet of paper, mark the subtop

2. 3.2 pp. 119-144: read and take notes about the subtopics and about the literature that is lacking on an extra sheet of paper, mark the subto

3. Write down ideas as they occur

Find the theme of this chapter

1. 15 minutes free writing exercise where I try to make sense of it

2. Write an improvised introduction

Decide: Should I merch 3.1 and 3.2?

1. 5 minutes of free writing: What's the leitmotif, when 3.1 and 3.2 stay seperate?

2. 5 minutes of free writing: What's the leitmotif, when 3.1 and 3.2 mix up?

3. Write a synthesis (2-3 sentences)

4. Sleep a night over it

5. Read the writing extercises and the synthesis, then decide

Re-organize the subtopics

1. Put all the blocks of the same color together

2. Decide: Should 3.1 and 3.2 be two entirely different chapters?

3. Put all the blocks in the right order

4. After finishing every subtopic: 5 minutes of freewriting about what I am going the show there and check if I wrote anything I can reuse for

Revise draft of section "Democracy" (8 p.)

1. Read all the text once again

2. Find subtitles

3. 5 minutes free writing about it

4. 1-3 sentences: What's the main argument?

5. Revise p. 1-5

6. Revise p. 6-10

7. Take notes for the conclusion

8. Include literature

9. Get it more theoretical

Write draft of section "GDR" (8 p.)

1. Read all the material once again

2. Find subtitles

3. 5 minutes free writing about it

4. 1-3 sentences: What's the main argument?

5. Turn into text step by step

6. Take notes for the conclusion

7. Use literature to get it to a more theoretical level

Write draft of section "Labour Unions" (3 p.)

1. Read all the material once again

2. It's too short: Find some more information and include

3. I decided to move it to chapter 6

Write draft of section "Criticism" (4 p.)

1. Read all the material once again

2. Find subtitles

3. 5 minutes free writing about it

4. 1-3 sentences: What's the main argument?

5. Turn into text step by step

6. Take notes for the conclusion

Write draft of section "Pictures" (5 p.)

1. Read all the material once again

2. Find subtitles

3. 5 minutes free writing about it

4. 1-3 sentences: What's the main argument?

5. Turn into text step by step

6. Take notes for the conclusion

Write draft of section "Cult. Imperialism" (10 p.)

1. Read all the material once again

2. Find subtitles

3. 5 minutes free writing about it

4. 1-3 sentences: What's the main argument?

5. Turn into text step by step

6. Take notes for the conclusion

Work newly found material into section "Democracy" (4 p.)

1. Check if there is more material hidden anywere in the depth of the thesis

2. Scan the draft and the new material

3. Decide, where in the existing argument of this section, does the new information belong?

4. "Write" it in

5. Does the title need to be changed?

6. Complete the conclusion

Use the literature to sharpen the arguments in the whole chapter (ca. 10 different books)

Integrate some more new material into the chapter (5 p.)

1. Scan the new material

2. Decide, where in the chapter I want to put it

3. "Write it in" step by step

4. 2-3 sentences for the conclusion

Quickly re-write the introduction (not putting so much effort into it)

Design a conclusion

Closure: Do NOT go all over the chapter once again

1. I won't revise now. I will take a breath and reward myself

2. I think about the next chapter goal