In the summer of your junior year (i.e., the summer before you begin your senior year), you have one task: read
the books and articles on your reading list.
A note on strategy: Write a short summary or response paper for each article or book you read while
you are working toward your thesis - this information becomes very useful as the thesis progresses. When undertaking a project like this, it is best to start writing as soon
as possible. If you put off writing and only read, one of two things might happen. Either you will have too much
to say and you won't know where to begin, or you will have nothing to say and you will begin to doubt your ability
to write a thesis. Both of these attitudes can lead to panic, and panic is seldom good. So, write early and
often.