Researchers often must create a chronology of events  to help understand the effect different events had on others.   Chronologies are never the first step in the research process, but always come after the original review of literature is done and notes are taken.  They are extremely helpful in establishing the chain of events that led to or caused the other events in the chronology.   This will provide the researcher with a road map to follow when writing up the research.

    An chronology  must contain the publication information on the  the event.  The listing of the event can be a direct quote, a paraphrase or a simple notation as to what occurred as fitting to the event.

 Before proceeding in this research project, complete a chronology of events based on the notes taken in Part II.   Since your research question refers only to the shooting, include only those events in your chronology.

     Keep you entries short but specific.  You will use this chart to refer back to your note and the original sources.

    A sample chronology format is below.