Writing the paper should consist of two major steps.

Develop an outline.

Write the paper from the outline.

Outline

The outline should be easy to produce.  If you organized your notes into the conceptual groupings as suggested in the research page of this web site, you can put together your outline directly from these groupings.  When you develop your outline, keep in mind that you are writing the paper for a reasonably intelligent individual who has limited knowledge of the paper's subject.  That way you will organize your material in a meaningful way for not just yourself, but for others as well.  Your instructor will greatly appreciate the lengths that you go to effectively communicate your information.

Use the outline process to create the headings that you will use in your paper.  It is a good idea to never have fewer than two headings at any particular level of your paper.  Most term papers can usually best be served by having two levels of headings as in the following example.

Write the Paper

Prior to writing the paper, gather together your organized notes and your outline.  Assure that you have two to three hours of time to devote to your writing and that you will have a minimum of disruptions during this time.  If you are writing your paper directly in to a word processor, make sure that you have the word processor set to the writing style you are using.  See the Style section in this web site to assure that you have the appropriate style set.

Write the paper following your outline.  Use your notes as necessary.  Don't just copy your notes in to the paper.  Make sure that you link the various ideas with good English.  A good check is to read each paragraph out loud as you complete them.  If the paragraph flows when you read it out loud and it makes sense, it will probably convey to others your intent.

Be sure to follow the referencing requirements of the writing style you are using.  It is much easier if you do this as you are writing the paper than trying to go back and fill in the information.  You are probably using your notes that contain the reference anyway, so it is time efficient and logical to enter the reference information as you write.