Research Essay
1. Writing a Draft and Using Supplementary Research
It is possible to spend a lifetime researching one topic but eventually the research must stop, the analysis begin, and the paper be written. Despite your best plans, a small amount of research may be required to fill in gaps you discover as you write your paper. If you do additional research, keep it short.
To be fair and complete, your paper will present your supporting evidence but also note dissenting viewpoints. Part of analysis is the ability to recognize another opinion but differentiate it from your own.
2. Works Cited Page
- Giving Credit Where Credit is due, and proper formatting
- Citations will be graded separately and worth up to 15 points.
The process of communicating your ideas to a scholarly audience invites debate and discussion. In order to facilitate the exchange of ideas it is important to correctly cite the sources of your information in order to help readers locate the material and examine it. Another important reason to cite your sources is to give credit to another writer for their ideas, opinions, and reported research findings.
3. The Revision Process (It’s never really over)
Writers often go through many drafts on a piece before it is considered ready for publishing. As you write your drafts, we will be conducting workshops and conferences. Here, we we will check in on what you’d like to accomplish and help to develop your paper in such a way that demonstrates a greater understanding of your research argument.
The Writing Process
Stages of the Writing Process - OWL Purdue
Writing can’t be done without going through certain stages. All writers go through their own unique writing processes before they make their final drafts. Usually, writers start with choosing topics and brainstorming, and then they may outline their papers, and compose sentences and paragraphs to make a rough draft. After they make a rough draft, writers may begin revising their work by adding more sentences, or removing sentences. Writers may then edit their rough draft by changing words and sentences that are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate for a topic.
Suggested Resources
McGraw-Hill's Concise Guide to Writing Research Papers by Publication Date: 2010 (eBook)McGraw-Hill's Concise Guide to Writing Research Papers gives you the tools to: Organize a helpful outline before you write, Find solid evidence at the library and on the Internet to back up your thesis, Write effective sentences to support your topic, Replace common phrases with attention-drawing wording to properly articulate your ideas, Use smooth transitions between paragraphs to keep your paper flowing, Craft eloquent summaries and conclusions, Avoid accidental incidences of plagiarism, Run a thorough check over your research paper before you hand it in. Chapter 4: Preparing Your Draft, Chapter 5: Revising Your Work, Chapter 6: Polishing Your Writing, Chapter 7: Preparing Your Submission.
