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Author(s): Anthony C. Winkler, Jo Ray Metherell
ISBN(s): 9780495799641, 0495799645
Edition: 8th
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Year: 2011
Language: english
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ISBN 10:   0495907588

ISBN 13: 978-0495907589

Author: Anthony Winkler

Get simple, specific guidance on writing a research paper with WRITING THE RESEARCH PAPER: A HANDBOOK, Eighth Edition. With its easy-to-digest steps that demystify the writing process, this accessible handbook gives you the tools you need to work independently to create well-constructed research papers-throughout your college career and beyond. Within the text, you’ll discover comprehensive, up-to-date information conveyed in a calm and reassuring manner that encourages you to turn to any section of the text at any time for immediate, expert assistance. Each self-contained section is as brief as possible so you won’t need to wade through extraneous material-and can be effectively used in any order, depending on your needs.
 

Table of contents: 

1. Basic Information about the Research Paper

  • 1a. Hatred of the research paper

  • 1b. Definition of the research paper

  • 1c. Format of the research paper

  • 1d. Reasons for the research paper

  • 1e. The report paper and the thesis paper

  • 1f. Drafts of the research paper

  • 1g. Writing the research paper: Steps and schedule

2. Choosing a Topic

  • 2a. How to choose a topic

  • 2b. Topics to avoid

  • 2c. Narrowing the topic

3. The Library

  • 3a. Layout of the library

  • 3b. Organization of the library collections

4. Using the Computer in Your Research

  • 4a. Computers and the research paper

  • 4b. The Internet

  • 4c. Online resources

  • 4d. Researching with search engines

  • 4e. Usenet, Listserv, telnet, and gopher

  • 4f. Evaluating Internet sources

  • 4g. Running a search

  • 4h. Useful Internet sites

5. Doing the Research

  • 5a. What information to look for

  • 5b. Where to look for information

  • 5c. Assembling a working bibliography

  • 5d. Selecting your sources: Skimming

  • 5e. Note-taking

  • Plagiarism and how to avoid it

6. The Thesis and the Outline

  • 6a. The thesis: Definition and function

  • 6b. The outline

7. Transforming the Notes into a Rough Draft

  • Choosing an outline form

  • 7a. Preparing to write the rough draft: A checklist

  • 7b. Writer’s block

  • 7c. Writing with a computer

  • 7d. Using your notes in the paper

  • 7e. How to use quotations to explore and discover

  • 7f. Writing with unity, coherence, and emphasis

  • 7g. Using the proper tense

  • 7h. Using graphics in your research paper

  • 7i. Writing the abstract

8. Revising Your Rough Draft

  • 8a. Principles of revision

  • 8b. Revising the opening paragraph

  • 8c. Revising sentences for variety and style

  • 8d. Revising words: Diction

  • 8e. Rules for Writers. Not.

9. The MLA System of Documentation

  • 9a. Parenthetical documentation: Author–work (MLA)

  • 9b. Format for “Works Cited” (MLA)

  • 9c. Content notes

  • 9d. Finished form of the MLA paper

  • 9e. Peer review checklist

  • 9f. Submitting your paper electronically

10. The APA System of Documentation

  • 10a. Parenthetical documentation: Author–date (APA)

  • 10b. Format for “References” (APA)

  • 10c. Writing the abstract

  • 10d. Finished form of the paper

  • 10e. Peer review checklist

  • 10f. Submitting your paper electronically

11. The Traditional System of Documentation (CMS)

  • 11a. Footnotes and endnotes

  • 11b. Subsequent references in footnotes and endnotes

  • 11c. Electronic sources

  • 11d. Finished form of the paper

  • 11e. Peer review checklist

  • 11f. Submitting your paper electronically

12. Sample Student Papers

  • 12a. Paper using author–work documentation (MLA)

  • 12b. Paper using author–date documentation (APA)

  • 12c. Paper using footnote documentation (CMS)

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