The College Students Guide to Writing a Great Research Paper 101 Tips and Tricks to Make Your Work Stand Out: 101 Easy Tips & Tricks to Make Your Work Stand Out - Softcover

Eby, Erika

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1601386052 ISBN 13: 9781601386052

Verlag: Atlantic Publishing Group, 2011

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In this new book, you will learn tips for formatting your research paper, as well as how to complete a cohesive, well-structured assignment for any college course. The College Student's Guide to Writing a Great Research Paper will walk you through the entire process of writing a research paper, from choosing a topic, to conducting your research, to writing and editing each draft of the assignment. You will learn how to properly use the library, as well as tricks for finding relevant and credible articles, books, and online sources. This comprehensive guide then takes you a step further, with information on how to check your work for plagiarism and eliminate it from your paper altogether as you learn how to use your research as a source to support your thesis. Filled with tips for finding reputable sources and conducting research efficiently, even English majors will find this guide useful in defining a focused thesis and developing it throughout an entire paper, regardless of the required word count.

Using the step-by-step instructions and writing guidelines offered in this book, you will learn how to manage your time while simultaneously mastering the basics-choosing a unique topic, taking notes from your research and incorporating them into your writing, and citing sources in MLA or APA style (or style laid out by other reference manuals). Get your creative juices flowing with our list of prompts, or compare your work or outline to samples from real research papers; then polish your paper off with grammar and style tips from professional editors. Use the checklists included in this book to make sure your paper measures up to any criteria, as you learn how to keep your paper consistent in style, tone, punctuation, capitalization, and more. This book is filled with hundreds of hints, tricks, and secrets on how to make your research paper stand out in the stack.

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Erika L. Eby is a freelance writer, editor, artist, photographer, and e-book author. A jack-of-all-trades, she holds a degree in English with an emphasis in composition from Carthage College. Her writing experience covers a variety of topics, including opinion pieces, how-to guides, reviews, promotional pieces, and academic research, as well as prose and poetry. Her open and honest approach to writing makes her pieces easy to understand and relate to. She resides in Racine, Wisconsin. You can visit her through her website at www.hijINKSstudios.com or by emailing her at MsErikaEby@gmail.com.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Atlantic Publishing Group
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1601386052
• ISBN 13: 9781601386052
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar