from research to paper: how to write a research paper
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From Research to Paper: How to Write a Research PaperDo you feel overwhelmed when you try to pick the right resources to include in your research paper?Do you know how to properly cite your research sources?This workshop shows students how to effective use the research they have completed & put those resources together into a properly cited & welldeveloped research paper.TRANSCRIPT
From Research to Paper:
How to Write a Research Paper
Presented byThe Northeast Center
Office of Academic Support
Agenda • What is Research?• Types of Research Papers
• Quick Overview -- Research Process• I’ve Got All These Resources: Now What?
• Evaluating Sources
• Developing Your Paper
SOURCE:http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/2/
What it is… “a process of research, critical thinking, source evaluation, organization, and composition.”
Two major types of research papers.
•Argumentative research paper: It’s all about persuasion…
• Analytical research paper: It’s all about the question and the thinking involved in answering it…
SOURCE:http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/2/
Research ProcessOrganize Yourself
Developing a Topic & Researching It
Source Evaluation
Organize Your Sources
Compose/Revise Cycle
Citing Sources
Developing a Topic & Researching It
• Step 1 – Clarify the Assignment• Step 2 – Develop Research Question/
Thesis• Step 3 - Identify Background Sources
& Keywords• Step 4 – Look at What You Found • Step 5 – Refine Your Question/Thesis
www.esc.edu/library http://commons.esc.edu/informationskills/
http://commons.esc.edu/informationskills/resources/table-of-contents
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Source Evaluation & Organization
• Step 1 – Annotate & Find “THE” Quote• Step 2 – Categorize• Step 3 – Outline/Mindmap• Step 4 – Plug-in the Resources
Compose
Gather InformationOrganizeDraft Revise ProofGet FeedbackRe-proofHand in https://bitly.com/UsingResearchPurdue