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    Writing a Research Paper: Quick and Easy Guide
    Writing a Research Paper: Quick and Easy Guide
    Writing a Research Paper: Quick and Easy Guide
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    Writing a Research Paper: Quick and Easy Guide

    By Anna Georgantonis Keah

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    Writing a Research Paper: Quick and Easy Guide, Third Edition (2012) is an excellent and affordable resource to use in teaching the research process. The author, a college English professor, writes sample research papers in the latest MLA and APA styles taking students through the entire process in ten simple steps, from choosing a topic to the final edit. The author's motivating style and interest in students encourages them to succeed.

    With this concise guide, students will write well-organized and thought-provoking research papers, which are fun to grade and interesting to read! Do yourself, and your students, a favor and check out this valuable learning tool.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Educational Publisher/Biblio Publishing
    Release dateMay 22, 2013
    ISBN9781622490905
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      Writing a Research Paper - Anna Georgantonis Keah

      Writing a Research Paper

      Quick and Easy Guide

      Anna Georgantonis Keah

      Illustrations by Sharolyn Swan

      Published by The Educational Publisher Inc. at Smashwords

      Biblio Publishing BiblioPublishing.com

      Footsteps Publications

      © 2009, 2011, 2012 The Educational Publisher Inc. Biblio Publishing All rights reserved. Published 2009. Second Edition 2011, Third Edition 2012

      No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of the Publisher.

      ISBN: 978-1-62249-090-5

      To the memory of Sharolyn Swan whose kind guidance and unfailing support made this publication possible ...

      May her spirit rest in peace.

      Table of Contents

      Step 1 Choosing a Topic and Title

      Step 2 Preliminary Search

      Step 3 Mind Map and Thesis Statement

      Step 4 Headings

      Step 5 Finding Source Materials

      Step 6 Taking Notes

      Step 7 Outline

      Step 8 Rough Draft

      Step 9 Editing

      Step 10 Final Copy

      MLA Format Guidelines

      Research Styles

      APA Format Guidelines

      Research Topic Ideas

      Foreword

      In preparing the third edition of this booklet, it became obvious that adding APA style was essential. Most professors require either MLA or APA style, and so a sample APA paper was added in addition to a list of APA requirements. This opens the booklet up to a much wider audience and will certainly prove valuable to many more students and teachers.

      It is my great hope that students and teachers alike will make this small booklet a part of their academic lives and enjoy using it as much as I enjoyed creating it.

      Introduction

      After years of teaching thousands of students and grading approximately that many research papers, a professor starts to get an idea about how to teach the research process. I finally came to the realization that if I taught well, my students wrote some amazingly high quality papers, and grading became much easier. The result is this simple, ten-step approach to writing a well-organized, quality research paper.

      These ten easy steps will guide your research effort from choosing a topic to writing the rough draft to the final quality product. I wrote a research paper, one in MLA style and one in APA style, specifically for this booklet as an example of this technique and have used the mind map and outline from the booklet to demonstrate my research method. In this way, you will be able to feel the research experience in action from beginning to end. Most of the examples in the steps refer to MLA style; however, I have included a section on APA style as well.

      From the mind map to the outline to the actual paper, you can follow the step-by-step progression of writing an excellent research paper, and once you write one successful, quality research paper, the rest are a piece of cake!

      Step 1 Choosing a Topic and Title

      Always select a topic which truly interests you. Your enthusiasm will carry you through to the end. Remember to be specific: find a small plot and dig deep.

      First of all, let me explain the most important aspect of this approach. YOU are the author of this paper. You are the one driving the boat. You

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