Tài liệu RESEARCH AND WRITING SKILLS SUCCESS PART 6 ppt

... for informa- tion and materials. This is the most fun and exciting part of the process! Rather than just thinking about your paper, you are now an active participant in the research process. ... Guide to current and past peri- odicals and printed articles ■ dictionaries ■ other compiled indexes according to sub- ject matter, thesauruses and atlases. Often, the range and scope...

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... by using basic research and writing tools that you can practice at home. Each lesson is carefully designed to make researching any topic and writing a research paper manage- able and easy. Every ... your sources.  Becoming a Detective Part of writing a research paper is gathering your materials and doing the actual, physical research. This is the fun and exciting p...

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... very distinguished and respected individual. 48. Using note cards to take down information from books is helpful and handy because a. note cards can be arranged easily and quickly and stored in one ... when you are writing a paper, it is always better to a. state more opinions than facts. b. word your opinions strongly. c. tell the reader your opinion with informal and friendly w...

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... unlike books, and are particularly easy to flip through and consult. In fact, if you take your notes carefully, most of your information will have already been organized and arranged before- hand, making ... a wonderful way to store and record infor- mation because they are both easy to use and handy to arrange. Take your note cards from your holder and begin to arrange and rearr...

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... opportunity to refine and revise your first draft later. – WRITING A FIRST DRAFT– 60 LESSON 61 I n the last lesson, we saw that brevity was important when writing a thesis statement and that fewer words ... staff – WRITING A FIRST DRAFT– 58 – WRITING A FIRST DRAFT– 59 that included 15 Rhodes scholars and other famous authors and intellectu- als.”* [* Be sure to always includ...

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... view, and rely on the strength of your unique writing style to con- vince your reader. – USING POINT OF VIEW– 68 LESSON 69 I t is important to feel passionate about your subject matter and your research ... how you say it.” In writing a paper, however, it is both: it is what you say—making sure that it is relevant and also how you say it.  Summary Establishing a strong tone a...

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... hearsay, speculation, bias, and gossip. These are not legitimate means of gathering, recording, and presenting material. On the other hand, the second account presents the facts and lets the reader draw ... argument and be sure to provide ample evidence. If you convey your passion through logic, you will convince yourself and those around you. Above all, if your argument is both log...

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... 2. STRUCTURE AND WRITING STYLE ■ Do your ideas and writing flow? ■ Are there smooth transitions from sen- tence to sentence, paragraph to para- graph, and from page to page? ■ Is ... page to page? ■ Is your analysis easy to follow and understand? 3. VOCABULARY AND TONE ■ Is your tone professional? ■ Is the writing persuasive and com- pelling? ■ Are there any unnecessary words...

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... for your research. As men- tioned earlier, any legitimate piece of analytical or research writing whether it is a book or paper—must accurately list all sources that were consulted, and it must ... the book and the source of your information. Therefore, your reader, curious about this speech and its origins, will find: – ADDING FOOTNOTES, ENDNOTES, AND PARENTHETICAL CITATIONS– 86...

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... historians and authors differed from their predecessors. They devoted less research to Kennedy’s own experiences and personal circumstances and focused directly on the legislation he initiat- ed. A particularly ... helpful and why. A historiography, on the other hand, does not examine each book individually but instead, looks at a body of work and assesses how many books examine...

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