1 Your Goal : The Research Paper
What is a Research Paper?
Questions for Classroom Discussion
Writing Assignment : Setting Out
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2 Knowing Your Audience and Writing Clearly
2.1 Register, Formal and Informal Writing
2.2 Writing Clearly,Simply and Directly
Reading=George Orwell on the English Language
Classroom Exercise=Register and Good Writing
Writing Assignment : Revising Sentences
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3 Review. Common Errors of Grammar, Usage and Punctuation
3.1 The Basics
3.2 Remedial Grammar Review
3.3 Reviewing Grammar and Usage:Common Questions and Errors
3.4 Commonly Confused Words
Classroom Exercise : Grammar Review
Writing Assignment
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4 Evidence and Logic:Critical Thinking for Writers
4.1 Evidence and Analysis
4.2 Logical Fallacies to Avoid
Questions for Classroom Discussion:Evidence and Analysis
Writing Assignment : Logical Fallacies
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5 Introduction to Research:Online and Library Resources
5.1 Internet Research
5.2 Research Exercise : Library Research
Questions for Classroom Discussion
Writing Assignment : Research Exercise
Internet Assignment
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6 What Should You Write About?
6.1 Choosing a Topic
6.2 Posing a Research Question
6.3 Discovering the Thesis
Classroom Exercise : Thesis Statements
Questions for Classroom Discussion
Writing Assignment:Potential Paper Topics
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7 Using and Acknowledging Sources
7.1 Primary Sources
7.2 Secondary Sources
7.3 Tertiary Sources
7.4 Citation
7.5 APA Citation Guidelines and Examples
Classroom Exercises. Citations
Writing Assignment:Reporting Initial Research
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8 Identifying and Avoiding Plagiarism
9 Planning Your Research and Preparing Your Manuscript
10 Prewriting:Focusing and Expanding Your Topic
11 Writing the First Draft
12 Revision and Peer Review, Part Ⅰ
13 Writing the Second Draft
14 Revision and Peer Review, Part Ⅱ
15 Proofreading and the Final Draft