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Secrets to writing great papers /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kesselman-Turkel, Judi
Otros Autores: Peterson, Franklynn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, [2003], ©1982.
Colección:Study smart series.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Step 1: Decide on Size
  • 1st Problem: No specific length is assigned
  • Step 2: Tackle the Topic
  • 2nd Problem: How to recognize an idea
  • 3rd Problem: Teacher assigns too broad a topic
  • 4th Problem: The assigned topic is boring
  • 5th Problem: You don't know anything about the topic
  • 6th Problem: You've got to find your own topic
  • Step 3: Adopt an Approach
  • 7th Problem: You can choose any approach and you don't know where to start
  • 1. You're giving directions
  • 2. You're reporting events
  • 3. You're explaining ideas
  • 4. You're persuading.
  • 5. You're inventing a story
  • 8th problem: Confusion over what abstract means
  • 9th problem: You want to tackle two approaches
  • 10th problem: You're assigned a specific approach but you're not sure what it means
  • Step 4: Test the Title
  • 11th Problem: You're not sure whether the title cover certain ideas
  • Step 5: Pick a Point of View
  • 12th Problem: Confusion between approach and point of view
  • 13th Problem: Confusion between aspect and point of view
  • 14th Problem: Graders look for originality
  • Step 6: Chart Your Course
  • 15th Problem: When you think about subtopics, you go blank.
  • 1. Finding subtopics for diection-giving papers
  • 2. Finding subtopics for reports
  • 3. Finding subtopics for explanations of ideas
  • 4. Finding subtopics for the persuasive paper
  • 5. Finding subtopics for a short story
  • 16th Problem: The topic is too specific for a long paper
  • 17th Problem: Where to put ideas that aren't part of the main idea
  • Step 7: Formulate your first words
  • 18th Problem: The Introduction has to be extra special
  • Step 8: Build the body
  • Step 9: Conclude Concisely
  • Step 10: Check for Quality Control
  • 19th Problem: The paper's not the right size.
  • Appendix: Edited first draft of paper
  • Tables and Checklists
  • Average Expected Word Length for Papers
  • Words Commomly Used to Show Approach
  • Formal Outline Format
  • Average Expected Number of Ideas and Facts for Papers
  • Checklists for Organizing Papers or Sections of Papers
  • Checklist for Editing.