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College Writing Skills, Media Edition, 5/e
John Langan, Atlantic Community College

Writing a Research Paper

Chapter Outline

  1. Step 1: Select a Topic That You Can Readily Research
    1. Researching at a Local Library Researching on the Internet
  2. Step 2: Limit Your Topic and Make the Purpose of Your Paper Clear Step 3: Gather Information on Your Limited Topic Step 4: Plan Your Paper and Take Notes on Your Limited Topic
    1. Preparing a Scratch Outline Note-Taking Step 5: Write the Paper Step 6: Use an Acceptable Format and Method of Documentation
    2. Format Documentation of Sources
  3. Model Paper