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Introduction
WhatIsaResearchPaperandWhatDoYouGainbyWritingOne?
Soyouhavetowritearesearchpaper?
Ifthisassignmentmakesyoufeelnervousoroverwhelmed,youmaysimplybefeelingafearoftheunknown.Calmdown!
Takeiteasy!
Let’sbeginbydiscussingjustwhataresearchpaperis.Onceyouknowmoreaboutwhatyouwanttodo,thechancesareitwon’tseemsodaunting.
Aresearchpaperisapieceofwritingthatprovidesinformationaboutaparticulartopicthatyou’veresearched.It’snotassimpleaswritingapaperaboutyoursummervacation,becauseyoudon’thavetodoresearchtofindoutaboutyourownpersonalexperience.Ontheotherhand,apaperaboutatopicsuchasdolphins,cavepaintings,ancientcivilizations,orthehistoryofaparticularsportdoesqualifyasaresearchpaper.Thesearetopicsaboutwhichyou,yourself,arenotanexpert,butthatyoucanlearnaboutbyreadingtheworkofexperts—inotherwords,bydoingresearch.Thenyoucancommunicateinwritingwhatyouhavelearned.Ideally,youwilldothatinawaythatisclearandinteresting.
Ifyou’reconcernedthatyouwon’tknowhowtogoaboutwritingaresearchpaper,don’tworry.Thisbookisheretohelpyouwriteagreatresearchpaper.Itmakeswritingyourpapereasy,becauseitleadsyouthroughthewholeprocesseverystepoftheway.Thisbookpromisestogiveyouplentyofhelp—inawaythat’seasytounderstand—soyou’lldojustfine.
Beforewegetstarted,weshouldansweraquestionmanystudentsaskaboutresearchpapers:
“What’sthepoint?
WhatwillIgainfromdoingthis?
”Oneansweristhatyou’llgainexperienceinwritingresearchpapers!
Thismaysoundsilly,butit’snot.Chancesare,you’llhavetodothismorethanonce—andprobablyalotasyougetolder!
—soafteryou’vedoneitthefirsttime,itwillgetaloteasier.Butyou’llgainmorethanthat.
You’lllearnagreatdealaboutatopicthatinterestsyou.You’llstartoutknowingonlyalittleaboutthattopicandendupanexpertinyourownright.Andperhapsmostimportantly,you’lllearnhowtodoresearch.Thisisaskillyou’lluseallyourlife.It’sbeensaidthatthemarkofagoodeducationisnothowmuchyouknow,buthowgoodyouareatfindingoutwhatyouneedtoknow.Clearly,knowinghowtodoresearchisanimportantskilltohave.
Finally,you’llgaintheexperienceoftakingonatask,seeingitthroughtotheend,andbeingproudofyouraccomplishment.Afteryou’vecompletedyourpaper,you’llknowjusthowrewardingthiscanbe.
Key01FindaTopic
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WhichTopicsWork（andWhichOnesDon’t）
⏹TheRightTopicforYou
⏹NarrowYourTopic
⏹ScheduleY
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