Geraldine Woods arbeitet seit 25 Jahren als Lehrerin und hat in dieser Zeit an die 40 Bücher geschrieben.

You re sitting at your desk in a classroom or in an airless cubicle, wondering how many minutes are left in a seemingly endless day, when suddenly your teacher or supervisor lowers the boom: She wants a research paper, complete with footnotes and a list of sources. She wants accuracy, originality, and good grammar.

Introduction.Part I: Figuring Out What You Are Writing and How to Write It.Chapter 1: Running a Marathon in Sandals, or Writing a Research Paper.Chapter 2: Getting on the Right Track: Tips for Saving Time and Effort.Chapter 3: What Am I Writing About?Part II: Finding Everything about Anything: Research.Chapter 4: Casting a Wide Net: Choosing Sources for Your Paper.Chapter 5: Surfing Safari: Researching Online.Chapter 6: Working from Traditional Sources.Chapter 7: Real Live People: Interviewing Techniques.Part III: Collecting Pearls of Wisdom: How to Take Notes.Chapter 8: One Size Does Not Fit All: Note-Taking Methods.Chapter 9: Note Taking: What to Write, What to Skip.Chapter 10: Staying on the Right Side of the Law.Part IV: More Than Sharpening Pencils: Preparing to Write.Chapter 11: Forming a Thesis Statement.Chapter 12: Choosing a Structure for Your Paper.Chapter 13: Organizing the Information: Subtopics.Chapter 14: The Battle Plan: Constructing an Outline.Part V: Turn on the Computer, Fill the Fountain Pen: It's Time to Write.Chapter 15: Allow Me to Introduce Myself: Writing an Effective Introduction.Chapter 16: The Body of Evidence.Chapter 17: And in Conclusion.Chapter 18: The Picky Stuff: Citing Sources.Chapter 19: It's a Breeze: The Final Draft.Chapter 20: Solving Special Problems.Part VI: The Part of Tens.Chapter 21: The Ten Best Ways to Start Electronic Research.Chapter 22: The Ten Best Ways to Start Traditional Research.Appendix.Index.

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