Secrets to writing great papers / Judi Kesselman-Turkel and Franklynn Peterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kesselman-Turkel, Judi.

Contributor:

Peterson, Franklynn.

Series:

Study smart series.

Study smart series

Standardized Title:

Getting it down

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric.

English language.

Report writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (92 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, [2003], c1982.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Secrets to Writing Great Papers illustrates how to work with ideas-develop them, hone them, and transform them into words. It provides techniques and exercises for brainstorming, choosing the right approach, working with an unknown or boring assigned topic, overcoming writer's block, and selecting the best point of view.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

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.

Notes:

Originally published: Getting it down. Chicago : Contemporary Books, c1983.

ISBN:

9786612269356

9781282269354

1282269356

9780299191436

0299191435

OCLC:

489295254