英语学术论文写作[精].ppt

RESEARCH PAPER WRITING
ZOE
REQUIREMENTS: PAPER RELATED
Topic Selecting
Background Reading
Note Taking
Focus Statement
Outline
First Draft
Final Draft
CLASS 1
PICKING AN A++ TOPIC
PART 1
WHAT IS A
RESEARCH PAPER?
WHAT IS A RESEARCH PAPER?
It is a paper that:
presents an original approach to some academic topic,
organized around a central thesis,
using insights based on research, and
citing sources in a scholarly fashion.
PART 2
FROM SUBJECT TO TOPIC
FOUR KEY ELEMENTS
SUBJECT
TOPIC
QUESTION
THESIS
FOUR KEY ELEMENTS
SUBJECT
a very broad category—a general area of interest—usually assigned by your teacher
TOPIC
more specific focus within the general subject—developed by the student
—the narrower, the better
does your research paper describe a topic area that can be covered adequately and interestingly in just 10-15 pages?
QUESTION
the best topics are build around intriguing questions
THESIS
states what you want to say about the topic—your conclusion based on your research and thought
a strong thesis can usually be stated in a single sentence
the sentence that states your thesis may appear in your final paper