NOTE to current students: Look in our class Google Docs folder for a new sub-folder titled RESOURCES ON WRITING AND REVISING. In that folder I’ve uploaded selections from several writing textbooks that contain information to help you develop your research paper. These selections might be useful to you for other college writing assignments as well, so you might want to download all of them and hang onto them for future reference.
Important Note: When you submit the final version of your paper, you will be required to describe which of the strategies from these readings you applied to your paper, and it’ll be much easier to write that description if you read the strategies before you write your draft, rather than afterwards! You may also use strategies from the online resources I pointed you to earlier, such as the Bedford Research Room, the Purdue OWL Guide to Research Papers, the Nuts and Bolts of College Writing, and CSU’s Writing Guides.
- If your paper is an analysis, read and apply relevant portions of Chapter 39: Analysis in the College Writer’s Handbook (CWH-Ch39-Analysis.pdf)
- If your paper is an argument, read and apply relevant portions of Chapter 10: Strategies for Argument in Writing and Revising (WR-Ch10-Strategies-for-Arguing.pdf)
- To learn about strategies for introductions and conclusions, read these two selections:
- Chapter 9: From Introductions to Conclusions in From Inquiry to Academic Writing (FIAW-Ch9-Intros-Conclusions.PDF)
- Chapter 6: Strategies for Drafting (esp. pages 90-95) in Writing and Revising (WR-Ch6-Strategies-Drafting.PDF)
- To review how to avoid plagiarism and refer to source material using paraphrase, summary, and quotation, see these two selections:
- Chapter 11: Strategies for Integrating Sources in Writing and Revising (WR-Ch11-Sources.pdf)
- Chapter 1: Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation, in Sequence for Academic Writing (SAW-Ch1-Summary-Paraphrase-Quotation.PDF)
- To learn how to develop your ideas further, read and apply Chapter 7: Strategies for Developing in Writing and Revising (WR-Ch7-Developing-Ideas.PDF)
- To learn how to enhance your appeals to logos and ethos, read Chapter 8: From Ethos to Logos: Appealing To Your Readers in From Inquiry to Academic Writing (FIAW-Ch8-Ethos-Logos-Appeals.pdf)
