Secrets to writing great papers

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

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 selec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kesselman-Turkel, Judi (Author), Peterson, Franklynn (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Madison, Wisconsin : University of Wisconsin Press, [2003]
Series:Study smart series.
Subjects:
English language > Rhetoric.
Report writing.
Exposition (Rhetoric)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
English language > Rhetoric
Report writing
Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:Getting it down
Table of 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.

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