Chapter One College Admissions Essay Questions 1
What Are College Admissions Essay Questions 1
How to Write College Admissions Essays 4
Sample College Admissions Essays 9
Real-Life College Admissions Essays 17
Chapter Two Graduate Admissions Essay Questions 24
What Are Graduate Admissions Essay Questions 24
How to Write Graduate Admissions Essays 26
Questions Concerning Graduate Admissions Essays 30
Valuable Advice from Admissions Representatives 33
Real-Life Graduate Admissions Essays 41
Chapter Three Exam Essay Questions 51
What Are Exam Essay Questions 51
How to Answer Exam Essay Questions 51
Real-Life Exam Essays 65
Chapter Four The Research Paper 73
What Is the Research Paper 73
How to Write the Research Paper 74
Chapter Five Getting Organized 91
Selecting a Topic 91
Gathering Background Information 95
Note-taking 100
Chapter Six Writing the Thesis Statement 109
What Is a Thesis Statement 109
How to Write a Thesis Statement 110
Chapter Seven The Outline of the Research Paper 119
What Is an Outline of the Research Paper 119
How to Compose an Outline of the Research Paper 120
Chapter Eight Drafting the Research Paper 139
What Are the Research Paper Drafts 139
How to Write the Research Paper Drafts 140
Chapter Nine Research Paper Citations：MLA Style 153
What Are Citations 153
How to Make MLA Citations 154
Chapter Ten Research Paper Citations：APA Style 164
What Is APA Style 164
How to Make APA Citations 164
Chapter Eleven Plagiarism 180
What Is Plagiarism 180
How to Avoid Plagiarism 182
Chapter Twelve Paper Presentation 192
What Is Paper Presentation 192
How to Prepare for Paper Presentation 193
Real-Life Students'Presentation 201
Chapter Thirteen How to Present a Paper 205
What Are the Major Ways of Paper Presentation 205
How to Make Paper Presentation 208
Chapter Fourteen Q＆A 220
What Is Q＆A 220
How to Handle Q＆A 220
Real-Life Socratic Questioning 230
Chapter Fifteen Theoretical Frameworks for Thesis Writing 234
What Is a Theoretical Framework 234
How to Formulate a Theoretical Framework 239
Chapter Sixteen Research Methods 253
What Are Research Methods 253
How to Apply Research Methods 258
Appendix Ⅰ A Sample Paper in MLA Style 277
Appendix Ⅱ A Sample Paper in APA Style 287
Appendix Ⅲ A Sample Paper for Paper Presentation 296
Bibliography 311