Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Getting Started 9
Finding and Clarifying Your Topic 10
Gathering Preliminary Information 14
Evaluating Source Material and Finding Your Library's Resources 16
The Internet 39
Writing An Outline 49
Note Cards 55
The Thesis Statement 65
Chapter 2 The First Draft 69
The Title 73
The Abstract 74
The Parts of the Paper—An Overview 75
Editing And Revising 89
Plagiarism 90
Chapter 3 Style Guide 97
A Quick And Painless Grammar Review 98
More Rules For Good Writing 113
Chapter 4 Style Guide,PartⅡ 139
Citations 140
Quotations 141
Bibliographies 145
Citing Your Sources in the Text 175
Footnotes,Endnotes,and Embedded Citations 176
Chapter 5 The Final Draft 195
Appendix 205
Editing Drill for the Research Paper 206
Our Version,With Edits 215
The Final Draft 224
Bibliography 233