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Writing A Research Paper
Step 1. Choose Your Topic.
When choosing a topic, choose one in which you are interested, and for which there is enough information.
Step 2. Locate Information.
Use information from a variety of reference sources.
Step 3. Prepare Bibliography Cards.
Prepare bibliography cards to document the sources of information you use when writing your paper.
Step 4. Prepare Note Cards.
Step 5. Prepare an Outline.
Write an outline for your paper by organizing your notes from the note cards into topics, subtopics, details, and sub-details.
Step 6. Write A Rough Draft.
Use your note cards and outline to write a rough draft of your paper.
Step 7. Revise Your Rough Draft.
Make any changes needed to be sure your ideas are clearly expressed and your writing has accurate spelling and grammar.
Step 8. Prepare Your Bibliography or Works Cited Page.
At the end of your paper, provide a list of all the sources you used to gather information for the paper.
Step 9. Organize your Final Draft, Proofread, follow MLA standards, save a copy on computer, flash drive etc.
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