Face it: my title is not good! Use synonyms for the word good. Get yourself a good; no, wait a minute, an easy to use thesaurus, either a book or an electronic handheld one. Use powerful action verbs – it’s one of the tips below!
A research paper is a written report by a student. The writer finds important and/or interesting facts and organizes and writes his report according to the teacher’s expectations.
Usually your teacher will require a certain number of words or pages which usually depends on your age and ability.
This is what you need to focus on when writing a fully written research paper.
1. Read the assignment making sure to read all the details.
2. Follow the assignment closely as you type.
Follow your teacher’s assignment carefully and closely. This will give you the best chance of getting the best grade on your report.
Keep the requirements at the forefront of your mind by keeping the task sheet in front of you. Please reread it often. Check off items as you complete them.
3. Stay organized. Put all your work in a notebook or folder in an organized way.
4. Limit the number of topics under your topic or your report. Base this on the length of your paper. Each paragraph should focus on one topic about your main topic.
5. Each paragraph should focus on one topic about your main topic.
For example, if you are writing a report on a president of the United States, choose some important or interesting topics related to the president. Your teacher may have chosen your topics for you, in which case, you should focus on them.
6. Dedicate one to three paragraphs for each topic.
The length of the report determines the number of paragraphs required.
7. Take notes using key words.
Write words that help you remember interesting or important facts. Using keywords prevents you from copying sentences from your sources. Write 3-4 words for each interesting or important fact you want to include in your report.
8. Organize your notes using a traditional outline or mind mapping program.
SnapFiles has a free download that you can find at http://www.snapfiles.com/get/FreeMind.html
Allows you to associate main topics with subtopics. And it keeps your document looking nice.
After completing your mind map, click a button and the program will place your map in a standard outline format.
9. Write your report in style.
Vary the length and type of your sentences. Challenge yourself to vary the opening of your prizes from time to time.
Occasionally start your sentence with an adverb. Throughout his report, he considers beginning some sentences with a preposition. Write short sentences too!
10. Add strong verbs to your report using a thesaurus.
Basic verbs like go, go, and see need to be replaced. Use a thesaurus to find more active verbs.
11. Write in the active voice.
Instead of writing: The gunman shot the president.
Write: The gunman shot the president.
See the difference?
Follow these tips methodically and consistently and your writing will improve. Writing is work, just in case no one told you. If you put in the work, your writing can only get better.
You’ll finish faster and maybe get better grades too.
Well, I hope the next time you need to write a research paper, you’ll consider these 11 tips. And please write a great title, oops I mean write a great title for your research report.