The Process of Research Writing

by Steven D. Krause

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This research writing textbook suitable for teachers and students in research oriented composition and rhetoric classes. A lot of times, instructors and students tend to separate “thinking,” “researching,” and “writing” into different categories that aren't necessarily very well connected. First you think, then you research, and then you write. The reality is though that the possibilities and process of research writing are more complicated and much richer than that.

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Publisher
Eastern Michigan University
Subjects
Humanities, Composition
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. About the Author
  7. Acknowledgements and Thanks
  8. Preface for Teachers
  9. 1: Why Write Research Projects?
  10. 1.1: Introduction
  11. 1.2: Academic Research Writing- What Is It?
  12. 1.3: The Process of Research Writing- A Guide to Understanding this Book
  13. 2: Thinking Critically About Research
  14. 2.1: What is “Research” and Why Should I Use It?
  15. 2.2: What’s Different about Academic Research?
  16. 2.3: Primary Research Versus Secondary Research
  17. 2.4: Scholarly versus Non-Scholarly Sources
  18. 2.5: Sources that are Both Scholarly and Non-Scholarly?
  19. 2.6: The Internet- The Researcher’s Challenge
  20. 2.7: Evaluating the Quality and Credibility of Your Research
  21. 3: Understanding and Using the Library and the Internet for Research
  22. 3.1: Defining “The Library” and “The Internet-” An Introduction
  23. 3.2: Researching in the Library
  24. 3.3: Accessing an Article
  25. 3.4: Some Final Tips
  26. 3.5: Researching on the Internet
  27. 3.6: A Word about Netiquette
  28. 3.7: The World Wide Web
  29. 3.8: Web Directories
  30. 4: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Avoiding Plagiarism
  31. 4.1: How to Summarize- An Overview
  32. 4.2: How to Quote and Paraphrase- An Overview
  33. 4.3: When to Quote, When to Paraphrase
  34. 4.4: How to Avoid Plagiarism in the Research Process
  35. 4.5: Plagiarism and the Internet
  36. 5: How to Collaborate and Write With Others
  37. 5.1: Why Collaborate on Writing?
  38. 5.2: Considering (and Balancing) the Two Extremes of Collaboration
  39. 5.3: Peer Review as Collaboration
  40. 5.4: Collaboration
  41. 6: The Working Thesis Exercise
  42. 6.1: Working With Assigned Topics
  43. 6.2: Coming Up with Your Own Idea
  44. 6.3: Brainstorming for Ideas
  45. 6.4: Moving From Ideas to Topics With the Help of the Library and the World Wide Web
  46. 6.5: Writing a Working Thesis
  47. 6.6: Assignment- Writing a Working Thesis Essay
  48. 6.7: A Student Example- “Preventing Drunk Driving by Enforcement” by Daniel Marvins
  49. 7: The Annotated Bibliography Exercise
  50. 7.1: What is an Annotated Bibliography?
  51. 7.2: Why Write Annotated Bibliographies?
  52. 7.3: Using Computers to Write Annotated Bibliographies
  53. 7.4: Assignment- Writing an Annotated Bibliography
  54. 8: The Critique Exercise
  55. 8.1: What’s a Critique and Why Does it Matter?
  56. 8.2: Starting with a “Close Reading”
  57. 8.3: Criteria- Your Reasons for Your Evaluation
  58. 8.4: Summarizing Your Research
  59. 8.5: Assignment- Writing a Critique Essay
  60. 8.6: A Student Example- “A Critique of ‘Self-Report of ADHD Symptoms in University Students” by Ashley Nelson
  61. 9: The Antithesis Exercise
  62. 9.1: Revisiting the Working (and Inevitably Changing) Thesis
  63. 9.2: Why Write an Antithesis Essay?
  64. 9.3: Generating Antithetical Points in Five Easy Steps
  65. 9.4: Finding Antithetical Points on the Internet
  66. 9.5: Strategies for Answering Antithetical Arguments
  67. 9.6: Assignment- Writing the Antithesis Essay
  68. 9.7: A Student Example- “Are Casinos Good For Las Vegas? Defending Legalized Gambling,” by Kerry Oaks
  69. 10: The Categorization and Evaluation Exercise
  70. 10.1: Revisiting Your Working Thesis Again
  71. 10.2: Why Categorize and Evaluate Evidence?
  72. 10.3: Charting Your Categories
  73. 10.4: Assignment- Writing the Categorization and Evaluation Essay
  74. 10.5: A Student Example- “Categorizing My Research on Drug Advertising” by Jeremy Stephens
  75. 11: The Research Essay
  76. 11.1: A “Research Essay” or a “Research Project” instead of a “Research Paper”
  77. 11.2: Getting Ready- Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Research Essay
  78. 11.3: Creating and Revising a Formal Outline
  79. 11.4: The Introduction
  80. 11.5: Background Information (or Helping Your Reader Find a Context)
  81. 11.6: Weaving in Evidence to Support Your Point
  82. 11.7: Antithetical Arguments and Answers
  83. 11.8: The Conclusion
  84. 11.9: “Works Cited” or “Reference” Information
  85. 11.10: A Student Example- “The Corruption Surrounding University Athletics” by Casey K. Copeman
  86. 12: Alternative Ways to Present Your Research
  87. 12.1: Not All Research Comes in “Papers” or Essays”
  88. 12.2: The Research Portfolio/Narrative Essay
  89. 12.3: A Student Example- “The Story of My Working Thesis Malfunction” by Amanda Kenger
  90. 12.4: The Web-Based Research Project
  91. 12.5: Web Publishing versus Hypertext
  92. 12.6: A Web Writing Recipe- What You Need to Get Started, and Where You Can Go To Get Help
  93. 12.7: The Poster Session Project
  94. 13: Citing Your Research Using MLA or APA Style
  95. 13.1: What is Citation For, Anyway?
  96. 13.2: An Abbreviated Guide to MLA Style
  97. 13.3: Formatting of Works Cited Pages, Annotated Bibliographies, and Works Consulted Documents
  98. 13.4: An Abbreviated Guide to APA Style
  99. 13.5: Formatting of Reference Pages, Bibliographies, and Annotated Bibliographies
  100. Back Matter
  101. Index
  102. Glossary
  103. Detailed Licensing