How to write an organized and effective research paper

Depending on the topic, research it well to back it up and make it convincing so that your conclusion will be plausible. The secret is organization and making sure the writing flows coherently. I will write a step by step description of a good paper.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• computer
• pencil or pen and paper
• library
• encyclopedia
• alert mind

1. Whether you get to choose your topic or the topic is already chosen for you by the teacher, do your research well so that you can write a coherent paper. If you get to choose your own topic, pick something you enjoy, such as one of your hobbies, so that the whole research process doesn't get tedious and frustrating for you. But if you have to research something that is chosen for you, try to make it a fun learning experience as you gather needed data to learn about something you are not into.
   The introduction should start the paper with one strong sentence, which will be the main premise for the whole paper that you will be trying to explain. Then add two or three more sentences in the introduction to explain how you are going to prove your main premise. The body should be in the form of an inverted triangle, with the bulk of the information in the first paragraph after the introduction paragraph. The rest of the paragraphs contain less and less needed information to further explain the main premise until a plausible conclusion can be made to answer the main premise in the introduction. Just pretend to be a lawyer trying to prove your point or main premise in your introduction, and write your paper to make your point or your case with valid and supportive information to prove your point successfully.

2. As soon as you get enough data from libraries, internet research, magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, etc, organize all your data in a coherent form in order to help you organize your thoughts about the subject.
   One way to do this is to write an outline. Since the paper is written in three sections--introduction, body and conclusion, all you need in this outline is one simple sentence for each section. Write one sentence to describe your introduction as well as a simple sentence to describe each paragraph in the body of the paper, until you reach the last sentence, the conclusion. But make the sentence into a question mark form so that when you are ready to write the paper, you will try to answer the title questions with an elaborated paragraph from your research and data collection.

3. Then start writing your paper by filling up the outline or the skeleton of the paper with supportive information about each title and subtitle. Fully elaborate on each title and subtitle by summarizing the information you collected for your subject matter until it answers the question in each title headline. When you feel you have answered the question of the title in your outline with enough information, move to the next title or subtitle in your outline until you reach your conclusion. Then, reread your whole paper and make your conclusion based on the original premise in the introduction and all the supported facts to prove it. And if you have successfully proved your point in a coherent and factual manner, you will get your "A" grade.

Tips & Warnings

• Diligently do your research for factual material that prove your point of the original premise in your introduction until you are able to make a plausible conclusion.
• Always proofread and edit at the end. Even me, who gets straight As in spelling and have good grammar skills, occasionally I sometimes make stupid typos by accident, here and there.
• This is a broad description of how to write a good research paper, similar to an outline form. I have outlined a way for you to organize your thoughts and your information, and write your paper step by step until you finish so that it doesn't overwhelm you or frustrate you.

[Thims]

on 9/13/2008 Packed with neccessary information, thanks for sharing!