Central Bucks School District

Writing Research Papers

Table of Contents

I.  Introduction
II.  The Research Process
III.  Writing Your Paper
IV.  Publishing Your Paper
V.  Samples of Selected Manuscript Pages


I.  Introduction
A.  The Purpose of Research
B.  The Research Paper
C.  Reports and Term Papers
D.  Types of Research Papers
E.  Using Research Sources: 
Plagiarism and Common Knowledge
II. The Research Process
A.  Budgeting Your Time
B.  Finding and Narrowing a Topic
C.  Finding Sources
D.  The Working Bibliography - 
Bibliography Cards
E.  Note Cards
F.  The Working Thesis
G.  The Revised/Final Thesis
H.  The Working Outline
I.  The Detailed Outline
III. Writing Your Paper
A.  The Rough Draft and Revision Process
B.  The Introduction and Thesis
C.  The Body and Cited Information
D.  The Conclusion
E.  The Final Draft: Revising - 
Editing - Proofreading
IV. Publishing Your Paper: Documentation and Format
A.  In-Text Citation Format
B.  Examples of In-Text Citation
C.  Works Cited / Bibliography Page
D.  Sample Works Cited / Bibliography Entries
E.  Annotated Bibliography
F.  Manuscript Format
V. Samples of Selected Manuscript Pages



IV.B. Examples of In-Text Citation Format
1.
Short Quote
2.
Long Direct Quotation
3.
More Than One Work by an Author
4.
Work With Two or More Authors/Editors
5
Source is a Multivolume Work
6.
Source With No Author Listed
(Magazine, Newspaper, Encyclopedia)
7.
Quote Taken from Another Source
8.
Quote Taken from an Interview
9.
Citing From Literary Works
a.
Citing From Novels
b.
Citing From Short Stories
c.
Citing From Poetry
d.
Citing From Drama, Modern and Classic
10.
Citing From an Electronic / Online Source

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IV.D. Sample Works Cited Entries
1. 
Book With Single Author
2. 
Book With Two Authors
3. 
Book With an Editor
4. 
Article in an Anthology
5. 
Encyclopedia Article
6. 
Article from Magazine, Weekly or Monthly
7. 
Article from Journal With Volume Numbers
8. 
Article from a Newspaper
9. 
Pamphlet
10. 
Lecture
11. 
Film
12. 
Article Located in SIRS
13. 
Article Located in Newsbank
14. 
Government Publication
15. 
Introduction, Preface, Forward, Afterword
16. 
Interview
17. 
Collection of Essays by Different Authors
18. 
CD-ROM: Printed Source Available
19. 
CD-ROM: No Printed Source or Analogue
20. 
Online Database: Encyclopedia Source
21. 
Online Material with No Printed Source Specified
22. 
World Wide Web Sites
Article from an Online Subscription Periodical Database
Article from an Online Subscription Information Database
Professional Web Page
Personal Web Page
Article in an Online Magazine
Article in an Online Newspaper or Newswire
Document within a Scholarly Project or Information Database
Online Book
Online Government Publication
Work from an Online Subscription Service (AOL)
An E-Mail Communication

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V.  Samples of Selected Manuscript Pages
1. 
Page one of a high school analytic research paper
(No title page required by teacher.)
2. 
Works Cited Page
3. 
Title Page Format (if required by teacher)
4. 
Outline Page Format (if required by teacher)
5. 
Page one of a middle level explanatory research paper
(Title page required by teacher)
6. 
Works Cited Page from a Middle Level Paper
7. 
Page one of a middle level I Search Paper (No title page required by
teacher. This sample includes student name, teacher name, course
title, date, title of paper, introduction, and beginning of body.)

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