Welcome to the Research Paper Information Resource Center. In this center, you'll find information about drafting your research paper including prewriting, researching, writing, using and integrating sources in your paper, and revising. You can view a list with descriptions here.
Consider the Rhetorical Situation
Define the Purpose, Consider the Audience, and Develop the Thesis
Gather and Evaluate Information
Understand the Difference: Primary versus Secondary Sources
Understanding Periodicals: Scholarly versus Non-scholarly Sources
Find and Evaluate Internet Sources
Draft Body Paragraphs: Topic Sentences
Draft Body Paragraphs: Transitioning
Drafting
Body Paragraphs: CECC: An Internal Organization Strategy
Purpose-Based
Organization Strategies: Cause- Effect
Purpose-Based Organization Strategies: Chronological
Purpose-Based Organization Strategies: Compare-Contrast
Purpose-Based
Organization Strategies: Problem-Solution
Using and Integrating Sources in Your Paper
Decide when to Quote, Paraphrase, and Summarize
Signal Your Commentary on Source Material
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