Research & writing skills : success in 20 minutes a day
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New York
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Learning Express
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2003
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xi, 127 p. ; 28 cm
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Includes bibliographical references )p. 124-126(
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Rachael Stark
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1st ed
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Pretest -- Getting started -- Finding a topic -- Getting essential information from print sources -- Getting essential information from online sources -- Selecting the best sources -- Interviewing primary sources -- Notetaking -- Beginning an outline -- Finalizing an outline --How to write a thesis -- Writing a first draft -- Establishing tone with word choice -- Using point of view -- Emotional versus logical appeals -- Distinguishing fact from opinion -- Revising your draft -- Proofreading and editing your draft -- Adding footnotes, endnotes, and parenthetical citations -- Writing a bibliography -- Writing an annotated bibliography, a historiography, and abstract -- Post-test