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\nHISTORY  \n1  \nHISTORY  \n# A Student's Guideto Research and Writing\n\nRobert SkapuraandJohn Marlowe  \nLibraries Unlimited,Inc.  \nCopyright 1988 Robert Skapura and John MarloweAll Rights ReservedPrinted in the United States of America  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in aretrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or other-wise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.  \nLIBRARIES UNLIMITED,INC.P.O.Box 3988Englewood,Colorado 80155-3988  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nSkapura,Robert.  \nHistory:a student's guide to research and writing.  \nIncludes index.  \n## 1.History--Research.2.Historiography.\n\n3.Report writing.I.Marlowe,John,1938-  \nII.Title.  \nD16.25.S47  1988   907.288-8799ISBN 0-87287-649-7  \nContents  \nI CHOOSING A TOPIC…………………………………………………………………………1  \nII BEGINNING RESEARCH…………………………………………………………………6  \nII TAKING NOTES…………………………………………………………………………………13  \nIV ORGANIZING……………………………………………………………………………………………21  \nV WRITING………………………………………………………………………………………………25  \nVI REPORT AND TERM PAPER FORMAT…………………………………29  \nI  \n## 1.You will write reports for two reasons.\n\nAll through your formal education you will write reports.Teachersand schools very often require them.You may even write reports in somefuture job.Whatever the extent of your writing,the reports you prepareserve two purposes:  \n1.To show that you know something about a particular subject.  \n2.To present a theory,a plan of action,a proposal,a statement,or a conclusion which you will support with logic,persuasion,and facts.  \n## 2.Reports focus on a single subject and a conclusion.\n\nMost school reports concern a single subject with few if any sub-topics.They call for information,summaries,facts,and then,mostimportant,conclusions.You must say something,not just repeat whatyou have read.For reports the sources are usually few.Footnotes and abibliography are usually not required.  \n## 3.A report is not a term paper.\n\nA report is less complex than a term paper.Term papers have largertopics,demanding more extensive research and information from a largenumber of sources.The way you write and the form you use are moreimportant for a term paper than for a report.A report is shorter,fre-quently less than ten pages in length.  \nIt is important to know which you are expected to write.It is crucialthat you and your teacher agree on what you are expected to do.If youturn in a report when you are expected to write a term paper,you willreceive a bad grade.If you write a term paper when a report is all that isrequired,you will have wasted a lot of energy.Your teacher may usedifferent words for what you are required to write,so be sure that youunderstand exactly what is expected of you.Most teachers will give you aclear,concise description of how you should present your ideas.  \nA report focuses on a single aspect of a topic.A term paper is,in asense,made up of many short reports.The thought process and thedevelopment of a conclusion are common to both reports and termpapers.  \n## 4.A research paper presents your ideas.\n\nIn research papers(whether reports or term papers),you presentideas.This is one of the major skills learned in school.Teaching you howto do this is one of the responsibilities of your teachers.Learning how todo this is one of your responsibilities.  \n## 5.Use information,do not just repeat it.\n\nTo present ideas,you must paraphrase and line up various bits ofrepeatable and respectable information,not claiming it as your own,rather,demonstrating that you understand it and can use it.Yourteachers want you to learn more about an area of your studies and under-stand it well enough to make an original point about it;an original pointfor you,original for this class at this school at this time,not a point thatis fresh for Western 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