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An appealing alternative to traditional research texts, The Curious Researcher stands apart for its motivational tone, its conversational style, and its conviction that research writing can be full of rewarding discoveries. Offering a wide variety of examples from writers, this popular guide shows that good research and lively writing do not have to be mutually exclusive.  

Table of Contents:
Preface. Introduction: Rethinking the Research Paper. Learning and Unlearning. Using This Book.             The Exercises.             The Five-Week Plan.             Alternatives to the Five-Week Plan. The Research Paper and the Research Report.             Discovering Your Purpose How Formal Should It Be?             When “Bad” Writing Is Good.             Thinking Like an Academic Writer. “Essaying” or Arguing? The Research Essay and Academic Writing. Becoming an Authority by Using Authorities.             “It’s Just My Opinion” Facts Don't Kill.             The Question Habit. 1. The First Week. The Importance of Getting Curious.             Learning to Wonder Again.             Getting the Pot Boiling.             Other Ways to Find a Topic             What Is a Good Topic?             Making the Most of an Assigned Topic. Developing a Working Knowledge.             Research Strategies Narrowing the Subject.             Circling the Lighthouse.             From Landscape Shots to Close-Ups. Possible Purposes for a Research Assignment. Reading for Research.             Reading Rhetorically.             Reading like an Outsider. 2. The Second Week. Developing a Research Strategy. Google vs. the Library A Complementary Research Strategy             Find Sufficient Information by Using the Best Search Terms             Find Varied Sources             Find Quality Sources Developing Focused Knowledge.             What About a Thesis? Library Research Techniques.             Finding Books             Understanding Call Numbers Advanced Internet Research Techniques.             Types of Search Engines. Living Sources: Interviews and Surveys.             Arranging Interviews.             Planning Informal Surveys.             Conducting Surveys. 3. The Third Week. Writing in the Middle.             Becoming an Activist Notetaker.             Recognizing Plagiarism.             I Read What You Said and Borrowed It, Okay?             Why Plagiarism Matters.             Sources Are from Mars, Notetakers Are from Venus. Notetaking Techniques.             The Double-Entry Journal. Other Notetaking Techniques             The Research Log: A Jay Leno Approach.             Narrative Notetaking.             Online Research Notebooks When You're Coming Up Short: More Advanced Searching Techniques             Advanced Library Searching Techniques             Advanced Internet Search Techniques             Thinking Outside the Box: Alternative Sources 4. The Fourth Week. Getting to the Draft.             When the Experts Disagree.             An Application Example.             Deciding Whether to Say I.             Beginning at the Beginning.             Deciding on a Voice.             Writing for Reader Interest.             Organizing the Draft             Delaying Thesis Structure             Question-Claim Structure             Essaying or Arguing: An Example             Writing with Sources Quick Tips for Controlling Quotations             Grafting Quotes             Sandwiching Quotes             Billboarding Quotes             Splicing Quotes Citing Sources.             An Alternative to Colliding Footnotes.             I Hate These Theses to Pieces.             Driving Through the First Draft. 5. The Fifth Week. Revising for Purpose.             The Thesis as a Tool for Revision             Using a Reader             Attacking the Draft Revising for Information.             Finding Quick Facts. Revising for Language.             Listening to the Voice,             How to Control Information.             Scrutinizing Paragraphs.             Scrutinizing Sentences.             Stock Phrases in Research Papers Preparing the Final Manuscript.             Considering “Reader-Friendly” Design.             Following MLA Conventions.             Proofreading Your Paper. Looking Back and Moving On. Appendix A: Guide to MLA Styles. Part One: Citing Sources in Your Essay. Part Two: Format Part Three: Preparing the “Works Cited” Page. Part Four: Student Essay in MLA Style. Appendix B: Guide to APA Style. Part One: How the Essay Should Look. Part Two: Citing Sources in Your Essay. Part Three: Preparing the “References” List. Part Four: Sample Paper in APA Style. Appendix C: Understanding Research Assignments Analyzing the Purpose of the Assignment Argumentative Research: Open or Closed? Audience Emphasis on Formal Qualities Types of Evidence: Primary or Secondary Index.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780205745265
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 438 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0205745261
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 400
  • Width: 152 mm


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