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Part OneThe Book Report1

Part TwoThe Whole Composition12

Ⅰ.Format12

Ⅱ.Outline14

A.Deciding on a topic14

B.Formulating a thesis15

C.Collecting details16

Ⅲ.Types of Writing25

A.Narration25

1.Guidelines for effective narration26

B.Description44

1.Description of a person46

2.Description of a place55

3.Description of an object66

4.Description of a scene70

C.Exposition89

1.Exemplification108

2.Process Analysis131

3.Division and Classification149

4.Cause and Effect176

5.Comparison and Contrast205

D.Argumentation240

1.Form Your Argumentative Thesis241

2.Focus on the Concerns and Knowledge of an Appropriate Audience243

3.Tailor Evidence to the Argumentative Thesis245

4.Develop Evidence with Adequate and Appropriate Support246

1）Definition of important terms246

2）Verifiable facts246

3）Examples,including personal experience246

4）Recognized authority on the subject247

5）Quotations,especially from an authority247

6）Statistics247

5.Provide Clear and Obvious Connections248

Part ThreeProcess of Writing a Research Paper279

Ⅰ.Choose a suitable topic280

A.Finding a topic281

B.Narrowing the topic281

Ⅱ.How to research282

A.Exploring the library282

B.Following a search strategy283

1.Reference works283

1）General encyclopedias284

2）Specialized encyclopedias284

3）Biographical references285

4）Unabridged dictionaries285

5）Books286

6）Periodicals287

7）Other sources287

C.Evaluating sources for relevance and reliability287

D.Preparing bibliography cards289

1.How to take notes on your cards291

1）Note cards that summarize292

2）Note cards that paraphrase292

3）Note cards that quote292

4）Personal note cards293

5）Alternatives to note cards293

E.Reading and taking notes293

Ⅲ.The thesis and outline294

A.Arriving at the thesis294

B.Constructing a preliminary outline294

1.Focusing on a hypothesis295

2.Constructing a preliminary outline296

Ⅳ.Expand notes into a draft,then into a paper297

A.Preparing the first draft297

B.Incorporating notes into the flow of a paper298

Ⅴ.Follow the MLA style of in-text citations298

A.The MLA style299

1.Author in signal phrase,page number in parentheses299

2.Author and page number in parentheses300

3.When to include a title300

4.Unknown author300

5.A work with two or more authors301

6.A multi-volume work301

7.Anovel,a play,orapoem302

8.Indirect source303

9.Parenthetical citation of two or more works303

B.Endnotes and footnotes304

C.Spacing andpunctuation305

D.Preparing a list ofworks cited306

Part FourA Sample Research Paper313

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