Writing a Paper

You've planned, you've researched, and now you're ready to start writing. Well if you're not careful, you can still end up with a jumbled mess. Everything you write has to be organized. You'll have to write more than one draft.

Rough Copy
Second Draft
Good Copy

Communication
Planning to Write
Research
Sources
Taking Notes
Outlines
Grammar

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Helpful hints

Rough Copy
Put all your notes together. Try to make sense and develop good paragraph structure, but let your ideas flow. Open with a sentence that will grab a reader's attention, then state your thesis . Group information and opinions by subject, putting the most powerful argument or piece of information near the end to convince your readers. Try to be simple instead of complicated. Unnecessary big words just get in the way. Use action verbs: instead of saying "the book was reviewed by me" say "I reviewed the book." Then, read the paper over and write a

Second Draft
Double-space. Try to arrange your paragraphs better and correct any obvious mistakes. Write a closing statement that summarizes the paper or rephrases your thesis. Proofread and correct your assignment. Some teachers encourage you to get someone else to help correct the project, and others expect you to do it yourself. Use a dictionary and thesaurus, and look up anything you're not sure of. If you're not sure something is grammatically correct, try to rephrase it in a simpler way. Here are some things to check:

Did you use a few words over and over? Try to add variety. Check your thesaurus for replacements.
Do your paragraphs tie in with each other, or do they leap from subject to subject?
Did you write anything that you didn't need to include or wasn't related to the subject?
Are your sentences too long? If they're more than three handwritten lines you should usually shorten them.
If this is a factual project, did you include too many opinions, or write an opinion as a fact?
Were you clear and precise, or vague?
Did you use facts to support your opinions?
Did you cite every source you used?

Good Copy
A typed project always looks better, but if you don't have access to a computer or typewriter, print neatly on white paper. Follow the guidelines of your project type (single- or double-spaced, etc). Always proofread your final copy for typos and mistakes. Computer spell-checkers can be useful, but they won't catch everything! For instance, if you meant to say "and" but you typed "ant" instead, the spell-checker will not notice.

Sources
Click here for a list of sources used in this project.
Glossary
All the words in bold are found in the Glossary. If you don't understand a word, click on the beside it, to go directly to the Glossary Page.
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