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An engaging, direct writing style propels this inquiry-based guide to writing research papers
Featuring an engaging, direct writing style and inquiry-based approach, Revel™ The Curious Researcher: A Guide to Writing Research Papers, 9th Edition stresses that curiosity is the best reason for investigating ideas and information. 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 student and professional writers, the text encourages students to find ways to bring fact-based writing to life. A unique chronological organization sets up achievable writing goals along with week-by-week guidance. Full explanations of the technical aspects of writing and how to document source-based papers help students develop sound research and analysis skills. The 9th Edition has been revised with new features and sections, a new thematic table of contents, and up-to-date coverage of MLA style.
Revel is Pearson’s newest way of delivering our respected content. Fully digital and highly engaging, Revel replaces the textbook and gives students everything they need for the course. Informed by extensive research on how people read, think, and learn, Revel is an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience – for less than the cost of a traditional textbook.
Introduction: Thinking about—and Rethinking—the Research Paper
1. The First Week The Importance of Getting Curious Developing a Working Knowledge Narrowing the Subject Reading for Research
2. The Second Week What Are Your Research Routines? Planning for the Dive Developing Focused Knowledge Keeping Track of What You Find: Building a Bibliography Searching Library Databases for Books and Articles Advanced Internet Research Using Google Scholar Living Sources: Interviews and Surveys Fieldwork: Research on What You See and Hear 3. The Third Week Writing in the Middle: Conversing with Sources Notetaking as a Scene of Writing What I Hear You Saying Your Voice and Theirs: Using Sources Responsibly A Taxonomy of Copying Plagiarism Q & A Why Plagiarism Matters The Notetaker’s Triad: Quotation, Paraphrase, and Summary Notetaking MethodsWhen You’re Coming up Short: More Advanced Searching Techniques 4. The Fourth Week Getting to the Draft Organizing the Draft Preparing to Write the Draft Starting to Write the Draft: Beginning at the Beginning Writing for Reader Interest Writing with Sources Driving through the First Draft 5. The Fifth Week Seeing the “Triangleness” of the Draft Reresearching Local Revision: Revising for Language Preparing the Final Manuscript Looking Back and Moving On
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