Research Papers (with MLA 2009 Update Card)

I. The Research Paper Process1. What Is Research?Doing ResearchThe Research Process in Action2. Synopsis of a Model Research PaperStudent Paper: Forty Whacks," Anna DavisAnna's Research Journal3. Choosing a Subject and Narrowing to a TopicChoosing a SubjectReading to Discover TopicsDefining Your Purpose and Choosing a TopicForming a Research QuestionFormulating a Working ThesisCreating a Research PlanWriting a Research Proposal4. Finding and Retrieving SourcesGauging Existing Knowledge about a SubjectFinding and Evaluating Primary and Secondary SourcesThe Library CatalogFinding What You Need on the InternetFinding Specialized SourcesRetrieving Sources5. Evaluating and Recording Information from SourcesEvaluating What You Have FoundEvaluating Web SitesVerifying URLsFormulating a Working BibliographyMoving from Bibliography to EssayReading Sources SelectivelyTaking NotesAvoiding Plagiarism6. Organizing and Outlining Research MaterialUnderstanding OutlinesOrganization: Formal OutlinesTypes of Formal OutlinesChoosing an Outline Form7. Writing the PaperBefore You WriteWriting Out Your Paper8. Documenting your Sources Using MLA StyleMLA Documentation Style for Works CitedAnnotated Student Research Paper: "Child Labor: Crisis in the Global Village," Jonathan J. Koefman9. Documenting Your Paper in APA and Other Documentation StylesAPA StyleOther Styles of DocumentationSample Pages from Research Papers in MLA and APA Styles10. Preparing and Proofreading the Final DraftFormatting the Final ManuscriptResearch MechanicsReviewing for StyleRevising the PaperII. CasebookLizzie BordenThe Titanic DisasterIssues in War and PeaceGlobal HealthFood Controversies"

Marian Arkin (Ph.D., New York University) is professor of English at LaGuardia Community College where she is also director of the Writing Center and co-director of the Writing Across the Curriculum program. She has written and co-edited books on tutoring and literature, and she is the managing editor of Antipodes magazine.Cecilia Macheski (Ph.D., City University of New York) is a professor of English and former director of the Writing Program at LaGuardia Community College. She has held three Fulbright Senior Scholar grants and has edited and co-edited books on literature by and about women.Both Marian Arkin and Cecilia Macheski have each taught writing courses for thirty years.