10 Steps in Writing the Research Paper (Barron's 10 Steps in Writing the Research Paper) [Paperback]

Roberta Markham (Author), Peter T. Markham (Author), Marie L. Waddell (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0764113623 | ISBN-13: 978-0764113628 | Publication Date: August 1, 2001 | Edition: 6

Updated to conform to current standards and computerized research sources, this succinct, easy-to-follow guide gives students clear directions for writing papers in virtually all academic subjects. The authors describe how to determine a subject, formulate and outline a provisional thesis, prepare a bibliography, take notes from sources, write a draft, then revise and edit the paper, bringing it to its final form. Added advice includes avoiding plagiarism and making the most of library resources.

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Clear directions for writing papers in virtually all academic subjects

Selecting an appropriate subject

Formulating and outlining a provisional thesis

Preparing your bibliography

Taking notes from sources

Preparing your first draft

Revising and editing your paper to its finished form

You'll also find important advice on avoiding plagiarism, getting the most from library and Internet research sources, and much more.







--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 6 edition (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764113623
• ISBN-13: 978-0764113628
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #550,489 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Roberta H. Markman, Ph. D.: good writer, bad teacher., November 29, 2001

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D. Yee - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 10 Steps in Writing the Research Paper (Paperback)

Markman is a much better writer than teacher. I'm taking an Advanced Composition class for high school and we're using this book as a guide. Markman gets off to a great start, in fact, the first few pages are simply inspirational. But after that, it's all downhill. The section on bib cards is just confusing. Instead of providing an outline of how to set them up and examples (like the MLA Guide to Writing a Research Paper), she provides only examples (and many of those examples contain an unbelievable amount of Spanish text). The example on how to reference a casebook were so confused, I ended up just going to looking at the MLA's Reference. The section on taking notes is also unorganized and hard to follow. While I believe she could do an excellent job of guiding us through this procedure, she makes it much more complex than it needs to be. Also, I was reading her sixth edition, published recently. In my opinion, she should have revised the notecard section to show how easy it is to use a computer to take notes. My final complaint about this book is the section on plaigerism. Basically, it teaches a student the best way to plaigerise a book, especially at the high school level. If you're really interested in writing a good research paper, seek another book.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for High Schoolers, July 29, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: 10 Steps in Writing the Research Paper (Paperback)

This book is an excellent source of information for high school students writing research papers! I highly recommend it for anyone who needs to do research. Whether a first-time writer or someone who has do countless papers, this book shows you step-by-step how to write an excellent paper.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless in the modern age, January 20, 2009

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R. Pierce "drknexus" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 10 Steps in Writing the Research Paper (Paperback)

I am a teaching assistant in a Social Science research methods class at the University level and am published author in my discipline. In 1995 I took a class taught by Dr. Markman in which she tried to teach Honors undergraduates how to write a research paper. She failed. The methods provided in this text, unchanged since 1994 reflect that the authors learned to write research papers in the era of card files and typewriters. Even advanced high school students have probably written enough by the time they encounter this book that they'll have to unlearn a lot of valuable skills to employ the method contained here. In 1995 it was a little dated for the average student, and very dated for the tech savvy (me). In 2009, it is potentially harmful.