From the Book - 9th edition.
Part I: Research and writing. What research is and how researchers think about it --
Defining a project: topic, question, problem, working hypothesis --
Finding useful sources --
Constructing your argument --
Planning a first draft --
Presenting evidence in tables and figures --
Writing your final introduction and conclusion --
Learning from comments on your paper --
Presenting research in alternative forums --
On the spirit of research --
Source citation. General introduction to citation practices --
Notes-bibliography style: the basic form --
Notes-bibliography style: citing specific types of sources --
Author-date style: the basic form --
Author-date style: citing specific types of sources --
Part III: Style. Spelling -- Punctuation --
Names, special terms, and titles of works --
Appendix: paper format and submission.
From the Book - 8th edition.
Research and writing : from planning to production / Wayne C. Booth, Gregory C. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams: What research is and how researchers think about it ; Moving from a topic to a question to a working hypothesis ; Finding useful sources ; Engaging sources ; Planning your argument ; Planning a first draft ; Drafting your report ; Presenting evidence in tables and figures ; Revising your draft ; Writing your final introduction and conclusion; Revising sentences ; Learning from your returned paper ; Presenting research in alternative forums ; On the spirit of research --
Source citation: General introduction to citation practices ; Notes-bibliography style : the basic form ; Notes-bibliography style : citing specific types of sources ; Author-date style : the basic form ; Author-date style : citing specific types of sources --
Style: Spelling ; Punctuation ; Names, special terms, and titles of works ; Numbers ; Abbreviations ; Quotations ; Tables and figures --
Appendix: Paper format and submission.
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