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VideoAidedInstruction,Inc.RoslynHeights,NewYork1ThisstudyguideshouldbeusedalongwithaprogrampublishedbyVideoAidedInstruction,Inc.Formoreinformation,call1-800-238-1512orvisitusonlineatvideoaidedinstruction.com.WritingaGreatResearchPaper:PickinganA+TopicStudyGuidebyKarlWeber,M.A.#VAI-S1914v1.0CompleteEnglishGrammarSeries10programson10DVDs2ThisstudyguideshouldbeusedalongwithaprogrampublishedbyVideoAidedInstruction,Inc.Formoreinformation,call1-800-238-1512orvisitusonlineatvideoaidedinstruction.com.Thisstudyguideshouldbeusedalongwiththefollow-ingprogrampublishedbyVideoAidedInstruction.Theinstructorworksthroughtheexercisesfoundinthisguide–andmuch,muchmore–duringthecourseoftheactualprogram.WritingaGreatResearchPaper:PickinganA+Topic1DVD·1hr.22mins.item#VAI-1914·price$49.95isbn1-57385-191-4·upc600459191498Copyright©2007VideoAidedInstruction,Inc.ToallusersoftheVideoAidedInstructionpublicationnamedabove,permissionisherebygrantedtocreateone(1)paperimprintofthisdocumentperperson.Inaddition,teachersandlibrariansmayreproducepaperimprintsofthisdocumentinquantitiesnottoexceedonehundred(100)imprintsannually.Allimprintsandreproductionsmademustretainallcopyrightnoticescontainedherein.Thisauthorizationisgrantedforthisspecificdocumentonly,andonlywhenthedocumentisusedalongwiththepublicationnamedabove.Anyreproductionordistributionofthiselectronicdocumentfileitself–forexample,copyingthisfiletoorfromanInternetserver,adisc,oranemailmessage–isstrictlyprohibited.Inaddition,nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedbyanymeansorforanypurposeotherthanasanaidduringself-studyorgroupinstruc-tionalongwiththeaforementionedpublication.Productnames,logos,brands,andothertrademarksfeaturedorreferredtowithinVideoAidedInstruction’sproductsandstudyguidesarethepropertyoftheirrespectivetrademarkholders.TheyarenotaffiliatedwithVideoAidedInstruction,Inc.anddonotsponsororendorseourmaterials.Formoreinformation,visit::Toinquireaboutanyofourproducts:web:videoaidedinstruction.comemail:[e-mail]:1-800-238-1512or516-939-0707fax:[phone]mail:VideoAidedInstruction,Inc.P.O.Box332RoslynHeights,NY11577-0332WritingaGreatResearchPaper:PickinganA+TopicStudyGuideIntroductionSelectingtherighttopicforyourresearchpaperisacrucialfirststeptowardearningahighgrade.Inthissuperbprogram,you’llreviewthefundamentalsofacademicwritingasyoudiscoverthesecretsofchoosingthatelusive“perfecttopic”!You’lllearntonarrowyourfocusfromabroadsubjecttoamanage-abletopic,thenfromanintriguingresearchquestiontoastrongworkingthesis.Foreasierstudyingandmaximumsuccess,werecom-mendthatyouviewtheprogramoveranumberofshortsessions:don’ttrytoabsorbtoomuchatonetime.Reviewtheentireprogram,orspecificsections,asmanytimesasyoufindnecessaryinordertomas-terthematerial.Perhapsmostimportantly:Don’tforgettotakeadvantageofyour“pause”buttonwhileviewingtheprogram.Keepplentyofscrappaperhandysoyoucanjotdownideas,workthroughconcepts,andmore.Andfinally,besuretousethemyriadon-screengraphicstotakenotesforyourself—whenyou’redone,you’llhaveanotebookyoucanreferbacktoagainandagain.AboutYourInstructorKarlWeber,M.A.,isaneducator,editor,andbestsell-ingauthorinfieldsrangingfrombusinesstopoliticstotestpreparation.HehasworkedonbookswithsuchnotedfiguresasmanagementguruAdrianSlywotzky,LoewsHotelsCEOJonathanM.Tisch,andPresidentJimmyCarter.WritingaGreatResearchPaper:PickinganA+Topic3Copyright©2007VideoAidedInstruction,Inc.AllRightsReservedThisstudyguideshouldbeusedalongwithaprogrampublishedbyVideoAidedInstruction,Inc.Formoreinformation,call1-800-238-1512orvisitusonlineatvideoaidedinstruction.com.Part1:WhatIsaResearchPaper?TheDefinitionofaResearchPaperAresearchpaperisapaperthat:•presentsanoriginalapproachtosomeacademictopic,•organizedaroundacentralthesis,•usinginsightsbasedonresearch,and•citingsourcesinascholarlyfashion.Part2:FromSubjecttoTopicTheHierarchyofaResearchPaperResearchpapers(andmostexamplesofscholarlywriting)followthefollowinghierarchy,focusingdownfromahighlygeneralsubjecttoahighlyspecificthesis:��������������������������WhatIsYourSubject?Ifyouwereassignedasubject,writeithere:____________________________________________________Ifyouwerenotassignedasubject,considerthesestrategies:#1.LookattheTableofContentsinthetextbookforthecourseyou’restudying.Whichchap-ter,part,orsectionnamescoverpeople,things,places,events,orideasthatyouhavefoundespeciallyinteresting?Yoursubjectcouldbeoneofthesegeneralareas.#2.Takeastrollthroughthelibraryorbookstore,payingcarefulattentiontobooks,periodi-cals,andothermediathatarerelatedtothecourseyou’restudying.Yoursubjectcouldbeoneofthegeneralareascoveredbythesematerials.#3.Askyourteachersorprofessorsforsomeguidance:Intheirexperience,whatsortsofsub-jectshavetheirmostsuccessfulstudentscoveredintheirresearchpapers?Whatsortsofsubjectshavetheyrarelyseenaresearchpapercoverbutwouldfindmostinteresting?Listsomepotentialsubjectshere(later,whenyoudecideonyourspecificsubject,circleit):__________________________