May 2007
We Like the Beginning Too
May 04, 2007 | Permalink
As the end of
another semester approaches, paper upon paper is being assigned.
Suddenly that big research project just HAS to be started. We can
help with that. Many people think that they can only come to the
Writing Center with a completed paper, but that isn't true. If you
only have a page or two written, it's ok. We can still look it over
and possibly stop some bad habits in their tracks. If you're on the
right track, great! But if you're not, we can address any problems
at the start and then you'll have the right idea for the last ten
pages. So don't hesitate just because you're only three pages into
that fifteen page psych paper. We can help just as much. As the end
of another semester approaches, paper upon paper is being assigned.
Suddenly that big research project just HAS to be started. We can
help with that. Many people think that they can only come to the
Writing Center with a completed paper, but that isn't true. If you
only have a page or two written, it's ok. We can still look it over
and possibly stop some bad habits in their tracks. If you're on the
right track, great! But if you're not, we can address any problems
at the start and then you'll have the right idea for the last ten
pages. So don't hesitate just because you're only three pages into
that fifteen page psych paper. We can help just as
much.
posted by: Stacey
posted by: Stacey
Introduction = Conclusion ?
May 04, 2007 | Permalink
Often it is
difficult writing an introduction before the entire paper is
composed. For some students, writing a conclusion comes more
easily, since students, having written the entire paper, may only
then firmly understand the focus and direction the paper took. In
an introduction, any writer needs to give sufficient yet brief
background information and set up the constructs for a thesis to
work and make sense. The writer is essentially telling readers what
the paper IS going to discuss or argue. The conclusion needs to
restate the thesis in a subtle way and reiterate the main points of
the paper, essentially what the paper DID discuss. The introduction
and conclusion are very similar, so if a writer is having
difficulty formulating the beginning of the paper, proceed with
finishing the composition and then go back and revise the
introduction to reflect the direction and argument of the
paper.
posted by: Melina
posted by: Melina
