Provides a writing style guide for research papers with guidelines from the Modern Language Association. This edition has expanded coverage of research and writing in the online environment and includes a code for the new accompanying web site.
Ten-year-old Jason uses everything he knows about research, including how to separate fact from fiction when using the Internet, to make the deadline for his history paper on scientist Alexander Fleming--the discoverer of penicillin. Includes research tips, emphasizing the importance of accuracy.
Presents an introduction to newspapers, providing information on their history, parts, types, and more. Includes an explanation of how they are made and delivered.
Discusses how to develop research skills, including how to use the public library, how to interview people, how to do computer searches, and how to organize, outline, and write up one's research results.
An easy-to-follow guide to finding and sorting information on any topic, explaining how to use a wide range of research tools and how to determine fact from fiction.
Presents research skills that may be used in all fields of study, including how to choose a topic, generate research questions, find sources for gathering evidence, argue effectively, and write and revise a paper.
Provides an introduction to research and report writing, focusing on organizing and using information and discussing taking notes, applying and communicating information, recognizing and avoiding plagiarism, and composing a rough draft.