How to Write Themes and Term Papers

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ISBN: 9780812042689 | 0812042689
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 8/1/1989

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A new chapter shows you how to prepare themes for complex or specialized subjects, such as business or science. Practical advice directs you toward selecting a topic, developing your concept, and styling your paper according to accepted academic standards. Spelling, punctuation and grammar reviews help you master the fine details of writing a paper Book jacket.

Introduction	p. vii
Themes
The Outline	p. 2
The Jot Outline	p. 2
The Quick and Dirty Outline	p. 6
The Theme's Beginning	p. 9
When to Write the Beginning	p. 9
What Goes Into the Beginning?	p. 10
The Humorous Opener	p. 11
The Startling Opener	p. 12
The Anecdotal Opener	p. 12
The Metaphorical Opener	p. 12
The Argumentative Theme	p. 16
General Topics	p. 16
Abstract Topics	p. 25
Pitfalls to be Avoided	p. 28
The Descriptive Theme	p. 30
Description of Places	p. 31
Description of Objects	p. 37
Description of Persons	p. 37
The Characterization	p. 38
The Profile	p. 42
The Expository Theme	p. 49
Beginning	p. 52
Organization	p. 52
Use of Analogies	p. 54
Connectives	p. 55
Endings	p. 56
The Theme's Ending	p. 57
Some Basic Principles	p. 58
Writing Style	p. 60
General Writing Style	p. 60
Sentence Style	p. 61
Variety	p. 62
The Paragraph	p. 63
Arrangement Within Paragraphs	p. 65
The Breather	p. 66
Connectives	p. 66
Cliches and Bromides	p. 68
Similes and Metaphors	p. 71
Generalities	p. 72
Platitudes	p. 73
Idioms	p. 74
Interrupters	p. 74
Pronouns	p. 75
Redundancies	p. 75
Editing Shortcuts	p. 77
Insertions	p. 77
Deletions	p. 78
Other Editing Symbols	p. 79
Baffling Words and Usage	p. 82
An Easy Guide to Proper Punctuation	p. 92
Brackets	p. 93
Parentheses	p. 94
Dashes and Hyphens	p. 95
Ellipses	p. 97
Colon	p. 97
Quotation Marks	p. 98
Apostrophe	p. 100
Semicolon	p. 102
Comma	p. 102
Spelling Helps	p. 107
Foreign Derivatives	p. 108
Mnemonic Devices	p. 108
Appearance of Words	p. 109
Review	p. 109
The Spellers Anonymous Method	p. 110
Spelling Demons	p. 111
The Term Paper
The Preparatory Work	p. 130
Picking a Topic	p. 131
Getting the Information	p. 133
Taking Notes	p. 133
The Problem of Sources	p. 135
Reliability of Sources	p. 136
Some Sample Cards	p. 137
Organizing and Writing the Rough Draft	p. 140
The Writing Itself	p. 142
Endings	p. 148
Special Reference Works	p. 149
The Mechanics of the Paper	p. 152
Handling Quotations and Excerpts	p. 160
Omitting Part of a Quotation	p. 160
Using Quotation Marks, Long and Short Excerpts	p. 161
Using Poetry Excerpts	p. 161
Using Dialogue from Plays	p. 163
Using Sic	p. 164
Using Brackets	p. 164
Footnotes	p. 164
Ibid.	p. 166
Loc. Cit.	p. 167
Op. Cit.	p. 167
Passim	p. 167
The Bibliography	p. 170
Tables, Graphs, and Other Illustrations	p. 174
Materials	p. 181
Placement	p. 181
Numbering	p. 182
Titles	p. 182
Spacing and Margins	p. 183
Footnotes	p. 183
Figures	p. 183
Line/Curve Graphs	p. 184
Bar Graphs	p. 186
Pie Charts	p. 190
Flow Charts	p. 192
Maps	p. 194
Other Illustrations	p. 195
Tables	p. 195
Writing About Complex Subjects	p. 198
Writing About Complex Subjects	p. 200
Use Simple Words	p. 202
Thoroughly Understand Your Explanation	p. 203
Use Unorthodox Techniques	p. 206
Use Analogies and Examples	p. 208
Science and Technology	p. 209
Statistics	p. 219
Business	p. 223
Public Finance	p. 234
Steps in Clarifying a Complex Topic	p. 245
The College Application Autobiography
The College Application Autobiography	p. 248
Bibliography	p. 259
Index	p. 261
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