Relax! and take a deep breath, it will be okay. Writing a research paper is not easy or extremely difficult. You must manage your time and make deadlines for yourself. But most importantly, you must begin with a topic that interest you. Begin with a broad topic (Animal Experimentation), then chose a side you want to defend (Against Animal Experimentation), then form questions about the topic so that you can create a strong thesis statement. Data collecting may be the best or worst part the research paper. My advice to you in regards this step is to make sure your source pertains to your topic, is credible, scholarly, and review by peer professionals of that particular field. I would advise you to begin at your school's library, and school online database (Academic Search Premier, Journal Finder) because the information provided will be credible. Remember, take a deep breath. Overwhelmed by the amount of information you collect but choosing sources that are easy to understand will cut the stress down by half. Now your up to the final step, writing the paper. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is extremely important. Plagiarism will result in an "F" on your paper, an "F" in your class, expelling from your university and declining of acceptance to other universities. When writing a research paper, you must have a clear purpose in mind whether it's to persuade, inform, and/or entertain. In order to fulfill these purposes, especially persuasion one must present and fully explain both sides of the debate. The information presented must be credible, reliable, and relevant to your topic because people will be persuaded if they feel you are honest and have insight on your topic. Your research paper must be organized, flow smoothly, with little to no grammatical errors (REVISE and RE-READ). In order to do that, you must use transitional words to lead your audience from one paragraph to the next. Each paragraph must contain one idea. It should not begin with a major point and end with another. Avoid 2- 3 sentence paragraph because it indicates that the paragraph is not fully developed. Lastly, you must MANAGE YOUR TIME. Give yourself time to write the paper so that each paragraph from beginning to end was carefully written and not rushed. Thus, in order to be a thoughtful and relevant research paper writer, you must be focused using the credible information collected to support you claim and fulfill the purpose of your paper while making sure each paragraph flow smoothly and pertain to you main thesis. good luck and happy writing
Sincerely,
Naderge Toussaint
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