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HOW TO WRITE AN ACADEMIC PAPER - Coggle Diagram
HOW TO WRITE AN ACADEMIC PAPER
Tips
Avoid plot summary
Think of a complex thesis statement that isn't obvious for every reader
How does the author’s or narrator’s perspective on a given theme shift as the text develops? Are there any apparent tensions or contradictions within the text? If so, how might they be resolved? How does the text engage with the major political or cultural ideas of the era in which it was written? How does the text challenge or undermine the dominant conventions of the genre in which it was written?
Analyse, don't celebrate the work.
Quotations
Integrate them with context within the play, don't let them speak by themselves, you must explain them.
Don't confuse author with speaker or voice
Structure
Title: Keywords, specific and indicates themes
Abstract: 120-250 words to introduce thesis, topic and make a statement on what you have found out in your research. Like a summary, so better if it is written at last.
Introduction: attract reader's attention, explain focus of topic, main points of info.
Thesis statement: State main idea, usually last sentence of the first paragraph.
Literature review: Describe past important research and how it specifically relates to the research thesis. Explore theories.
Explain how the literature helps the researcher understand the topic.
Try to show connections and any disparities between the literature.
Identify new ways to interpret prior research.
Reveal any gaps that exist in the literature.
Discussion: What you have learned from your research, why your topic is important
Demonstrate critical thinking, not just reporting back facts that you gathered.
If possible, tell how the topic has evolved over the past and give it's implications for the future.
Fully explain your main ideas with supporting information.
Explain why your thesis is correct giving arguments to counter points.
Conclusion: Brief summary of main ideas explores in the paper and restate thesis.