Beginning and Ending Your Paper

Beginning and Ending Your Paper LESSON 7 -4 BETTER WRITING RIGHT NOW ... 

On the next page, you will find an answer sheet for the pretest. If you do not own this book, you can write the numbers 1-50 on a piece of blank paper and mark your answers there. Before you begin, relax, find a quiet place to work, and take as much time as you need for this short test. Once you have finished, you can check your answers with the answer key at the end of this the test. Every... 

Does your paper have a recognizable beginning, middle, and end ... 

Write a complete draft of your Discussion section. Begin with an outline of your results and interpretations, and then convert the outline to full sentences. Sketch out any schemes (or figures) you plan to include, and draft the text that will accompany those schemes. End your draft with a paragraph that concludes your paper and suggests the broader applications of your work. 

On a separate piece of paper or on your computer, write topic sentences for the following paragraphs. Make at least one paragraph deductive (place the topic sentence at the beginning of the paragraph) and at least one paragraph inductive (place the topic sentence at the end of the paragraph). 

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