by Suzanne Davis | May 12, 2022 | Writing Essays and Papers, Writing Process
Do you need to create a research question? Can’t you start searching for sources without a research question? You could try that, but you would need to hunt for an idea among a maze of articles, books, and other research. The best strategy for finding...
by Suzanne Davis | Jun 17, 2021 | Writing Essays and Papers, Writing Process
What makes an introduction powerful? It’s an important question because an introduction is the first impression readers have of your research paper. A strong introduction tells your readers not only what you will prove or show—it makes them want to read it. You want...
by Suzanne Davis | May 14, 2020 | Reading and Research
Finding academic research online isn’t easy. When I switched from teaching at colleges to online academic tutoring, I missed going to university libraries and having access to scholarly journals and other vasts amounts of research (whether I was there in-person or...
by Suzanne Davis | Mar 26, 2020 | Writing Process
The academic writing process is like sketching a portrait. You need preparation and planning for what you will draw. You sketch, and then erase and change what you’ve drawn, and then show it to others. As you continue to work, you grow as a sketch artist. The...
by Suzanne Davis | Oct 24, 2019 | Writing Essays and Papers
This post isn’t a guide on how to write an “A” research paper. I know that’s a huge goal for most college students. I remember anxiously waiting for 2, 3 days or even a week to find out if I achieved that “A” or “A+” on a research paper. There’s nothing wrong...