Writing a Great Research Paper - 10 DVDs

Finally, an easy-to-use resource that guides students along the entire process of writing a great research paper! Video Aided Instruction’s brand new Writing a Great Research Paper DVD series is your step-by-step guide to constructing a paper that’s technically correct, refreshingly original, and truly compelling!

With this user-friendly series, you can: recognize the value of true scholarship; master essential research techniques; dramatically improve your writing; and keep yourself motivated, productive, and relaxed throughout the entire process. In the 10 volumes of this series, you’ll discover the secrets of:

* “sizing up” the assignment and focusing your research
* making the most of your time and effort at the library
* using search engines like a computer whiz, so you can find information fast
* avoiding inadvertent plagiarism and other common scholarship mistakes
* taking notes that will help you remember key details and put them to effective use
* presenting your ideas cogently, so your paper sounds well-reasoned and convincing
* crafting an outline and a promising first draft
* incorporating quotations into your own writing, naturally and gracefully
* mastering style guides like Chicago, APA, and MLA
* what it takes to earn a higher grade
* and much, much more!

Best of all, the strategies you’ll learn will apply to any research paper assignment — in high school, college, graduate school, and beyond — in English... history... psychology... sociology... education... political science... economics... business... science... the arts... you name it!

Now students can transcend those disorganized jumbles of rehashed quotes and unfocused writing: they can learn to form a thesis, develop logical arguments, analyze and cite sources, and
actually write a great research paper!