A Simple Guide to Writing Your Best Final Paper

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Drafting is the process of creating and improving a written work, such as an essay, research paper, or report. It involves organizing ideas, structuring the content, and writing the content that follows your outline.

Simple Drafting for your Final Paper

  • Drafting is the process of creating and improving a written  work, such as an essay, research paper, or report.
  • It involves organizing ideas, structuring the content, and  writing the content that follows your outline.

Final Paper Strategies

  • use topic sentences
  • use examples to help explain
  • use diagrams (images, tables)
  • be consistent
  • use the same style through the paper
  • facts are good, add analysis
  • what do the facts mean, why are they relevant?
  • structure & format
  • improve (draft)

Proofread: Read your Paper

  • read it
  • does anything need to be changed?
  • then change it!
  • is there a better way to
  • be easier to understand,
  • be ordered better,
  • explain what you mean?

Assignment Format

Check:

  • headings, subheadings, legends, page numbers, title page
  • spacing
  • does it look good (e.g. zoom 40%)
  • spelling
  • grammar

Citations and Bibliography

  • Don’t be fooled into rushing your final paper and forgetting or thinking the references are not important – they are!
  • Make sure you have given credit to the sources of information that you have used.
  • cite correctly
  • full references
  • formatted correctly

Final Check

  • Does the assignment start by explaining what it is all about so the reader understands what they are going to read?
  • Does it make it interesting?

Final Paper Submission

  • review the guidelines
  • check the deadline
  • check the submission format
  • check the submission method
  • check you have included everything
  • e.g. name, attachments
  • final checks before submission

Final Paper Example

  • introduction
  • 3 paragraphs
  • conclusion
  • references

Here is an example of a final paper and the complete requirements of the assignment:

final paper (Kerry example)

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