Dr. Matthew Robinson Appalachian State University Boone, NC USA Video #9 Parts of your paper Dr. Matthew Robinson Appalachian State University Boone, NC USA

Academic writing: parts of the paper Part 1: The Introduction Brief (1-2 pages) Identify the topic; explain why it is important Discuss the structure of your paper: what is to follow and in what order State the issues as simply as possible Define key terms Write in a logical, concise manner Make the introduction interesting

Academic writing: parts of the paper Part 2: The Body of the paper Longer than the introduction (10-15 pages) Review the literature Summarize your sources by topic Present relevant data/evidence Tell us what we know about the issue The order is the same as the introduction

Academic writing: parts of the paper Part 3: Conclusions Brief (1-2 pages) Concludes what you just wrote about Summarizes the paper Ends with a statement about the importance of the issue or states an important question Often includes limitations of research

Academic writing: parts of the paper Part 4: References This is NOT an annotated bibliography It is just the list of sources in the appropriate citation style Organized in alphabetical order (by last name of authors of all your sources) Only put sources that you cited within the text into the reference page