RESEARCH AND WRITING

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RESEARCH AND WRITING
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START WITH A SUBJECT

• KISS

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MAKE AN OUTLINE

• Introduction what the paper is about
• Define the subject
• Use examples
• Real life
• Legal cases
• Summarize

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FOOTNOTES

• Anytime you quote anything that has been
  written by someone else, you must give credit to
  that author.
• You do that by footnoting.

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PURPOSES OF FOOTNOTES

• To convey subordinate ideas
• To serve as references
• To identify the source

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PATTERNS - BOOK

• Author, book title, PUBLISHER, place of
  publication, year of publication, page number
• William A. Sabin, The Gregg Reference Manual,
  9th Edition, MCGRAW HILL PUBLISHING COMPANY, New
  York, New York, 2004

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PATTERNS - COURT CASE

• NEVER, EVER, USE A CASE WITHOUT CITING THE CASE
  IN FULL

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PATTERNS - COURT CASE

• CITY OF WORTHINGTON v. CITY OF COLUMBUS, 100
  Oh.St.3d 103, 796 N.E. 920 (2003)

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NO! NO!

• If you cite a website, NEVER use
• www.cwla.org
• The proper way is
• Child Welfare League of America, www.cwla.org

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THE BIBLE

• William A. Sabin, The Gregg Reference Manual,
  9th Edition, MCGRAW HILL PUBLISHING COMPANY, New
  York, New York, 2004