The process of writing a paper is very complicated and if you do not organize yourself right – the perfection of your paper will be under a big question mark.

The whole process can be divided into 5 stages. Following them chronologically – will bring you to a halfway to success.

The stages are:

1. Pre-writing: Collecting information, doing research, connecting facts, making outline
2. Making a Draft: Composing the first draft of your future paper
3. Revising: re-reading, re-writing, over viewing and correcting
4. Editing: checking for clarity, style, formality, understandability (Is better when done by another person)
5. Turning in.

You have to pay equal attention to each stage, and do not jump for one step to another. Try to focus on every aspect of your paper not to miss anything.

The strongest quality in your paper is that it should be specific and clear. So make sure that during all your writing stages – you keep your point focused and understandable.

Pre-writing is probably the most important part of the writing. Here you define the plot and the outline of your paper. Collect and figure out what information should be there.

Making a draft – this is the part where you make a rough text, which will be edited and revised later. On this stage – you will see how your paper will look when it is completed.

Revising – You read the whole paper again and note all mistakes and inaccuracy and revise it.

Editing – Is the part where it is recommended to give your paper to a friend for him to read it and to point on some mistakes that you were not able to notice – and correct them

The turning in process is quite simple and doesn’t need to be explained J

We hope that this short article will help you write an excellent paper, and get a high grade for it.

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Dear Reader,

This article was written in order to help you write a professional paper, increase your writing skills and get a positive grade, suitable for you. It contains basic advices and suggestions on writing a paper and having it A-graded.

First of all we are ought to define the term “Professional paper”. Professional paper is traditionally written in a formal or professional style, but there may be some exceptions. Those who orient themselves on good, qualified and eventually professional writings often will be specialized on journalism, educating, scientific communication and public relations.

The most popular mistake among writer is that they strive after an A-grade, but what they really should do is aim to write a quality professional paper.

The most important aspect of the process of writing a paper is to use the formal and professional style, but don’t let it be too sophisticated. It should be understandable for a regular person but still have a formal and “professional” view.

Try to avoid too simple sentences and expressions, but do not go too far using difficult tenses.

Always stick to your point, and do not go too vast with your paper. It should have a clear and focused purpose that is seen even by looking through the paper.

Try to be as much concrete in the body of your paper as you possibly can. That is made in order to avoid different misunderstandings while reading it.

Fill your paper with such smart words as: though, whilst, even though, however etc.

The most attention you should pay on the proof and evidence of your statements. They should be 100% true and do not raise any doubts.

Always mention all the evidence from the strongest argument to the weakest but leave something impressive on the conclusion.

Try to think out of the box, and try to lay out only original thoughts in your paper. Make them not like everybody else’s.

When you write a paper – the basic assignment is to put down your own thoughts. That is why it is not recommended to fill your paper with a lot of quotes and someone’s statements.

You should always have a personal approach to the paper but do not overdo with it.

The conclusion is the ending part of your paper, and the reader in most cases is more likely to remember the ending part of the paper then the beginning. So that means that you should pay attention on the quality of the ending part of your paper. Make it impressive, strong and unforgettable.

Argumentation is not an easy skill to obtain. Many people think that if one has an opinion and a desire to share it, he is arguing. This is actually a misconception. When two people argue, most of the time one cannot figure out the logic that seems to be so obvious for the other one. Additionally, people don’t keep in mind that the main purpose of argument is to make the reader accept your logic and say to: “Yes, it is true”. The easiest way to avoid arguing is to ignore arguments from your so called “opponent”, but the art of the “opponent” is to make the reader consider his point of view.

Suggestions

1. So, what to write about? Pick a defined, problem, which requires solving. The reader is supposed to understand the problem 100% and have his own opinion on it. The problem has to be arguable.

2. You have to take a clear position according to the topic you are arguing about. State your position in your thesis. A good step is to avoid using the first person form, like “I think”, or “I believe”. Try to demonstrate that this is not only your opinion to strengthen your arguments.

3. You have to pick a convincing argument. An argumentative essay is not just presenting your own opinion; it is to state it but also to back it up with some proof or evidence. This evidence must consist of statistics or facts and examples. The writer’s job is to present well qualified and educated sources that are eligible and use them fairly.

4. Use a reasonable tone. You have to understand that the reader is most likely to disagree with you or at least be skeptical. You need to have a reasonable tone to show confidence and professionalism.

You are obliged to write a full and detailed explanation of your argument in order for your point of view to be accepted. Try to stress on those parts that you think are the strongest and trustworthy.

Once you have written your paper, re-check every quotation for accuracy. Your professor may require every quotation photocopied and included in the paper. All quotes should be marked clearly on the photocopy.

These are the basic suggestions in order to succeed in convincing the reader, there is a lot more…

Have you ever been confronted with an assignment on writing a paper in college? I think yes. If this is your first time, or you have some problems with it – this help tutorial is for you. Here we have published some suggestions on how to make it easier, better and less painful when writing a paper for college.

The material you were taught in class is a bit harder then you thought, and you are expected to state your opinion at a higher level then you used to. However, if you organize the writing process of your paper you’ll be able to convince your professor of your ability to think properly and state your opinions on the paper.

Start with the structure

If you are studying facts in a research or doing a critical paper your main assignment is to convince the audience that your thought is valid and can be true. Make a clear structure for your paper. Make a starting statement that will be supported by some well known facts. You should answer four principal questions in your paper:

• What is the point?

• State and explain your opinion on the matter?

• Who doest it involve?
• For whom it may be interesting?

Be focused

You must choose a way to demonstrate your opinion in 3-5 steps when writing a short paper (3 to 5 pages). You might want to add steps or restructure when talking about longer papers.

Prove Your Ideas

Here are some ways to prove your way of thinking:

• Structure your evidence in steps. Be sure that there is logic between all nearby sentences. Always clear your point of view out of not understandable thoughts.
• Prove your point 100%. Don’t leave the battle with 1-2 evidences.
• Write convincingly. Pay attention to some strong phrases in your paper and try to stress more on them. Always look carefully which words to choose to explain yourself.

Always Double-Check your paper

When you complete your writing - look back over the whole paper. Can you see which phrases reflect your opinion? Will it be understandable for the reader? Are you sure that the reader will be influenced with your paper and will not just put it aside with a thought “Who Cares?”

A Final Note

Try to be creative. Prove your opinion 100% and don’t forget that this is also a great communication exercise, which will increase your communication skills. Work on your ability to develop your personal point of view and prove it clearly. Your paper should reflect your personality.

Trust. If you develop your ability to effectively write, you will effectively understand yourself.

In order to write a successful paper and get a high grade for it – you should not only state your opinions on the desired topic, but should also format it properly.

Formatting plays a big role in the grading of a paper as it is much easier to grade\mark papers with the same or at least similar format. The most common paper formatting styles are MLA and APA.

MLA – short for “Modern Language Association”

The main characteristics of this style are:

- author’s name and page number on every page;

- if there are more then one author – only last names. And the works cited page and footnotes or endnotes are supposed to be alphabetically organized and Titles underlined after the main body of the writing on a separate page. Use an easy to read font and double spaced interval. Also

APA style formatting - American Psychological Association - is a widely used format for writing reports, researches, mainly used for theses and manuscripts.

According to the APA manual- there are 5 levels of Headings:

• Level 5: CENTERED UPPERCASE HEADING
• Level 4: Italicized, lowercase paragraph ending with a period.
• Level 3: Left aligned, Italicized, Uppercase and Lowercase Side Heading
• Level 2: Center aligned, Italicized, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading
• Level 1: Center aligned Uppercase and Lowercase Heading

In case of usage of only one type of headings you are supposed to use level 1 headings.

In case of usage of 2 types of headings you use levels 1 and 3.

In case of usage of 3 different types of headings – you use 1, 3, 4 levels

In case of usage of 4 types of headings – you use 1, 2, 3, 4 levels.

And in case of usage of 5 different headings – you use 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

The reference list.

The APA style guide obliges you to state bibliographies and other lists of names ordered by surname, and prefixes included. For electronic references, articles online and websites for example, the APA style sets ground rules: The first is to direct readers specifically to the source material and then - provide good references.

In more detailed help you can use “The MLA style Manual” and\or “The Publication manual of the American Psychological Association”

Good luck in formatting your paper.

Here are some suggestions that can improve your writing and make it an outstanding and remarkable paper that will be approved by your Professor.

First of all, before even getting to work you should think about 2 things, “what does the professor want me to write,” and the purpose of writing. Your being close to the A grade of your paper depends crucially on the way you describe your objectives. Every Professor has his/her own issues, so it is very important for you to notice them and make summaries, in order to fulfill all the requirements 100%.

Try to concentrate on the purpose of the paper and let the purpose be the leading string in your paper, in order for you or the reader not to get confused of what is your point.

Every paper must have at least 1 main point and 3-4 supportive points. This is done for your paper to be logically completed and finished. Try to open all problems concerning your topic, and do not skip any.

The best paper is the paper, which is done FOR the audience. Always remember what kind of people will be reading your paper and what particular features do they have, and write your paper according to those features.

Do not be lazy or shy to express your point of view. Every thought deserves to be heard and considered, even if it strongly contradicts to the opinions of surrounding people. You always have to remember that this is your point of view, and you can be made to change your mind, but your opinions cannot be just crossed out at all.

Always make sure that what you have written is the same as what you thought. After finishing writing the paper try to relax for about 15 minutes and then reread it in whole one more time. Or just give it to someone else for proofreading and attentively consider his\her opinion.

Please try to keep your ideas clear and focused. Make it understandable for everyone, and use terminology only where it is needed. Try to make your work sophisticated but try not to sound too smart, no one likes too smart papers because the implication of your paper will be “I am smarter then you” – and that can not be praised.

You have to finish the paper writing process only when you are completely, 100% satisfied with your work. If you won’t be satisfied with your writing, no one will be pleased with the reading.

Good luck!

A 5-paragraph essay is a formal format of a short essay. It is very widely spread and used in middle schools, high schools, and universities. Such essay is supposed to have 5 paragraphs: an introductory paragraph, three body paragraphs with your main point and supporting points with evidence, and a concluding paragraph.

An introductory paragraph

An introductory paragraph is a paragraph where you slightly introduce the problem you are going to open to the reader, arouse interest in your topic, explain it or show the meaning of your topic. An introductory paragraph is supposed to include a thesis and something like a small outline of your essay. This is the part where the writer arouses the reader’s interest and attention. It notifies the reader what will be the topic of the paper. The last sentence has to have a logical chain, which will lead the reader to the body part of the essay.

First paragraph of the body section

The first paragraph should state the strongest statement or argument, the most vivid illustration, the simplest but sophisticated example. The first sentence should be logically tied with the ending sentence in the introduction. The subject of the second paragraph has to be in the second sentence. The main point should be related to the thesis in the introduction paragraph. The last sentence should connect the second paragraph with the third one.

The second paragraph of the body section

The second paragraph should contain the second strongest point, the second most vivid illustration, and the second simplest but sophisticated example or an obvious following of statements mentioned in the starting paragraph of the body. The beginning should contain the ending link of the logical chain carried through the introduction and the first and second paragraphs of the body. The main topic for this paragraph should be mentioned in the first one. This topic should be related to the main point of the introduction. The ending sentence should contain a logical chain to the third paragraph of the body section.

The third paragraph of the body section

The third paragraph must contain the least important and most meaningful statement. The first sentence of this paragraph should contain the logical ending of the logical chain seen in the previous sentences. The main point is supposed to be in the first sentence. This thesis has to be related to the introduction. The ending sentence has to have a “hook”, that tells the reader that this is an ending point of the essay, and that the conclusion will proceed.

Concluding paragraph

The concluding paragraph should contain the following:

1. The finalization and the logical ending of the introduction paragraph
2. A duplication of the main point but in a new, original language.
3. The conclusion of the 3 body paragraphs
4. A final point, that tells the reader that the discussion is over, and the final statement is proved and developed.

When you read someone’s paper – you read the thoughts and ideas that this person had during writing.

And it is very important to grade the writing properly. The common mistake that readers make is their grading the paper according to the personality that turned that paper in. And when doing that – the fairness of the grade is under a big question. We behave ourselves according to the society and of course we fall under the societal influence while being in class. But the paper one hands in – is the reflection of one’s true personality and character. So this is why we must grade what we have read and felt about it, and not what we have experienced in the past. We should pay attention to the style of the written paper to be sure that the paper is written by a particular, writer and not plagiarized.

The other thing you should make notice of is the grammar part. Because the grammar reflects how keen was the writer to write this paper and how much time did he spend on it. Try to pay as much attention to the words, phrases and sentences as possible. Also examine the word order and expressions used in the paper.

The main purpose of the paper should be clear and exact in order not to get in a confusion of any type. Everything is supposed to be logically grounded, simple and understandable for the reader.

The beginning of the paper must have at least 4 general statements. But then it is supposed to get more concrete. When you read the paper you should draw the outline in your mind, to make sure that this paper was planned and then written, otherwise the outline will be either too simple or too difficult to picture.

Speaking in general, the gist of the paper should have sense and a particular opinion must be written, properly supported and presented. While writing a paper people use to have one common mistake - they unconsciously retell the story mentioned in the source or in the requirements. If this happens correct the writer who made such a mistake and make a proper mark for him.

I hope that with the help of these directions – you will be able to grade papers properly and fair.

Okay, here you are, having an assignment for writing a report. As every normal person – you want your report to be the best, for it to be presentable, and deliberate. In order to achieve this you should try your best and follow some of our suggestions, that will significantly improve you report.

The biggest attention you should pay on the language that you use. It should be formal, but understandable. Try to use the minimal amount of terms and hard words, but make it sophisticated.

Carefully look through your report to find and get rid of all grammar and orthographical mistakes.

In a report – the most important thing is the concrete point of view. So try not to use general phrases and expressions that only confuse the reader.

The best way to present your report is to present a current problem and your ideas on how to resolve it.

Make your report logically completed, and smart. Try to base it on numbers but do not overuse statistics, as it can be really boring to read only numbers. When writing explanations – try to stress on the most important parts of your report, and of course make accent on the purpose of it.

Try to gather enough information to have what to talk about, and do not jump from topic to topic. Pay attention to every problem of your report equally, and try to open all the problems logically and in chronological order.

Try to stress on the main problems but don’t forget to mention all other things. And try to make it as detailed as possible, in order to open the topic 100%. The most popular unsatisfied reader’s comment is “The topic was not opened”, so make sure that the reader of your report won’t have this comment.

One of the most important principles of making report is to get better then the standard. So don’t reach the top and stop, try to overcome as much as possible.

Keep your ideas clear and focused. It should be developed and logically finished. Avoid too much general overviews.

Try to write a report for the reader in a way for him to understand the main part if he skips the details. When you are required to read a big pile of reports, and not all of them are so successful as yours – you get bored and skip some parts of the writing.

Always acknowledge someone’s ideas; it will not diminish your own ideas. Making other’s ideas look bad does not make your own ideas look good and vice versa.

Do not forget to mention things that are not developed by you, because it will be very awkward, if the reader knows whose ideas they really are. And you will get in trouble, and will be discredited with your own ideas.

Do not be afraid to express your own ideas and thoughts. All you have to be sure is that they are completed and right from your point of view. Even if you are proved wrong, your report won’t be discredited.

Do not exceed the amount of pages that are required, because it is not very good. Try to write the exact amount that is required.

To my guidelines – I would like to add the conclusion, that to make a great report paper, you should make a lot of efforts and desire it with all your heart.

When you have an assignment to write a paper and make your own topic, the first difficulty which you confront with is What Topic to write on. This is the first and mainly one of the most important problems, because everything depends on what topic you have chosen.

I will try to help you.

You should do a Brainstorm to figure out what topics are you interested in and what topics are you able to write about. Try to write down as many as you can. Then, write down the set of requirements and cross out those topics that do not meet those requirements.

First of all choose topics that you personally are interested in and would like to discuss. If you don’t like the topic you have chosen – the readers will hardly like the way you write about this topic.

Cross out all the topics that you are not competent at, or try to find some information about them to know more. You can not write about things you don’t know. The most interesting topics are those which are written by experts in this or that area. So figure out which area you are an expert in and try to write about it.

Cross out all simple topics that are common and typical in order not to be repeated by anybody else. The worst thing that could happen – is that you will be asked to rewrite your paper. And you don’t want that, let alone the problems with plagiarism.

When choosing a topic - try to think through all the aspects of this topic, all the pros and cons, the difficulty of writing it, explaining it and understanding. The best topic – is the one, which has been thought through thoroughly from the beginning to the end.

Always state the audience that you are writing to their frame of reference, for them to be interested in it. It looks very poor when the paper is written not considering the readers’ experience, knowledge base and practical interests. Do not make opinions that fundamentally differ from generally accepted ones.

Try to choose a topic you have experience in. A paper is a lot better when it is personalized and not just flows with general statements.

Choose a topic according to your scientific and knowledge base level. Otherwise it will be either too simple or too hard to express yourself.

Make sure that opinions in your paper do not contradict to your inner self.

For example if you smoke – it is not very good if you will write that smoking kills, leads to cancer etc.

Try to avoid topics that are generally accepted and are not interesting to write about or to read.

Think about something original and brand new. It is however possible to contribute something new in already scrutinized topic which may be interesting process for the writer and will draw attention of the readers.

Another step is to choose a concrete topic for not to be too vast. For these aims always keep in mind the amount of pages that you should write, and count how many pages this or that topic will require.

Finally, choose a topic that has a purpose. You can discuss some problems, which really affect you, you can persuade, and prove. I hope, that with these suggestions you will be able to write a perfect paper and get a good grade for it.