How to Study

technical texts
cause-effect relationships, 55–57
classifications, 55–56
comparing and contrasting, 55–56
creating drawings, 59
definitions and terms, 55
estimating answers, 59
examples, 55–56
focusing on retention, 58
key words, 56
learning terms, 57
listings, 55–56
organizational devices, 54–57
reading, 54–59
reading analytically, 58
reading thoroughly, 58
reading with a plan, 57–59
reviewing after reading, 58
rewording content, 58
skimming chapters, 58
teaching others, 59
tricks, 58–59
working backwards, 59
See also textbooks
term papers
adding personal notes, 150–151
beginning library research, 142–143
brainstorming, 158
checking facts, 163
checking spelling, 166
choosing topics for, 140–141
choosing search engines for, 130
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term papers (continued)
citing online information in, 146
considering topics for, 140–141
consulting Who’s Who series, 124
creating bibliography, 144–145
creating temporary outlines, 143
creating work schedules for,
138–139
dealing with writer’s block, 157
developing temporary thesis,
142–143
documenting sources, 158–159
doing additional research, 160
editing for meaning, 160–165
evaluating resources, 124–125
final draft, 167
following instructions for, 134–135
freewriting, 158
Fry paper-writing system, 137–138
fundamental rules for, 134
getting proofread, 167
including footnotes in, 159–160
including topic sentences, 156
note-taking guidelines, 149
online resources, 129–130
organizing note cards, 151–154
organizing paragraphs in, 155–156
preparing bibliographies for,
165–166
preparing detailed outlines, 151–154
preparing to take notes, 148
presentation of, 136
primary versus secondary
resources, 124–125
proofreading, 166
reviewing first drafts, 160
reviewing note cards, 154
reworking paragraphs, 162
rewriting, 163–165
setting aside time for, 126
starting, 123
substance and form of, 19–20
turning in on time, 135
using action verbs, 163
using active voice, 163
using descriptive words, 164
using encyclopedias, 123
using for future reference, 136–137
varying sentence structure, 165
writing, 12
writing conclusions, 162
writing first drafts of, 154–160
writing introductions, 162
writing second drafts, 160–165
See also research-paper sources
test anxiety
common experience of, 173
dealing with, 172
minimizing, 175
protecting oneself from, 174
relaxation techniques, 175–176