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Tables of Contents for Arco How to Write a Thesis
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
Chapter One: So You Have a Research Paper To Write
1
6
Research Paper and Term Paper
1
1
Reason for Research Papers
2
1
Types of Research
2
2
The Topic
4
1
Topic Limitation
4
3
Chapter Two: The Library
7
14
The Card Catalog
8
5
General Indexes
13
1
Computer Terminals with Access to Databases
14
2
Reference Books
16
1
Reserve Books
17
1
Evaluating Sources
18
3
Chapter Three: The Working Bibliography
21
6
Reasons for a Working Bibliography
21
1
Procedure
22
2
Sample Bibliography Cards
24
3
Chapter Four: Note-Taking
27
12
Statement of Thesis
27
2
Preliminary Outline
29
2
Notecard Format
31
2
Types of Notes
33
3
Direct quotation
33
1
Paraphrase
34
1
Precis and summary
35
1
Outline
35
1
Personal reactions and comments
35
1
Sample Types of Notecards
36
3
Chapter Five: Writing the Paper
39
10
Working from the Notecards
39
1
The First Draft
40
1
Coherence and Unity
41
1
Point of View
42
1
Some Aspects of Style
43
5
Copyreading and Revision
48
1
Chapter Six: The Format of the Research Paper
49
8
Materials Preceding the Text
50
2
The Text
52
1
References and Appendixes
53
1
Pagination
54
1
Titles and Subtitles
55
2
Chapter Seven: Quotations
57
8
When to Quote
57
1
Direct Prose Quotations
58
2
Poetry Quotations
60
1
Ellipses
61
1
Interpolation
62
1
Quotation Within Writer's Sentence
62
1
Punctuating Quotations
63
1
Footnoting Quotations
64
1
Secondary Source Quotations
64
1
Ethics of Quoting
64
1
Chapter Eight: Documenting Sources
65
16
Purpose of Documenting Sources
65
2
The MLA Style
67
1
University of Chicago Style
68
1
Placing and Numbering of Footnotes
69
1
First Mention of a Reference
70
1
Punctuation of Footnotes
70
1
Publication Facts
71
1
Examples of Footnote Entries for First Reference to a Source
71
5
Second or Later Mention of a Reference
76
1
Use of Ibid.
76
1
Use of Op. Cit.
77
1
Use of Loc. Cit.
77
1
Examples of Footnote Entries Using Ibid., Op. Cit., and Loc. Cit.
77
2
Some Points To Remember
79
2
Chapter Nine: The Bibliography
81
8
Bibliographical Order
81
1
Spacing
82
1
Contents of Bibliographical Entry
82
1
Examples of Bibliographical Entries
83
3
Annotation
86
1
Sample Bibliography
87
2
Chapter Ten: Tables, Graphs, Illustrations
89
8
Placement
89
1
Tables
89
7
Graphs
96
1
Illustrations
96
1
Chapter Eleven: The Final Manuscript
97
4
General Directions
97
3
Collating
100
1
Chapter Twelve: The Shorter Theme
101
14
Topic Limitation
101
2
Outlining
103
2
Paragraphing
105
6
Introductory Paragraph
111
1
Development--The Body of the Paper
111
2
Concluding Paragraph
113
1
Unity and Coherence
113
1
Title
114
1
Appendixes
115
Appendix One
115
15
Appendix Two
130
3
Appendix Three
133