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Writing Your First Draft
Chapter Summary
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Chapter 6 guides you through some important considerations for starting to write your research paper. When you complete this chapter, you should be ready to carry out the following actions:
- Use the features of your word processing program to create headers and to format the entries on the Works Cited page.
- Sort your note cards into a usable arrangement and fine-tune your outline accordingly.
- Develop a workable opening that identifies the topic and leads to your thesis.
- Incorporate borrowed material into your draft in ways that credit the source and blend the borrowed words and ideas smoothly with your own writing.
- Punctuate quoted material correctly.
- Avoid committing plagiarism while working with borrowed material.
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