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Video 2: Focusing Your Research Paper

Part II: Focusing Your Research Paper

Learn how to set up your content and write an effective thesis for your paper.
Video: https://youtu.be/Id21x1N9vOY

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  • About Jean Reynolds
    • What Your English Teacher Didn’t Tell You
  • An Introduction to Self-Publishing
  • Better Business Writing
    • Additional Business Writing Resources
    • Business Writing Tip #1: Reach Out
    • Business Writing Tip #2: Be Efficient
    • Business Writing Tip #3: Be Professional
    • Updating Business Language
  • How to Write a Research Paper
    • Sample Research Paper
    • Video 1: Research Your Topic
    • Video 2: Focusing Your Research Paper
    • Video 3: Planning Your Research Paper
    • Video IV: Drafting Your Research Paper
    • Video V Documenting Your Sources
  • How to Write an Essay
    • Essay Video 1: Getting Started
    • Essay Video 2: The Planning Step
    • Essay Video 3: Putting It All Together
    • Essay Video 4: Write Like a Pro
    • Free Handout: How to Write an Essay
    • Handout: Sample Essay
    • Modes of Development for Essays
    • Quiz: Do You Know How to Write an Essay?
      • Quiz ANSWERS: Do You Know How to Write an Essay?
  • Join the Writing Revolution
    • Students
      • How to Write an Essay – Step by Step
      • Modes of Development
      • Quiz: Do You Know How to Write an Essay?
        • Quiz ANSWERS: Do You Know How to Write an Essay?
      • Sample Essay: The Magic of Ballroom Dancing
      • Writing a College Application Essay
      • Writing an Essay
    • Teachers
      • Easing the Paperwork Load
        • Easing the Paperwork Load SUMMARY
      • The Paperwork Revolution
      • The Plagiarism Problem
      • Thinking about Plagiarism: A TED Talk
    • Writers
      • Is Grammar Really Necessary?
      • Resources for Writers
      • So You Want to Write a Book!
      • Ten Ways to Improve Your Writing
      • Writing for Publication
  • Usage and Grammar
    • About Apostrophes
    • Apostrophes Practice
      • Apostrophes Practice ANSWERS
    • Can a Sentence Start with “But”?
    • Comma Podcast
    • Comma Rules Chart
    • Comma Video: Rule 3 Interrupters
    • Comma Video: Rules 1 and 2
    • Commas Made Simple
      • Mastering Commas: Comma Rule 1
      • Mastering Commas: Comma Rule 3
    • Crafting Better Sentences: Use “Although” Carefully
    • Crafting Better Sentences: Use “And” Carefully
    • Crafting Better Sentences: Use “However” Carefully
    • Crafting Better Sentences: Use “It” Carefully
    • Crafting Better Sentences: Use “That” Carefully
    • Grammar Myths
    • How the Pros Use Hyphens
    • Pronoun Case Video (The Thumb Rule)
    • Pronouns Made Simple
    • Punctuation Boot Camp I
    • Punctuation Boot Camp II
    • Solving Sentence Problems
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