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An engaging, direct writing style propels this inquiry-based guide to writing research papers
Featuring an engaging, direct writing style and inquiry-based approach, The Curious Researcher: A Guide to Writing Research Papers, 9th Edition stresses that curiosity is the best reason for investigating ideas and information. An appealing alternative to traditional research texts, The Curious Researcher stands apart for its motivational tone, its conversational style, and its conviction that research writing can be full of rewarding discoveries. Offering a wide variety of examples from student and professional writers, the text encourages students to find ways to bring fact-based writing to life. A unique chronological organization sets up achievable writing goals along with week-by-week guidance. Full explanations of the technical aspects of writing and how to document source-based papers help students develop sound research and analysis skills. The 9th Edition has been revised with new features and sections, a new thematic table of contents, and up-to-date coverage of MLA style.
The Curious Researcher: A Guide to Writing Research Papers, 9th Edition is also available via Pearson Revel™, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Learn more.
Dynamic content designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn brings concepts to life
Integrated within the narrative, interactives and videos empower students to engage with concepts and take an active role in learning. Revel™ uniquely presents media as an intrinsic part of course content, bringing the hallmark features of Pearson's bestselling titles to life. The Revel media interactives have been designed for quick completion, and videos are brief, so students stay focused and on task.
Located throughout Revel, quizzing affords students opportunities to check their understanding at regular intervals before moving on.
The Revel mobile app lets students read, practice, and study — anywhere, anytime, on any device. Content is available both online and offline, and the app syncs work across all registered devices automatically, giving students great flexibility to toggle between phone, tablet, and laptop as they move through their day. The app also lets students set assignment notifications to stay on top of all due dates.
The Revel writing functionality, available in select courses, enables educators to integrate writing — among the best ways to foster and assess critical thinking — into the course without significantly impacting their grading burden. Self-paced Journaling Prompts throughout the narrative encourage students to express their thoughts without breaking stride in their reading. Assignable Shared Writing Activities direct students to share written responses with classmates, fostering peer discussion. Essays integrated directly within Revel allow instructors to assign the precise writing tasks they need for the course.
Highlighting, note taking, and a glossary let students read and study however they like. Educators can add notes for students, too, including reminders or study tips.
New and updated content engages students and ensures an up-to-date learning experience
Presenting Research in Alternative Genres, a recurring feature, helps students to reimagine their projects as a slide presentation, infographic, photographic essay, or poster. They will find tips for choosing, planning, designing, and reflecting on a relevant genre for their research project.
Latest approaches on how to think about sources: Inspired by the recent Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, a dramatic new report from the group that represents university librarians, this edition encourages students to see sources in a more rhetorical context.
Updated MLA citation conventions: With the publication of the latest MLA Handbook came a revolution in how to document sources in the humanities. This edition includes a straightforward and lively discussion of these changes that will help students adapt to the new style, including lots of examples.
More help on crafting search terms: Now more than ever, care in choosing search terms and phrases for library databases and Web searches makes a huge difference in the quality of results. This edition includes new ways of thinking about how to come up with the best language.
New sections on narrative and argumentative logic: From the beginning, The Curious Researcher advocated the exploratory research essay as a useful alternative to the argumentative research paper. The new edition looks at each option more closely, examining how essay and argument draw on different reasoning strategies and helping students choose which is most appropriate for their project.
A new thematic table of contents is organized around five key categories: research skills, research strategies, writing and rhetoric, inquiry, and genre, which helps users who want to tailor their use of the book to meet the needs of a particular course, or the particular challenges of their students.
Superior assignability and tracking tools help educators make sure students are completing their reading and understanding core concepts
The Revel assignment calendar allows educators to indicate precisely which readings must be completed on which dates. This clear, detailed schedule helps students stay on task by eliminating any ambiguity as to which material will be covered during each class. When they understand exactly what is expected of them, students are better motivated to keep up.
The Revel performance dashboard empowers educators to monitor class assignment completion as well as individual student achievement. Actionable information, such as points earned on quizzes and tests and time on task, helps educators intersect with their students in meaningful ways. For example, the trending column reveals whether students' grades are improving or declining, helping educators to identify students who might need help to stay on track.
Integration of Revel and Blackboard Learn™ provides institutions, instructors, and students easy access to their Revel courses. With single sign-on, students can be ready to access the interactive blend of authors' narrative, media, and assessment on their first day. Flexible, on-demand grade synchronization capabilities allow educators to control exactly which Revel grades should be transferred to the Blackboard Gradebook.
Introduction: Thinking about—and Rethinking—the Research Paper
1. The First Week
The Importance of Getting Curious
Developing a Working Knowledge
Narrowing the Subject
Reading for Research
2. The Second Week
What Are Your Research Routines?
Planning for the Dive
Developing Focused Knowledge
Keeping Track of What You Find: Building a Bibliography
Searching Library Databases for Books and Articles
Advanced Internet Research Using Google Scholar
Living Sources: Interviews and Surveys
Fieldwork: Research on What You See and Hear
3. The Third Week
Writing in the Middle: Conversing with Sources
Notetaking as a Scene of Writing
What I Hear You Saying
Your Voice and Theirs: Using Sources Responsibly
A Taxonomy of Copying
Plagiarism Q & A
Why Plagiarism Matters
The Notetaker’s Triad: Quotation, Paraphrase, and Summary
Notetaking Methods
When You’re Coming up Short: More Advanced Searching Techniques
4. The Fourth Week
Getting to the Draft
Organizing the Draft
Preparing to Write the Draft
Starting to Write the Draft: Beginning at the Beginning
Writing for Reader Interest
Writing with Sources
Driving through the First Draft
5. The Fifth Week
Seeing the “Triangleness” of the Draft
Reresearching
Local Revision: Revising for Language
Preparing the Final Manuscript
Looking Back and Moving On
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Bruce Ballenger , a professor of English at Boise State University, teaches courses in composition, composition theory, the essay tradition, and creative nonfiction. He’s the author of seven books, including the three texts in the Curious series: The Curious Researcher, The Curious Reader, and The Curious Writer , all from Pearson Education. His latest book is Crafting Truth: Short Studies in Creative Nonfiction , also from the same publisher. Ballenger lives with his wife and two daughters in Boise, Idaho.
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