So You Have to Write a Paper

The Essential Help You Need When Your Textbook Just Isn't Making the Grade!

SO YOU HAVE TO WRITE A PAPER is a fun, user-friendly guide that takes the confusion out of writing essays and papers for students of all ages. Unlike other books that are so full of technical jargon they confuse more than help, So You Have to Write a Paper uses straightforward language and simple steps to guide students through writing a dozen different types of essays and papers.

SO YOU HAVE TO WRITE A PAPER:

• Describes in detailed "plain English" each element and step involved in writing a dozen different types of essays and term papers.
• Includes a rough, edited, and final draft example of each type of essay and paper discussed.
• Explains the necessity of proofreading and citing sources and provides tips and instruction on how to accomplish these tasks.
• Discusses what students can expect when they reach college-level courses.

"A no-nonsense narrative approach that allows all students, including those with learning disabilities, to accomplish what once felt impossiblewriting a strong and compelling essay. So You Have to Write a Paper [is] an invaluable resource for students from middle school through college."

--Christine Fonseca, MS, PPS, school psychologist and author of Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students

"What Michelle McLean has done in [this book] has singlehandedly demystified the writing process in a series of succinct chapters that are informative, clear, and in many cases, downright funnyI would recommend it to my colleagues as an alternative to the stuffy and overwritten texts currently in use."

--Suzanne M. Palmieri, student support and retention specialist, QU Online Adjunct Faculty, Sociology

*Previously published as Homework Helpers: Essays and Term Papers*

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