Painless Research Projects (Barron's Painless Series) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Rebecca S. Elliott Ph.d., James Elliott M.a.
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Category: Book
List Price: $11.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 533544
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0764102974
Dewey Decimal Number: 372.6
EAN: 9780764102974
ASIN: 0764102974
Publication Date: May 5, 1998
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Amazon.com Review
Geared toward the secondary-school student with the looming research project and the tendency toward procrastination, Barron's guide holds the reticent researcher's hand through the fearful steps of starting, pursuing, and completing the task. As any procrastinator knows, starting the project is the hardest part. The chapter on picking a topic eases that first step, helping the student to find an idea he or she is interested in, then expanding or narrowing it to an appropriate and manageable scope. Subsequent chapters explore how best to use the library, how to do research over the Internet, and how to prepare for and carry out interviews, followed by essential chapters on note-taking, organizing, writing, and revising. Including a sample research report, and appendixes of check-lists, bibliography options, and Internet addresses, the Elliotts' research guide would be appropriate as a classroom text, an addition to the school library's reference shelf, or an individual purchase to give a kid some help at home. With its light tone, appealing format and illustrations, and uncomplicated, eminently achievable goals, this book will ease a lot of pain, including the anxious student who's been assigned the research project; the parents, who might otherwise be tasked with pushing their resistant child through what would surely become an onerous experience for everyone; and the teacher, who would rather dole out high praise and grades than schedule a parent conference to discuss that term project that never got done. --Stephanie Gold
Product Description
The Elliotts formula for writing research papers is pure common sense, guiding students on choosing a topic, conducting library research, interviewing experts, using the Internet, and writing a report .
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| Customer Reviews:
Revisit English Writing April 11, 2008
It's a nuts and bolts English class. It's never too late to review no matter how old we become. This is a very pratical book to answer writing questions. These Ph.D's got it right.
Painless is Perfect! November 29, 2001
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book really helps! Now, we can do something well (other than just play football).
easy to teach with October 9, 2000
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Not only is this book easy for ANYone to learn how to write a reasearch paper, it is especially interesting to kids because of the style of writing. It was funny! But also informative. I highly recommend it to anyone who feels uninformed on the basics of how to write a research paper.
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