Page 20 - NBBIC SATELLITE SCHOOL HANDBOOK

As a person prepares to write a research paper, it is important for
the student to identify; 1) who wrote the paper, 2) the title of the
course, 3) and the date the paper was written. This information

should be placed in the upper right hand corner of the paper.

Illustrated below is how this information should be shown:
Student Name
Course Title
Date

The subject of the paper is given in the Student Study Guide. The
title should be a short statement reflecting the assigned subject and it

should be placed in the center of the page following the student’s
name, the course title, and the date. Example:

Research Paper Title
The student is now ready to began writing the main portion of the

paper. The paper should consist of three separate sections: The
Introduction, the Body, and the Conclusion. A brief explanation of
each is given in the following section.

Introduction:

The first paragraph of the paper is the Introduction. The
introduction should introduce the subject. The introduction is
different from any other section of the paper because its purpose is
different. The introduction’s purpose is to begin with a broad general

statement about the topic and then narrow to a thesis statement which
gives the purpose of the paper. The thesis statement should generally
be the last sentence in the introduction leading into the main body of
the paper. One can think of the introduction as a funnel. It begins very

generally and ends with a specific purpose.

Main Body:
The middle or body of the paper serves two purposes:

a. It develops each point supporting the thesis statement.
b. It builds toward the strongest point before the conclusion of

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