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Welcome to Research Basics for Undergraduate English
Welcome to your one-stop-shop for research basics! The guide below, paired with the accompanying Resources tab, will provide you with the research essentials you'll need to ace your English assignments.
Got a follow-up question? Click on the Resources tab to connect with your librarian. If you're an ENG 101/102/107/108 instructor seeking resources for your class, visit our Instructor Resources page.
Structuring your Research Paper
Head over to the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue for an essay writingoverview.
Thiswise-as-an-owl guide walks you through best practices for structuring the four types of essays (description, narration, exposition, and argumentation) commonly assigned in English classes.
First things first. Brush up on your search strategies by taking our tutorial. Then, once you have reviewed your assignment and developed a starting research question, it is time to look for information.
Take our Citations and Plagiarism tutorial to learn what parts make up a citation, what information you should collect from about a book, article or other source and how to avoid plagiarism. Check out our How to citeandAvoid plagiarismpagesfor further details.
Want to learn about some tools that will help you cite your sources correctly in your paper?