Parts of a Research Paper

What does the Discussion section commonly feature?

• A list of references

• A summary of the results

• A detailed literature review

• A description of the research methods

Which of the following is required at the beginning of your paper?

• An introductory paragraph

• Body paragraphs

• A conclusion paragraph

• A Works Cited page

Which of the following is required at the very end of your paper?

• An introductory paragraph

• Body paragraphs

• A conclusion paragraph

• A Works Cited page

Which of the following makes up the major part of your paper?

• An introductory paragraph

• Body paragraphs

• A thesis statement

• A Works Cited page

• Research

Which of the following will include quotes or paraphrases from your sources?

• An introductory paragraph

• Body paragraphs

• A thesis statement

• A Works Cited page

• Research

Which of the following is required as part of your introductory paragraph?

• An introductory paragraph

• Body paragraphs

• A thesis statement

• A Works Cited page

• Research

The first major section of text in the paper

• title page

• literature review

• citations

• introduction

commonly features a summary of the results that were obtained in the study, describes how those results address the topic under investigation and/or the issues that the research was designed to address,

• discussion

• introduction

• limitations

• charts

This part gives a quick overview of the article

• limitations

• discussion

• abstract

• graphs

Section which details how the research was performed. It typically features a description of the participants/subjects that were involved, the study design, the materials that were used, and the study procedure.

• discussion

• methods

• limitations

• introduction