What goes here?
A brief summary of your entire paper (150-250 words). Write this LAST, after completing all other sections.
- What question did you investigate?
- How did you gather and analyze data?
- What did you find?
- Why does it matter?
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Research Paper
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Abstract
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Introduction
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What goes here?
Hook your reader and explain why your topic matters.
- Open with a compelling fact, story, or question
- Provide background context on your topic
- Explain why this issue is important
- Preview your research question
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Literature Review
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What goes here?
Summarize what researchers and experts have already discovered about your topic.
- What do scholars say about this issue?
- What patterns or themes emerge from existing research?
- What gaps exist in the current understanding?
- How does your research fit into this conversation?
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Research Questions
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State the specific questions your research aims to answer.
- What exactly are you trying to find out?
- Questions should be clear, focused, and answerable with data
- Typically 1-3 main questions
- Explain why these questions matter
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Methods
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What goes here?
Describe HOW you collected and analyzed your data. Be specific enough that someone could replicate your study.
- Data Collection: Where did your data come from? Survey? Existing dataset? Observations?
- Sample: Who or what did you study? How many?
- Variables: What did you measure?
- Analysis: What techniques did you use to analyze the data?
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Results
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What goes here?
Present what you found. Just the facts—save interpretation for Discussion.
- Report key findings clearly and objectively
- Use tables, charts, or graphs to display data
- Reference your visualizations ("As shown in Figure 1...")
- Highlight notable patterns or statistics
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Discussion
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What goes here?
Interpret your results. What do they mean?
- Answer your research questions based on the data
- Explain why you think you got these results
- Connect findings back to your literature review
- Acknowledge limitations of your study
- Suggest directions for future research
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Conclusion
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What goes here?
Wrap up your paper with a strong ending.
- Briefly restate your main findings
- Emphasize the significance of your research
- End with implications or a call to action
- Leave the reader with something to think about
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References
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What goes here?
List all sources cited in your paper using APA format (7th edition).
- Use the + Add Citation button to format sources correctly
- Alphabetize by author's last name
- Include all sources mentioned in your paper
- Use hanging indent (first line flush left, following lines indented)
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