Don't Panic: The Procrastinator's Guide to Writing an Effective Term Paper - Softcover

Posusta, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0942208420 ISBN 13: 9780942208429

Publisher: Bandanna Books, 1996

Synopsis

For college bookstore discount, go to bandannabooks.com/store.php. Term paper coming up? Don't Panic quickly explains how to: find the hidden thesis in that confusing assignment create (and prove) an Instant Thesis "freewrite" the body of your paper logically structure your paper creat an Instant Introduction and Conclusion out of your thesis simply and easily eliminate the most common writing errors master the format for academic papers quickly add writing style to the paper. "A slender compendium of academic dynamite...a 'must read.' " -- Midwest Book Review For a more direct approach on writing well, consult Book Doc at www.bandannabooks.com/bookdoc.

About this title

From the Author:

What they never told you in English class . . .
Every student procrastinates. When I worked in the UCLA composition tutoring lab as a senior English major, I found out to my wonder and amazement that the other students were just like me: chronic procrastinators. Some of them were even WORSE than me, which was perhaps even a more shocking revelation.

For example, our little office would be quiet as a tomb for weeks, then the night before papers were due the line stretched out the door, down the hall, and to the left.

The cool tricks, fast fixes and dirty little term-paper secrets I divulged in that pressure-cooker laboratory of real-world college writing are all in this book. I even did my best to make it SHORT, so you can read the book tonight and still hand in your paper tomorrow.

And like the title says, don't worry: 99% of students are just like you, writing at the last minute.

About the Author:

I came up with the idea for this book while working as a composition tutor at UCLA. I graduated from there in 1993 with honors and a degree in English. I have an MA degree in English Lit. from the University of Colorado where I taught Freshman Composition, wrote lots of papers, and finished the manuscript that became this book. Colorado suits me, because I like to mountain bike in the summer and snowboard in the winter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bandanna Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0942208420
• ISBN 13: 9780942208429
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64