This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. Unlike research essays you probably did as a high-school student, college-level research writing is argumentative and does not ...

Require many reliable sources to back up your thesis/claim. Take up a position and support it with evidence. Usually about events (historical or current), textual arguments, or personal interests.

Good research is driven by analytical questions. However, in order to know what questions to ask, it is necessary to learn what research already exists on your topic. What are the gaps in the ...