Music
Appreciation How to
write a research paper City
College of San Francisco Preparing
to Write:
Writing the paper: 1.
Introduction.
Summarize to the reader the main points of your topic, in which you will then
proceed to discuss in the paper.
Please cite
sources when necessary.
BIBLIOGRAPHY 1.
Alphabetize by
the author’s last name. Give last name first and first name second. 2.
Underline or
place in quotations the title of the work cited. 3.
Place and
publisher of publication 4.
Date of
publication 5. When using a web page for information see item 3
under FOOTNOTES FOOTNOTES 1.
Whenever you
quote or paraphrase a source, provide a note by placing a number by your
statement. List on the bottom of the page your source by giving the
information similar to a bibliography and if necessary also give the page
number from where you are citing the information. 2.
Footnotes are
not necessary for wide and generally known facts. 3.
When using a
web page for information give: a.
Author of Web
page, if known, followed by a comma b.
Name of the
Web page, followed by a comma c.
Date of
information, if known, followed by a comma d.
URL of the Web
site (web address) e.
Date the Web
page was accessed by the reader |