The heart and soul of

good writing is research; TIPS WHEN

you should write not what WRITING A
you know but what you RESEARCH REPORT
can find out about.
- Robert J. Sawyer

CARL JASPER M. ADRALES

12-HUMSS A
 LANGUAGE STYLE
- Write your executive summary - All in all, there are two most

and table of contents at the end. common research paper

- Focus on the objective. styles and a number of minor

Get to know and - Plan before you start writing. ones. One of the research paper

recognize the tips of

- Use a clear layout. styles is the APA (American

- Edit and proof read! Psychological

writing a research - Keep sentences short and Association) writing format.

report. simple. This style is used for writing

- Use linking words. research papers on science,

- Use everyday English. psychology and other related

- Avoid passive forms where subjects.

possible.

- Keep an eye on punctuation. MECHANICS

TONE - Size and physical design.

- Procedure.

- Avoid first-person writing. - Layout.

- Never use “you” when - Treatment of quotations.

addressing readers. - The footnotes.

- Do not use contractions. - Documentation style.

- Do not use slang. - Regarding second-hand

- Do not use non-standard quotations reference.

diction. - Case of multiple authorship.

- Do not use word abbreviations. Punctuation and abbreviations in

- Avoid sentences that are simple footnotes.

and short. - Use of statistics, charts and

graphs.

- The final draft.

- Bibliography.

- Preparation of the index.