Fajans & Falk (F&F) chapter 6 has excellent materials on providing proper attribution. You should refer to them (and this page, which reiterates and expands on F&F’s suggestions) again and again. Use authority, good authority Give citations for pretty much everything. Simply put, every assertion of fact or law in your paper should have a footnote, […]
Today’s students tend to do everything electronically. I’d suggest using electronic tools to organize your research. But don’t forget about the paper. Use the cloud Work in the cloud. Use free tools such as Evernote or MS OneNote. Both are free and both can work in the cloud. Most students also have the educational edition of Microsoft Office, which includes […]
The real work in writing comes in revision. In fact, the changes from draft to draft can be significant. Here are some suggestions. Write for the “intelligent idiot.” Your reader is like you: educated, smart, well-read. She or he has a JD or other advanced degree, or is studying towards one. You can assume that this […]
Here are some suggestions on writing the introduction to your paper. It’s a contract between the author and reader. Make sure that the introduction corresponds to what the paper actually says, and vice-versa. If you say in the intro that you’ll cover something, then be sure to cover it. Write a rough version of it […]
