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Abstracts

Abstracts. What is an abstract?. An expanded and inviting summary of your paper, including all of your main points Used by researchers (and students) to determine whether your paper is worth reading or not. Professional/Future Abstracts.

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Abstracts

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  1. Abstracts

  2. What is an abstract? • An expanded and inviting summary of your paper, including all of your main points • Used by researchers (and students) to determine whether your paper is worth reading or not

  3. Professional/Future Abstracts • If you are writing an article (in the future) for research that you have conducted you will include: • Research topic • Research question(s) • Participants • Methods • Results • Data analysis • Conclusions/Implications

  4. How to Start • It will be the only thing on the second page of your essay • Start with the heading: Abstract • Center of the page • Regular sized • Only first letter is capitalized • No underline, bold, italics, etc

  5. How to Write • Try to maintain a writer’s perspective from inside the paper • Avoid: this paper is about… it will explain… • Talk as if you are still in paper-writing mode and just talk to the audience about your topic, not your paper

  6. What to Write • Start with a summary of your main points • Make it long at first, then you can edit it down to fit the word limits • Do NOT copy and paste: use all new words • Add an introduction • 1-2 sentences that hook the reader and introduce your topic and direction • Try to include your keywords in the first 60 words • Add a conclusion • 1-2 sentences that entice the reader to explore your paper

  7. Finishing Touches • Add Keywords • Start on a new line after your abstract • Indent • Label- Keywords: (in italics) • Add keywords • regular font, • all lower case letters • separated by commas • Edit down to 150-250 words • Again, make sure it is the only thing on the page

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