Writing in the Social Sciences and Natural Sciences
Different types of papers in the social sciences (economics, education, political science, psychology,
sociology, cultural geography):
Case studies
Research reports ( orginal research, primary reports -- think studies)
Literature Reviews
***This is what you are doing in mini form for the reporting information paper.
Pick a topic.
Gather and analyze the sources that have been published on a specific topic.
Note that most studies will have a brief literature review.
Typically, you will cite in APA or CM, but because your report is for an English class, I will
expect it in MLA format.
Different types of papers in the natural sciences (astronnomy, biology, chemistry, geology and physics):
Science Reports
tell about observations and experiments
Parts of a science report:
Title
Abstract
Introduction
Methods and Materials
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
References