Excelsior College’s OWL has a series of “See It in Practice” videos on pages devoted to the research writing process. These videos will give you an excellent sense of the research writing process:
- The Research Process
- Assignment Analysis
- Narrowing and Developing
- Research Strategies
- Thesis or Focus
- Evaluating Sources
- Note-Taking
- Outlining
- Drafting and Integrating
- Revising and Editing
Note that these samples use APA citation format. For MLA citation format, refer to any of the following sample essays:
- Thesis-Support (also Cause and Effect)
- Sarah’s Essay in Process
- Logical Argument