Tag: Term Paper

Social Media Versus College Homework

It doesn’t have to be war. Really! Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, or gaming can keep you from getting your homework done, but that’s up to you. The point is to not stay on social media while you work, or keep them going simultaneously. Use social media as a reward; don’t keep the Web sites open or notifications turned on while you’re working.

4 Surprising Ways to Beat Writer’s Block

We’ve all been there. The deadline for a writing assignment is quickly approaching. Try as you might, you simply cannot get started. You stare blankly at a white, empty screen. You try to jot down a few words. Anything at all would be a start! Your mind feels encased by an impenetrable wall blocking any and all attempts at creativity or expression. The harder you try to overcome writer’s block, the more frustrating it becomes. Many students are surprised to learn that even the most seasoned writers sometimes struggle with writer’s block. With combined decades of experience overcoming its gripped, the writers of Power Papers would like to share some surprising ways we’ve found to beat writer’s block and GET WRITING:

Writing Term Papers from the Bottom Up

You’ve probably heard of the standard format for term papers: Introduction, Body, and Conclusion. Students are generally taught to tell their readers what to expect, give them that information, and then restate it for the not-so-exciting end. While it’s ideal to complete an outline prior to jumping into the writing stage, most college students start writing the beginning line of their papers and finish as soon as the last sentence is complete. This can make for a pile of ideas with an anticlimactic finish. What happens if you start from the end?

5 Second Rule for Term Papers

You’ve probably heard of the 5-second rule for a piece of food that hits the ground. The suspicion contends that food won’t be fully contaminated by bacteria if it’s retrieved from the ground quickly. Writing is very much like that unfortunately dropped food. If its message isn’t clear within 5 seconds, the entire piece is more likely to be left on the ground or worse-thrown out! The opening, or abstract, of writing should make its point and capture the attention of readers within the first few seconds after it's read.

How to Read a Syllabus

The first week of class is a good time to read through the syllabus and figure out what the instructor expects to accomplish in the class. Don't just stuff the syllabus in your book or notebook and forget or worse yet, throw it away. The syllabus holds all kinds of valuable information, if you simply read it carefully and know what to look for.

How to Schedule A Long Term Paper

Almost nothing in our pre-college experience teaches us how to divide and conquer this kind of long assignment. But a term paper isn't that big a deal if you follow these easy steps.

Time Management for Online Classes

The reality is that most online classes are intensive and required extreme time management skills due to their compact nature. Instead of having twelve or sixteen weeks to learn that there is to know, online courses pack a huge amount of knowledge into a very short time, often as little as five weeks. Getting a day behind in your online classes is tough to catch up, lose a week and suddenly it can be hard to pass. The keys to successful completion of online courses are dedication and time management.

How to Use Wikipedia to Find Sources

Wikipedia is an open access program that allows just about anyone to update a page with whatever information they want. And no one checks to make sure that it is correct. So how can you use Wikipedia to write an academic paper?

The Comparison Essay

Sounds easy right! Write a comparison essay by comparing two or more things, simple. Not so simple. There is more to the comparison essay than just showing how and why this is different from that. The writer must explain the differences thoroughly and prove his or her argument with hard data and references.