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The following are links to sites with useful advice on how to write papers.

General Advice on Writing
How to Begin to Write: Organization, Introductions and Conclusions, by Ella Berven, the Roane State Community College Online Writing Lab
Research & Writing Step By Step: Step 6: Writing the Paper, Internet Public Library
Draft and Revise a Research Paper, Thompson/Gale
Help for Term Paper Writers, from O'Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University website
Explication vs. Analysis   Kansas State site
Help with Writing About Drama  Furman University
Writing About Fiction   Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Writing About Literature  Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Writing Center Guide to Writing About Film   George Mason University
Writing a Literature Paper: Guidelines, Suggestions, Strategies  University of Michigan-Dearborn site
Types of Papers
Argumentative, Persuasive Essays  Internet Public Library Teenspace

How to Write an Introduction/Conclusion
OWL at Purdue University, Indiana
LEO at St. Cloud State University, Minnesota
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Research Guide, Cambridge, MA
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay: Write the Introduction and Conclusion, by Kathy Livingston

Technical Writing  (Some of this information is also useful as general advice in writing papers.)
How to Write Well
Scrutiny of the Introduction, by Jon Claerbout of Stanford University, CA
Technical Writing, by Dr. Ronald B. Standler
Some Advice on Writing a Technical Report, by Alan T. Sherman, Univ. of Maryland