How To Write A Term Paper (In 1,000 words or less) Sooner or later it happens. The professor announces, "There will be no final exam." You smile. He adds, "'Instead, prepare a 16-page paper on a topic of your choosing." Your smile dissolves. You sit, denied the modest rigors of an exam, asked instead to confront two of man's most intimidating achievements: language and libraries. On a topic of your choosing. Choosing. Ever watch people in …showed first 75 words of 1107 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1107 total…your paper aloud, listen to yourself as you write. Thinking of language as sound will not only improve your grammar, but also make your writing less dull. If you feel you need a greater understanding of language, read a grammar text sometime leisurely when you are not writing a paper. But when you are writing, set aside self-consciousness and simply tell people what you have to say. On a topic of your choosing, of course.