In the world of academia, conference papers and presentations play a big role. It's through conference papers that professors and graduate assistants share their research with others in the field. A handout on conference papers, part of a larger series on specific writing assignments, gives an overview of how to write and present a paper. It includes details for organizing the paper to make the presentation of material more interesting.

Concepts

writing styles, research writing, academic language

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Hold a mock conference and write and present papers based on the chosen topic, then critique the papers in small groups
• Invite someone who has written multiple conference papers to talk to writers about the process

Classroom Considerations

• Includes both writing and oral presentation components

Pros

• Breaks down an involved and somewhat intimidating process into manageable chunks

Cons

• Focuses more on speaking than actually writing the paper

Common Core

W.9-10.7 W.9-10.8 W.11-12.7 W.11-12.8