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5 points): An abstract is only one paragraph long and serves as a summary of the paper. This section is also as important as the title for it is read by people to assess if the entire paper should be obtained and read. An introductory statement as well as your hy- pothesis or prediction should be included in the abstract. A one or two sentence descrip- tion of the methods and the results also is included in this section. Finally a conclusion as to what the data means should follow. Introduction (2 points): This section needs to provide adequate background information on your topic. You should assume that the reader will need introduction to all aspects of the topic or experiment. Often you will see articles that discuss previous research done on a topic to give support to the current investigation. In other words, you need to address This content downloaded from 157.55.39.136 on Tue, 05 Jul 2016 06:23:53 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms Carter, Ferzli, and Wiebe Teaching Genre to English First-Language Adults 413 why your research is important or significant. You also want to include your hypothesis/ prediction for the experiment. This is usually written in the past tense and in the second

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