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March 7, 2008
Formal or Informal Paper
In college you'll write many papers that are formal and informal. When you begin writing a paper make sure you know if it is a formal or informal paper. Just so that we are clear on what a formal or informal paper is lets dig into the definition of both a little bit.
A formal paper is usually a research paper, a term paper, and book reports. An active voice is usually used when writing one of these papers. It's also important to use viable resources. If the paper is about Tibet your best friend who read about Tibet will probably not be the best source. The best sources are usually from Ph.D's and other research professionals. Ph.D's and other research professionals have been trained to research in so that the information they gather is clean and clear.
An informal paper can be a write-up, journal entry, or a personal paper. These papers are not as strong on the sources and can even be written in first voice (your own voice). These papers can be fun because they give you an opportunity to speak your mind.
Hopefully these definitions of a formal and informal paper will help you discern what kind of a paper to write. If you have any questions you can visit www.monsterpapers.com , this website has a lot great resources to help you with your formal and informal papers.
Posted by cmanscill at March 7, 2008 1:32 PM