In:The Art and Architecture of Academic Writing
Patricia Prinz and Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir
[Not in series 231] 2021
► pp. 207–236
Chapter 10Writing the Case Study
Published online: 10 September 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.231.c10
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.231.c10
Article outline
- A.Writing the case study
- 1.From research question to thesis statement
- Reformulating John’s research question into a thesis
statement
- John’s thesis statement presents:
- Reformulating John’s research question into a thesis
statement
- 2.Presenting case study research
- a.Present evidence thematically
- b.Report primary research in the past tense
- c.Build cohesion
- d.Concluding sentences
- Practice: John presents evidence for a theme
- Practice: Examining John’s paragraphs
- Practice: Examining concluding sentences
- Practice: Cohesion
- e.Include in-text citations for all primary and secondary data sources
- 3.Citing sources in the case study: APA
- a.Basic in-text citation style
- Determining the author
- Missing information
- b.In-text citations for personal communication
- Communication between the researcher and participants
- Unpublished primary documents
- Practice: Examining John’s in-text citations
- a.Basic in-text citation style
- 4.Writing the introduction to a case study
- Strategies for writing the introduction
- Practice: Reading to write—analyzing John’s introduction
- Practice: Determining background information for John’s introduction
- Practice: General to specific strategy for John’s introduction
- Strategies for writing the introduction
- 5.Writing the conclusion for the case study
- Strategies for writing the conclusion
- Strategy 1: Rephrase the thesis statement
- Practice: Examining the introduction and conclusion for John’s case study
- Strategy 2: Synthesize the major themes in the case
study
- Practice: Reading to write—analyzing synthesis in John’s conclusion
- Strategy 3: Comment on the significance of the case study
findings
- Practice: Explaining the significance of John’s case study
- Strategy 1: Rephrase the thesis statement
- Strategies for writing the conclusion
- 1.From research question to thesis statement
- B.AWARE: Writing the case study document
- 1.AWARE: Arranging to write
- a.From working thesis to thesis statement
- b.Reformulating your research question into a working thesis statement
- 2.AWARE: Writing the draft of the case study
- a.Writing the body paragraphs
- b.Writing the introduction
- c.Writing the conclusion
- 3.AWARE: Assessing
- a.Assessing strategy: Evaluating the evidence for the case study
- b.Assessing strategy: Evaluating the working thesis statement
- 4.AWARE: Revising
- Revising checklist
- 5.AWARE: Editing
- a.Formatting the paper
- b.The APA reference list
- Layout of the APA reference list
- c.The building blocks of an APA reference citation
- d.Formatting sources in the reference list
- Separate the four building blocks of the reference citation
- Authors’ names
- Capitalization
- Italics
- e.Summary of formatting rules for references
- f.Sample reference list
- 1.AWARE: Arranging to write
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