The document discusses three main reasons for writing up research: to remember information, to better understand complex ideas, and to gain perspective by seeing thoughts in a clear written form. It also provides a 10-step process for writing a research paper, including choosing a topic, conducting research, taking notes, forming a thesis, outlining, adding references, drafting, revising, and finalizing the paper. Finally, it gives examples of how to format works cited entries for different source types like books, articles, and websites.

1. WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE SEVFALE 2008