Many students say there is no easy way to write college papers.很多学生表示大学论文写作没有捷径。This may be especially true if English is not your first language.在英语不是你的母语的情况下，尤其是这样。Most teachers agree that there is no single correct way to create а personal essay or research paper.大多数老师都认为,个人陈述或研究论文写作没有唯一正确的方法。But there are methods to help you structure your papers.但有些方法可以帮助你来构建论文体系。One way often used to structure writing is the traditional five-paragraph essay.其中常用的方法之一是传统的五段式论文。Many students learn this form in middle and high school.很多学生在初中和高中学过这种格式。The paragraphs follow conventions or established rules.段与段之间要遵从一些惯例或既定规则。The first paragraph is introductory. It tells the reader what the paper is about.第一段是序言。告诉读者论文主题。It is followed by three paragraphs containing evidence that support the writer's argument.接下来三段提供能支持作者论点的论据。The final paragraph is the conclusion. It provides a reasoned opinion based on theevidence.最后一段是结论。基于论据提出合理的论点。Allison Cummings teaches English at Southern New Hampshire University.艾莉森.卡明斯在南新罕布什尔大学教英语。She is among many professors who find this form too simple for college work.她和很多教授都认为这种格式对大学论文来说过于简单。Still, on the positive side, Ms. Cummings says the five-paragraph essay form teaches a student some tools for writing а paper.不过，卡明斯老师表示，从积极的角度来看，五段式能教给学生一些论文写作方法。She says the form teaches the need for the opening statement or thesis.她表示这种格式需要学生开篇进行陈述或提出论点。This thesis tells the reader what will comenext.论点告诉读者后面的内容。In addition students who have learned to write a five-paragraph essay know they must provide evidence.另外，学会五段式论文的学生知道必须提供论据。And Ms. Cummings says the writer will know a conclusion is required.卡明斯老师表示，作者要知道结论必不可少。But she also says the five-paragraph essay falls far short of college writing needs.但她也表明五段式论文远无法达到大学论文写作要求。"Most of the subjects that students are asked to write about are going to involve more paragraphs, and more points and morecomplexities."“学生被要求写的大多数论文主题会涉及更多段落、更多论点和更复杂的东西。”So if a traditional method for structuring a research paper does not work, what steps can help you structure your writing.所以如果传统构建研究论文框架的方法不奏效，那么要遵循怎样的步骤呢?Ms. Cummings' students learn several ways to organize their papers. The расе at which they learn differs.卡明斯老师的学生们学习了组织论文结构的几种方法。但他们的学习不同步。Ms. Cummings says doing research for a paper helps some students in their writing.卡明斯老师表示进行论文研究有助于学生的写作。The teacher says noting the way the research is structured can help students organize their own writing.她说指出研究结构能帮助学生组织自己的写作。"They will read articles and see what other people argue about whatever issues they are writing on and get а sense of what the points out there, what the debates are out there, and then let that structure what they come up with."“他们要读文章看别人如何针对各自的论题进行辩论,如何自圆其说，有什么其他意见，然后用这些构建自己的论文。”Allison Cummings offers sample outlines -- examples for organizing papers.艾莉森卡明斯还提供了大纲模版--即组织论文的案例。"If they want to use them, they are free to follow that kind of standard template."“如果他们想使用这些模版，可以遵循这样的标准格式。”Ms. Cummings also provides her students with examples of successful and unsuccessful student papers.卡明斯老师还为学生提供了成功和失败的学生论文案例。That way her class can see what works in а piece of writing and what does not.这样学生们就能明白哪些对写论文有用，哪些无用。
