On a new page start introduction. Introduction is the background information related to the topic that you are working in. What previous work has been done, what does the literature say, what is the general tone of what the related work is.
When you cite, you do the authors last name and then what year it was published. Refer to your text though for more examples because it changes when more than one author is on the publication that you are citing.
Your introduction should then flow into a part where you address what is “missing” or what would be helpful for more insight (a transition for your work).
You then end your introduction with your formal hypothesis.
Next, right after the introduction is your methods, which is how you went about collecting your data. What tools were used, what procedures, etc. This part is generally pretty short, so don’t fret if it is not much more than half a page.
Results is next, you don’t start a new page. This is where your report your data. You can do graphs, type it out, charts, whatever you feel will help summarize your findings. You just report what happened, not what you think it means, that is for the discussion.
Next is the discussion. No new page, but here you revisit your results, but now you discuss what the implications of the data means. Here you also talk about how your data compares to the literature like from the intro. Here your paper comes full circle meaning, how does your work compare to what is out there, does it “fall in” or “fall out”? Why do you think that is? Here you are allowed to share your thoughts and opinions on what you think your work means.
