Some links on topic of reading / writing papers
I highly recommend you download this 2 page guide - quite good.
Efficient Reading of Papers in Science and Technology
Michael J. Hanson, updated by Dylan McNamee.
Write Right for Research
Tony Roberts, Department of Mathematics & Computing$ University of Southern Queensland,Toowoomba, Queensland 4350, Australia
How to Read a Scientific Research Paper -- a four-step guide
Ann McNeal, School of Natural Science, Hampshire College, Amherst MA