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The Academic Writer's Handbook

by: Rosen, Leonard J.

The Academic Writer's Handbook

by: Rosen, Leonard J.

ISBN 13:
9780205599103
ISBN 10:
0205599109
Edition: 2nd
Format: Spiral Bound
Copyright: 01/01/2009
Publisher: Longman
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Summary

With its unique focus on source-based writing and writing across the curriculum,The Academic Writerrs"s Handbookcontains all the features of a traditional handbook combined with the tools students need in order to read, write, and conduct research in the disciplines.

The Writing Process
What Is Academic Writing?
What is the proper subject of academic writing?
Characteristics of academic writing
The Academic Writerrsquo;s Handbook
Preparing to Write in an Academic Setting
Understanding your assignment
Generating ideas and information
Selecting, organizing, expanding information
Writing a Working Thesis and a First Draft
Writing a working thesis
Writing a first draft
Sample student paper: first draft
Revising the Paper
Global revision: bringing your main ideas into focus
Section-level revision: developing your main idea
Sentence-level revision
Responding to editorial advice from peers and instructors
Sample student paper: final draft ldquo;keep the laptops, change the teachingrdquo;
Paragraphs: Building Blocks of Academic Writing
Unity: giving each paragraph a controlling idea and sticking to it
Coherence: moving from sentence to sentence with a plan
Developing the content of paragraphs
Writing and revising introductions and conclusions
Document Design
Text and document design
Images and document design
The importance of document design
Working with Individual Sources
Understanding and Evaluating Print Sources
Understanding print sources
Evaluating print sources
Example evaluation
Reading sources carefully
Understanding and Evaluating Web Sites and Images
Understanding web sites
Evaluating web sites
Understanding images
Evaluating images
Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting Sources
Referring to sources
Summarizing and paraphrasing sources
Quoting sources
Altering quotations
Weaving summaries, paraphrases, and quotations into your paragraphs
Avoiding Plagiarism
Citing sources
Causes of plagiarism
Rules for avoiding plagiarism
Determining common knowledge
Plagiarism and the internet
Collaborating and plagiarism
Research: Locating and Synthesizing Multiple Sources
The Research Process
Defining the task: topic, purpose, and audience
Identifying your research question
Generating a plan for research
Devising a working thesis and writing a draft
Record-keeping: creating a working bibliography
Locating Electronic and Print Sources
Revie
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0205599109

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0205599109

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