An Insider's Guide to Academic Writing: A Brief Rhetoric

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PART ONE. A Guide to College and College Writing
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Academic Writing
Your Goals and Your School’s Mission
Writing within Academic Disciplines
Entering Academic Conversations
Learning to Write in New Contexts
Writing Project: Profile of a Writer
Insider Example: Student Profile of a Business Professional
Chapter 1 Tip Sheet

Chapter 2. Writing: Process and Reflection
Developing Your Writing Process

Flexible Strategies
Multiple Drafts

Giving and Acting on Feedback

Giving Productive Peer Review Feedback: A Sample Draft with Comments
Responding to Peer Review Feedback

Reflection and Writing

Reflecting throughout the Writing Process
Reflecting on Your Story as a Writer
Characteristics of a Literacy Narrative

Writing Project: Literacy Narrative
Insider Example: Student Literacy Narrative
Chapter 2 Tip Sheet

Chapter 3. Reading and Writing Rhetorically
Understanding Rhetorical Context
Understanding Genres
Writing Rhetorically
Reading Rhetorically

Questions for Rhetorical Reading
Reading Visuals

Analyzing the Rhetorical Context: A Sample Annotated Text
Writing Project: Rhetorical Analysis
*Insider Example: Student Rhetorical Analysis
Chapter 3 Tip Sheet

Chapter 4. Developing Arguments
Understanding Proofs and Appeals
Making Claims

Thesis Statements
Thesis versus Hypothesis
Developing Reasons

Supporting Reasons with Evidence
Understanding Assumptions
Anticipating Counterarguments
Analyzing an Argument: A Sample Annotated Text
Writing Project: Rhetorical Analysis of an Argument
Insider Example: Student Analysis of an Argument
Chapter 4 Tip Sheet

Chapter 5. Academic Research
Developing a Research Question
Choosing Your Sources

Primary Sources
Secondary Sources

Searching for Sources

Search Terms and Search Engines
Journal Databases

Evaluating Sources: Scholarly versus Popular Works
Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting from Sources

Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Quoting

Avoiding Plagiarism
Understanding Documentation Systems

Modern Language Association (MLA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Council of Science Editors (CSE)
Annotated Bibliographies

Writing Project: Annotated Bibliography
*Insider Example: Student Annotated Bibliography
Writing Project: A Supported Argument on a Controversial Issue
Insider Example: Student Argument on a Controversial Issue
Chapter 5 Tip Sheet

PART TWO. Inside Academic Writing
Chapter 6. Reading and Writing in Academic Disciplines
Using Rhetorical Context to Analyze Academic Writing

Analyzing Academic Writing: A Sample Annotated Text

Recognizing Academic Genres
Using Structure, Language, and Reference (SLR) to Analyze Genre Conventions

Defining SLR
Analyzing Genre Conventions: A Sample Annotated Text

Writing Project: Genre Analysis
*Insider Example: Student Comparative Genre Analysis
Writing Project: Translating a Scholarly Article for a Public Audience
Insider Example: Student Translation of a Scholarly Article
Chapter 6 Tip Sheet

Chapter 7. Reading and Writing in the Humanities
Research in the Humanities

Observation and Interpretation
The Role of Theory in the Humanities
Engaging with Theory: A Sample Annotated Text

Strategies for Close Reading

Notetaking Steps
Close Reading: Sample Annotations and Content/Form-Response Grids
Close Reading Practice: Analyzing a Short Story

Structural Conventions in the Humanities

Using Research Questions to Develop a Thesis
Developing Effective Thesis Statements
Thesis-Driven Structural Templates

Language Conventions in the Humanities

Descriptive and Rhetorical Language
Active Voice
Hedging

Reference Conventions in the Humanities

Values Reflected in Citations
Documentation Styles: MLA and CMS

Genres: Textual Interpretation

What Is the Rhetorical Context for This Genre?
Strategies for Writing a Textual Interpretation
Writing Project: Textual Interpretation/Analysis
Insider Example, Student Interpretation of a Literary Text

Chapter 7 Tip Sheet

Chapter 8. Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences
Research in the Social Sciences

The Role of Theory in the Social Sciences
Research Questions and Hypotheses
Methods
The IRB Process and Use of Human Subjects

Structural Conventions in the Social Sciences

IMRaD Format
Abstracts and Other Structural Conventions

Language Conventions in the Social Sciences

Active and Passive Voice
Hedging

Reference Conventions in the Social Sciences
Genres: Literature Review

What Is the Rhetorical Context for This Genre?
Strategies for Writing a Literature Review
Writing Project: Literature Review
Insider Example: Student Literature Review

Genres: Theory Response Essay

What Is the Rhetorical Context for This Genre?
Strategies for Writing a Theory Response Essay
Writing Project: Theory Response Essay
Insider Example: Student Theory Response Paper

Genres: Poster Presentation

What Is the Rhetorical Context for This Genre?
Strategies for Composing a Poster Presentation
Writing Project: Poster Presentation
*Insider Example: Professional Poster Presentation

Chapter 8 Tip Sheet

Chapter 9. Reading and Writing in the Natural Sciences
Research in the Natural Sciences

Observation and Description
From Description to Speculation
From Speculation to Research Questions and Hypothesis
Research Study Design
The IRB Process and Use of Human Subjects

Values Underlying Writing in the Natural Sciences

Objectivity
Replicability
Recency
Cooperation and Collaboration

Structural Conventions in the Natural Sciences

IMRaD Format
Other Structural Conventions

Language Conventions in the Natural Sciences

Jargon
Numbers and Other Details
Active and Passive Voice

Reference Conventions in the Natural Sciences
Genres: Observation Logbook

What Is the Rhetorical Context for This Genre?
Strategies for Working with an Observation Logbook
Writing Project: Observation Logbook
Insider Example: Student Observation Logbook

Genres: Research Proposal

What Is the Rhetorical Context for This Genre?
Strategies for Writing a Research Proposal
Writing Project: Research Proposal
Insider Example: Professional Research Proposal

Genres: Lab Report

What Is the Rhetorical Context for This Genre?
Strategies for Composing a Lab Report
Writing Project: Lab Report
Insider Example: Student Lab Report

Chapter 9 Tip Sheet

Chapter 10. Reading and Writing in the Applied Fields
Rhetoric and the Applied Fields
Health Fields

Insider Example: Discharge Instructions

Education

Insider Example: Student Lesson Plan

Business

Insider Example: Student Memorandum

Criminal Justice and Law

Insider Example: E-Mail Correspondence from Attorney

Engineering

*Insider Example: PowerPoint Slides

Information Technology

Insider Example: Student Summary of Shift Operations

Writing Project: Genre Analysis of Writing in an Applied Field
*Insider Example: Student Genre Analysis of Electrical and Computer Engineering Standards
Chapter 10 Tip Sheet

Appendix: Introduction to Documentation Styles
Glossary
Index

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