What Every Student Should Know About Writing Across the Curriculum

by Vernon, Laura

• ISBN13: 9780205589135
• ISBN10: 0205589138
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-12
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

What Every Student Should Know About Writing Across the Curriculum offers students useful advice and a plethora of sample papers to serve as models for the most common writing assignments they will receive across the disciplines in their college courses-summaries, lab reports, policy/position papers, analyses, letters and memos, and more. This user-friendly guide also includes practical tips and samples to help students incorporate visuals into their academic papers and effectively design their documents. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Introduction: Writing for College	p. vi
Critical Thinking/Critical Reading/Critical Writing	p. vi
Writing for a Reason	p. vi
Audience	p. vi
Purpose	p. vi
Context	p. vi
The Writing Process	p. vii
Preparing	p. vii
Composing	p. vii
Revising	p. vii
Summaries	p. 1
Sample Student Essay for Philosophy, Using MLA Documentation Style	p. 2
Position Papers	p. 8
Sample Student Paper for Sociology, Using APA Documentation Style	p. 9
Reports	p. 15
Sample Student Essay for Biology, Using CSE Documentation Style	p. 16
Analyses	p. 22
Sample Student Analysis of a Work of Literature, Using MLA Documentation Style	p. 23
Literature Reviews	p. 30
Sample Student Literature Review for Communication, Using APA Documentation Style	p. 31
Annotated Bibliographies	p. 37
Sample Student Bibliography for Education, Using APA Documentation Style	p. 38
Research Papers	p. 42
Sample Student Research Paper for Statistics, Using CMS Documentation Style	p. 44
Sample Student Research Paper for Theater, Using MLA Documentation Style	p. 54
Sample Student Research Paper for Political Science, Using APA Documentation Style	p. 66
Proposals	p. 77
Sample Student Grant Proposal for Biology, Using CSE Documentation Style	p. 78
Letters/Memos	p. 87
Sample Student Memo to Business Class	p. 88
Sample Student Letter to Potential Employer	p. 92
Using Visuals	p. 94
Sample Student Table	p. 95
Sample Student Chart	p. 96
Using Design Principles Effectively	p. 97
Sample Student Memo Using First- and Second-Level Headings	p. 98
A Writing Checklist	p. 99
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