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List of contents
Glossary
Preface
Part 1 Critical Thinking and Reading
2. Understanding Sources
a Understanding print sources
b Understanding Web sites
c Understanding images
3. Critical Thinking and Reading to Evaluate
a Evaluating print sources
b Evaluating Web sites
c Evaluating images
4. Responding to Sources
a Setting goals for reading to respond
b Applying techniques for reading to respond
c Moving personal responses into your papers
5. Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting
a Summarizing and paraphrasing sources
b Quoting sources
c Altering quotations
6. Weaving Sources into Your Papers
a Building evidence-based paragraphs
b Making standard “moves” with sources
c Weaving quotations into your sentences
d Identifying authors in your sentences
7. Synthesizing Sources
a Understanding your purpose for synthesizing sources
b Creating an index to your sources
Part 2 Critical Thinking and Writing
8. Understanding Your Assignment and Audience
a Understanding your assignment
b The audience for your assigned paper
c Generating ideas and information
9. Devising the Thesis
a Thesis definitions
b Focusing on the claim and your ambitions for the paper
10. Planning the Paper and Building the Draft
a Using the working thesis to identify parts of the paper
b Preparing a formal outline
c Writing a draft collaboratively
d Sample student paper: First draft
11. Global Revision and Peer Review
a Bringing your main idea into focus
b Peer review
12. Section/Paragraph/Sentence Revision
a Section-level revision: Developing your main idea
b Paragraph-level revision
c Sentence-level revision
d Sample student paper: Final draft
Part 3 Making Arguments in the Disciplines
13. Writing Arguments in the Humanities
a Overview of the humanities
b Making arguments in the humanities
14. Writing Arguments in the Social Sciences
a Overview of the social sciences
b Making arguments in the social sciences
15. Writing in the Natural and Applied Sciences
a Overview of the sciences
b Making arguments in the sciences
c Types of writing assignments in the sciences
16. Applying Principles of Academic Writing to Business Settings
a Overview of business communication
b Writing letters or e-mails of inquiry, complaint, and application
c Writing résumés (print and Web-based
d Making oral presentations
Part 4 Library of Academic Writing
17. Summary
a Summary defined
b Planning and writing the paper
Sample student paper in the Humanities (MLA)
18. Explanation
a Explanation defined
b Planning and writing the paper
Sample student paper in the Social Sciences (APA)
19. Analysis
a Analysis defined
b Planning and writing the paper
Sample student papers:
in the Social Sciences (APA)
in the Sciences (CSE)
20. Literary Analysis
a Literary analysis defined
b Planning and writing the paper
Sample student paper in the Humanities (MLA)
Summary
With its unique focus on source-based writing and writing across the curriculum, The Academic Writer’s Handbook contains all the features of a traditional handbook combined with the tools students need in order to read, write, and conduct research in the disciplines.
