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Informationen zum Autor Gregory M. Scott, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Central Oklahoma, is best known for his co-authored (with Stephen M. Garrison and others) thirty-three volumes of sociology texts and readers published by Pearson Higher Education. He and Professor Garrison are now developing a series of ten writer's manuals with Rowman & Littlefield. He holds a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University, an MDiv from Oral Roberts University, and an MA and PhD from the University of Virginia. Dr. Scott's has also served for fifteen years as Editor of Pearson's Choices: An American Government Reader. His text Foundations for a Fifth Millennium: The Discipline of Sociology (Prentice Hall 1996) casts academic political inquiry as creative activity. Klappentext This is a supplemental text for all political science courses that facilitates, invigorates, and enhances student learning by teaching students to read and write effectively.This is a supplemental text for all political science courses that facilitates, invigorates, and enhances student learning by teaching students to read and write effectively. Inhaltsverzeichnis TO THE STUDENT: Welcome to a Community of Skilled ObserversTO THE TEACHER: What's New in the Eighth Edition?PART 1: Reading & Writing for Introductory Political Science Courses 1.Read & Write to Understand Politics1.1Reading Politics AnalyticallyRead & Write: Analyze a Presidential Address1.2Reading News as Political PowerRead & Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages1.3Skillful Reading Techniques: How to Read Newspapers as a Political ScientistRead & Write: Critique a Lead News Article1.4Analytical Reading Techniques: How to Read Editorials and Op-Ed EssaysRead & Write: Respond to an Editorial2.Read & Write Effectively 2.1Get into the Flow of WritingRead & Write: Narrowing Topics2.2Think CreativelyRead & Write: Freewriting to Engage Your Creativity2.3Organize Your WritingRead & Write: Write an Outline for a Paper Inspired by a Published Article2.4Draft, Revise, Edit, and ProofreadRead & Write: Discover Your Own Identity and Style3.Practice the Craft of Scholarship3.1The Competent WriterRead & Write: Rephrase to Eliminate a Sentence Fragment3.2Avoid Errors in Grammar and Use Punctuation CorrectlyRead & Write: Proofread for the President3.3Format Your Paper and its Contents ProfessionallyRead & Write: Explain the Data in this Table3.4Cite Your Sources Properly in APSA StyleRead & Write: Create an Actually Usable Bibliography3.5Avoid PlagiarismRead & Write: Properly Summarize an Article from The Economist or Mother Jones4.Become Familiar with Government Documents4.1Welcome to the National ArchivesRead & Write: Describe Five Images from the Digital Vaults4.2Welcome to the Library of CongressRead & Write: Recall Some Actual American Slave Narratives4.3How to Read the Congressional RecordRead & Write: Correspond with Your Representative About Current Legislation4.4How To Read the Federal RegisterRead & Write: Contribute Comments to Pending Government Regulations5.Introductory Skilled Observations5.1Presidential Campaign CommercialsRead & Write: Analyze a Presidential Campaign CommercialClassroom Project: Create Your Own Campaign Commercial5.2Local Government PolicyRead & Write: Analyze a Local Government PolicyRead & Write: Report on a Local Government Agency Meeting5.3The Presidential Decision-Making ProcessListen and Write: Analyze Styles of Presidential Decision-Making5.4The Law-Making ProcessRead & Write: Analyze a Bill Currently Before CongressPART 2: Becoming a Political Scientist: Learning Scholarship Skills6.Read and Write Professionally and Critically 6.1How to Read Political Science ScholarshipRead & Write: Explain the Content of a Recent Article from a Political Science Journal6.2How to Critique an Academic ArticleRead & Writ...
