Writing for College - A No-B.S. Guide

This book guides first-year students through the dos and don'ts of composition, from such basic questions as "Can I use 'I' in a college essay?" to more advanced points about structure and style. Emphasizing the importance of writing in all majors, the author encourages students to find their own voice and to express themselves without jargon or "academese." Tips are provided on concision, use of supporting claims, marshaling arguments, researching topics, documenting sources, and revision.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Be Interesting, or "B.S."?

I: Style and the Academy

¿1.¿Who's Listening?

¿2.¿Blinded by Science

¿3.¿Subject and Object

¿4.¿Data

¿5.¿Specific Versus General

¿6.¿Active Voice, Active Mind

¿7.¿Rhythm and Emphasis

II: Argument and Persuasion

¿8.¿A Jury of Your Peers

¿9.¿Who Says? And So What?

10.¿Claim, Warrant and Support

11.¿Writing the Analytical Paragraph

12.¿Classical Argumentation

13.¿"B.S." and How to Detect It

III: Research and Preparation

14.¿Writing for Yourself

15.¿The eScholar and the Library

16.¿Quotation and Documentation

17.¿The Critical Lens

IV: Writing the College Essay

18.¿The Open House

19.¿Introduction and Threshold

20.¿Agent and Thesis

21.¿Plan

22.¿Conclusion and Takeaway

23.¿A Short Chapter on Titles

24.¿Revision: The Second Look

Appendix 1. Logical Fallacies

Appendix 2. Style Guides

Appendix 3. Writing in the Sciences

Index

About the author

Robert Alden Rubin has taught college writing at The George Washington University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Meredith College. He is the author of six books of nonfiction, and presently works as a freelance editor. He lives near Raleigh, North Carolina.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Alden Rubin, Rubin Robert Alden
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2018
• EAN: 9781476673660
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7366-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 249 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; REFERENCE / General, Writing & editing guides, Study & learning skills: general, Writing and editing guides, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Composition, Study and learning skills: general