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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 Observers , , TO THE TEACHER: What's New in the Eighth Edition? , , , PART 1: Reading & Writing for Introductory Political Science Courses , 1. , Read & Write to Understand Politics , 1.1 , Reading Politics Analytically , , Read & Write: Analyze a Presidential Address , 1.2 , Reading News as Political Power , , Read & Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages , 1.3 , Skillful Reading Techniques: How to Read Newspapers as a Political Scientist , , Read & Write: Critique a Lead News Article , 1.4 , Analytical Reading Techniques: How to Read Editorials and Op-Ed Essays , , Read & Write: Respond to an Editorial , 2. , Read & Write Effectively , 2.1 , Get into the Flow of Writing , , Read & Write: Narrowing Topics , 2.2 , Think Creatively , , Read & Write: Freewriting to Engage Your Creativity , 2.3 , Organize Your Writing , , Read & Write: Write an Outline for a Paper Inspired by a Published Article , 2.4 , Draft, Revise, Edit, and Proofread , , Read & Write: Discover Your Own Identity and Style , 3. , Practice the Craft of Scholarship , 3.1 , The Competent Writer , , Read & Write: Rephrase to Eliminate aSentence Fragment , 3.2 , Avoid Errors in Grammar and Use Punctuation Correctly , , Read & Write: Proofread for the President , 3.3 , Format Your Paper and its Contents Professionally , , Read & Write: Explain the Data in this Table , 3.4 , Cite Your Sources Properly in APSA Style , , Read & Write: Create an Actually Usable Bibliography , 3.5 , Avoid Plagiarism , , Read & Write: Properly Summarize an Article from The Economist or Mother Jones , 4. , Become Familiar with Government Documents , 4.1 , Welcome to the National Archives , , Read & Write: Describe Five Images from the Digital Vaults , 4.2 , Welcome to the Library of Congress , , Read & Write: Recall Some Actual American Slave Narratives , 4.3 , How to Read the Congressional Record , , Read & Write: Correspond with Your Representative About Current Legislation , 4.4 , How To Read the Federal Register , , Read & Write: Contribute Comments to Pending Government Regulations , 5. , Introductory Skilled Observations , 5.1 , Presidential Campaign Commercials , , Read & Write: Analyze a Presidential Campaign Commercial , , Classroom Project: Create Your Own Campaign Commercial , ...
