| Description |
78 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Step one -- Thinking about writing projects -- getting started -- Following the planning clues: task, scope, and readers -- Analyzing a sample assignment -- Generating ideas for writing topics -- Techniques to narrow subject topics |
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Step two -- Building the paper's structure -- Narrowing the subject topic -- Gathering information -- The tentative thesis statement |
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Step three -- Preparing to write -- Deterring a tentative thesis statement -- Synthesizing sources to arrive at a thesis statement -- Evaluating validity of sources -- Identifying and resolving gaps in information -- Adjusting the thesis statement |
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Step four --Drafting -- Determining an organizational plan -- A Sample organizational plan -- Developing a writing plan -- Plagiarism -- Style manuals -- Writing decisions: quotation, summary, paraphrase |
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Step five -- Revising at the content level -- The need for content revision -- The planned paper vs the actual draft -- Revision at the paragraph level -- Content checklist for careful writers |
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Step six-- Revising at the sentence level -- Revision elements at the sentence level -- Ensuring readability throughout revision end note |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Sociology -- Authorship
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Sociology -- Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Report writing
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Academic writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Sociology -- Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Scholarly publishing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Authorship -- Style manuals
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Style manuals.
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| Author |
Hooper, Michael K
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Wysocki, Diane Kholos
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| ISBN |
0534172903 |
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9780534172909 |
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