Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive and Powerful Writing (Record no. 109282)

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International Standard Book Number 9781483376257
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Personal name Goodson, Patricia
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Title Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive and Powerful Writing
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Edition statement 2nd ed
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc Sage Publications, Inc.
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2017
Place of publication, distribution, etc California
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Extent 266p
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General note <br/><br/> Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Get Ready to Practice<br/> The POWER Model<br/> The Theory Behind POWER<br/> The Research Behind POWER<br/> Talent Development and Elite Performance: The Psychology Literature<br/> Talent Development and Elite Performance: The Neuroscience Literature<br/> Practicing Academic Writing<br/> Note to the Second Edition<br/> Notes<br/> Electronic Source<br/> References<br/> pt. I Practice Becoming a Productive Academic Writer<br/> ch. 2 Establish and Maintain the "Write" Habit<br/> Think About It ...<br/> Seeing Yourself as a Writer<br/> Step 1 Embrace the "Write" Attitude<br/> Step 2 Manage the Contingencies<br/> Step 3 Practice<br/> Exercise 1 Schedule Your Writing Sessions<br/> Exercise 2 Increase Your Writing Time in No Time<br/> Exercise 3 Write Quickly, Edit Slowly<br/> Exercise 4 Organize Messy Drafts<br/> Exercise 5 Keep and Share a Writing Log<br/> Exercise 6 Read About Writing<br/> Exercise 7 Document Your Writing Projects<br/> Contents note continued: Exercise 8 Write to Learn (Anything, Including How to Write)<br/> ch. 3 Practice Building Academic Vocabulary<br/> Exercise 9 Increase Your Vocabulary One Word at a Time<br/> Exercise 10 Use New Academic Words<br/> Exercise 11 Build Your Own Professional Dictionary/​Glossary<br/> Electronic Sources<br/> ch. 4 Polish the Grammar<br/> Exercise 12 Learn From the Masters<br/> Exercise 13 Identify Patterns of Problems<br/> Exercise 14 Practice Grammar Rules<br/> Exercise 15 Copy<br/> ch. 5 Get Feedback<br/> Types of Feedback<br/> Exercise 16 Get Feedback on Early Drafts<br/> Exercise 17 Get Feedback on Middle Drafts<br/> Exercise 18 Get Feedback on Final Drafts<br/> Exercise 19 Get Feedback Regularly<br/> Exercise 20 Schedule Reading Appointments<br/> Checklist for Types of Feedback to Request<br/> Contents note continued: ch. 6 Edit and Proofread<br/> Exercise 21 Tighten the Paragraphs<br/> Exercise 22 Make It Flow: Organize<br/> Exercise 23 Clear Out the Clutter<br/> Exercise 24 Use a Thesaurus and a Reverse Dictionary<br/> Exercise 25 Pay Attention to Word Placement<br/> Exercise 26 Cut It in Half<br/> Exercise 27 Read Aloud<br/> Exercise 28 Copyedit: Proofread Line by Line<br/> Note<br/> pt. II Practice Writing Sections of Journal Articles, Research Reports, and Grant Applications<br/> ch. 7 Exercises for Writing Introductions, Purpose Statements, or Specific Aims Sections<br/> Exercise 29 Map<br/> Exercise 30 Dump<br/> Exercise 31 Craft the Purpose Statement<br/> Exercise 32 Develop the Rationale<br/> Exercise 33 Present the Literature Review<br/> Exercise 34 Lay Out the Theoretical Framework<br/> Exercise 35 Check It<br/> Checklist for Introductions<br/> Contents note continued: ch. 8 Exercises for Writing the Methods Section<br/> Exercise 36 Practice Describing<br/> Exercise 37 Describe the Research Design<br/> Exercise 38 Describe the Sample<br/> Exercise 39 Describe the Measures<br/> Exercise 40 Describe Data Collection and Data Management Procedures<br/> Exercise 41 Describe the Data Analysis<br/> ch. 9 Exercises for Writing the Results/​Findings Section<br/> Think About It<br/> Exercise 42 Picture the Findings<br/> Exercise 43 Describe the Most Important Findings<br/> Checklist for Results/​Findings Sections<br/> Exercise 44 Summarize the Least Important Findings<br/> ch. 10 Exercises for Writing the Discussion or Conclusion Section<br/> Exercise 45 Question the Results/​Findings<br/> Exercise 46 Connect the Dots: Other Research<br/> Exercise 47 Connect the Dots: Relevant Theory<br/> Exercise 48 Guide Your Reader Into the Future<br/> Contents note continued: Exercise 49 Confess Limitations<br/> ch. 11 Exercise for Writing Abstracts<br/> Exercise 50 Write an Abstract in 20 Minutes<br/> References.<br/><br/>
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Personal name Report Writing
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Personal name Academic Writing
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