Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive and Powerful Writing

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