TY - BOOK AU - Goodson, Patricia TI - Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive and Powerful Writing SN - 9781483376257 U1 - 808 PY - 2017/// CY - California PB - Sage Publications, Inc. KW - Report Writing KW - Academic Writing N1 - Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Get Ready to Practice The POWER Model The Theory Behind POWER The Research Behind POWER Talent Development and Elite Performance: The Psychology Literature Talent Development and Elite Performance: The Neuroscience Literature Practicing Academic Writing Note to the Second Edition Notes Electronic Source References 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 Electronic Sources 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 Note 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 References. ER -