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An examination of the dynamics of writing review. Areas addressed
include: learning to write in organizations; writing review as an
opportunity for socialization; writing review as an opportunity for
individuation; and implications for future research.
Now in its 10th edition, English Skills with Readings emphasizes
personalized learning to address student deficits in grammar and
mechanics. Throughout the book, students are exposed to examples of
writing that reflect the three key realms of their lives -
personal, academic, and workplace. Seeing these different types of
writing helps students understand the critical way in which writing
will have an impact on the many facets of their lives. English
Skills with Readings continues to encourage new writers to see
writing as a skill that can be learned and a process that must be
explored. The four skills, or bases, for effective writing are as
follows: * Unity: Discover a clearly stated point, or topic
sentence, and make sure that all other information in the paragraph
or essay supports that point. * Support: Support the points with
specific evidence, and plenty of it. * Coherence: Organize and
connect supporting evidence so that paragraphs and essays
transition smoothly from one bit of supporting information to the
next. *Sentence skills: Revise and edit so that sentences are
error-free for clearer and more effective communication. The four
bases are essential to effective writing, whether it be a narrative
paragraph, a cover letter for a job application, or an essay
assignment. The new edition also includes a new and updated focus
on information literacy, working with sources and writing research
papers, making this a powerful and flexible text for students and
instructors alike.
The chapters in this volume recognize that different contexts,
sites, and institutional goals will raise different sets of
questions and judgements about what constitutes ethical writing
instruction, ethical response to written texts, and ethical
evaluation of a writers process and products. They do not aim to
resolve all the ethical questions that might arise in and about
composition classrooms, but they present a panoply of views,
arguments, and perspectives on what it means to talk about ethics
in the writing classroom and thereby encourage writing teachers to
consider the ethical dimensions of their own instructional
practices.
There is more to becoming a successful writer than mastering the
rules of grammar and syntax and being gifted with the ability to
put to paper an interesting string of words.
College Writing Skills with Readings, 11th edition, emphasizes
writing skills as well as process. By identifying a set of 4
fundamental skills critical to effective writing, College Writing
Skills with Readings encourages students to see writing as a skill
that can be learned and a process that must be explored. These 4
skills, or bases, for effective writing are as follows: Unity:
Discover a clearly stated point, or topic sentence, and make sure
that all other information in the paragraph or essay supports that
point. Support: Support the points with specific evidence, and
plenty of it. Coherence: Organize and connect supporting evidence
so that paragraphs and essays transition smoothly from one bit of
supporting information to the next. Sentence skills: Revise and
edit so that sentences are error-free for clearer and more
effective communication. These four bases are essential to all
effective writing, whether it be a narrative paragraph for a
personal journal, a cover letter for a job application, or an essay
for an academic assignment.
How to cite, reference & avoid plagiarising at university Is
there a secret to successful study? The answer is 'yes'! There are
some essential skills and smart strategies that will help you to
improve your results at university. This easy-to-use guide helps to
develop the essential academic skills of writing and thinking
needed to cite and reference with confidence in your academic
studies. Plagiarism and the most common methods of quoting,
summarising and paraphrasing are explained and modelled throughout
the book. HOW TO CITE, REFERENCE & AVOID PLAGIARISM AT
UNIVERSITY provides tips, tools and techniques you will need to
perform with excellence, including how to: * understand the
importance of correct citation and referencing in academic writing
* be aware of the facts about plagiarism and how it can be
identified and avoided * search for and evaluate sources from the
literature * introduce the work of others into your own text *
understand and use the five most common citation and referencing
styles. Visit www.smarterstudyskills.com to access a wealth of
useful information, tips, templates and interactive activities that
will support your skills development.
A richly illustrated companion volume to the acclaimed "7 Up" film
series, this book is based on Michael Apted's award-winning
documentaries which cover the lives of 14 British children from age
seven until they turn 42. 100 photos.
Ability and skill are important, but they are not everything.
Equally important is how you communicate yourself--your
competencies and achievements--to others. Teacher and consultant
Richard Picardi takes a long, thoughtful look at the things we all
need to understand in order to allow our ideas to be heard and
understood in today's noisy, hotly competitive organizations. He
covers not just the skills of putting your ideas, recommendations,
and analyses in writing, but also the other way in which effective
communication is accomplished: nonverbally. He shows you the
internal and external roadblocks to effective communication and how
to break through them.
In Part I, Picardi analyzes the nature of verbal and nonverbal
communication. He shows how to recognize and remove internal and
external barriers to effective communication and create messages
that get the results you want. He then focuses on the specific
goals of business communication, showing how the concept of change
interacts with all forms of communication--in fact, how change is
implicit in them. Picardi lays out the elements of organization
that are essential in creating reader-based messages, then explains
how to compose the clear, forceful sentences and paragraphs to
express them. Later, in Part III, he presents his system of text
boxes, showing how to write typical business memos and letters,
using direct and indirect patterns of writing to demonstrate
different types of messages you want to communicate, and ends with
a systematic method to revise and improve upon first drafts. He
goes on to apply the principles of reader-based communication,
effective organization, and clear expression to proposal and report
writing. He shows how proposals differ from reports and how to
write both effectively. For training and development specialists,
the book provides the material you need to teach these skills to
others.
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