Full Description
What Every Student Should Know About Writing Across the Curriculum offers students useful advice and a plethora of sample papers to serve as models for the most common writing assignments they will receive across the disciplines in their college courses-summaries, lab reports, policy/position papers, analyses, letters and memos, and more. This user-friendly guide also includes practical tips and samples to help students incorporate visuals into their academic papers and effectively design their documents. Includes 2009 MLA and APA updates!
Contents
Preface
Introduction: Writing for College
Chapter 1: Summaries
Sample Student Essay for Philosophy, Using MLA Documentation Style
Chapter 2: Position Papers
Sample Student Paper for Sociology, Using APA Documentation Style
Chapter 3: Reports
Sample Student Essay for Biology, Using CSE Documentation Style
Chapter 4: Analyses
Sample Student Analysis of a Work of Literature, Using MLA Documentation Style
Chapter 5: Literature Reviews
Sample Student Literature Review for Communication, Using APA Documentation Style
Chapter 6: Annotated Bibliographies
Sample Student Bibliography for Education, Using APA Documentation Style
Chapter 7: Research papers
Sample Student Research Paper for Statistics, Using CMS Documentation Style
Sample Student Research Paper for Theater, Using MLA Documentation Style
Sample Student Research Paper for Political Science, Using APA Documentation Style
Chapter 8: Proposals
Sample Student Grant Proposal for Biology, Using CSE Documentation Style
Chapter 9: Letters/Memos
Sample Student Memo to Business Class
Sample Student Letter to Potential Employer
Appendix A: Using Visuals
Sample Student Table and Chart
Appendix B: Using Design Principles Effectively
Sample Student Memo Using First- and Second-Level Headings
Appendix C: Writing Checklist
