Perspectives on Academic Writing

6 chapters on the aims and strategies of academic writing: personal history, observing, reporting, summarizing, critiquing, evaluating, and synthesizing.The academic writing strategies reflect 100 actual assignments drawn from across the disciplines.2 chapters on researched writing with library sources and non-library sources.Strong emphasis on collaboration in group research projects and in writing assignments throughout.30 professional readings and 6 student papers show how writing differs dramatically across the disciplines.Many of the professional readings are drawn from scholarly journals in various disciplines, and many are collaborative.