Roe, Steven C. 1960-
Designs for Disciplines : an Introduction to Academic Writing / edited by Steven C. Roe and Pamela H. den Ouden. - 1st ed. - Toronto : Canadian Scholars Press, 2003. - xx, 328 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
About the Authors:
Steve Roe has been an English instructor for more than fifteen years and currently teaches at Northern Lights College. His work appears in The Hemingway Review, Seven Decades of Hemingway Criticism, The Northern Review, and B.C. Studies.
Pamela den Ouden teaches English and Women's Studies at Northern Lights College. A former newspaper editor, she has published in such periodicals as the Teaching Professor, Reflections on Water, The Northern Review, Canadian Mining Journal, and B.C. Business. (Book Cover)
"Designs for Disciplines is a textbook for college and university courses in discipline-based academic writing. Grounded in contemporary genre theory, this text provides practical instruction on the development of sophisticated research papers. Respectfully addressing students as apprentice scholars and professionals, the editors offer a stimulating departure from traditional, pre-disciplinary models of general composition. Augmented by sample articles, Designs for Disciplines presents writing as an activity that is central to academic inquiry." (Book Cover)
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Copyright Acknowledgements
Personal Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1: The Concept of Genre
Ideas for Further Study
Chapter 2: Personal Essays
Readings:
Joan Didion, "At the Dam"
Colleen Baxter, "Pete"
Chapter 3: Academic Research
Ideas for Further Study
Reading: Heather Harper, "A 'Clumsy, Ugly, Goat-Skin Umbrella': Domestic Mercantilism and the Umbrella in Robinson Crusoe"
Chapter 4: Skimming, Note-Taking, and Summarizing
Ideas for Further Study
Reading: James R. Keller, "Masculinity and Marginality in Rob Roy and Braveheart"
Chapter 5: Proposals and the Formality of Scholarly Style
Ideas for Further Study Chapter 6: Front Matter and Scholarly Introductions
Ideas for Further Study
Readings:
- Nancy Theberge, "A Feminist Analysis of Responses to Sports Violence: Media Coverage of the 1987 World Junior Hockey Championship"
- Pamela den Ouden, "'My Uttermost Valleys': Patriarchal Fear of the Feminine in Robert Service's Poetry and Prose"
Chapter 7: Core Paragraphs in a Research Paper
Ideas for Further Study
Readings:
- Bernard J. Gallagher, "Reading Between the LInes: Stephen King and Allegory"
- Jennifer Mitchell, "Indian Princess #134: Cultural Assimilation at St. Joseph's Mission"
Chapter 8: Scholarly Conclusions
Ideas for Further Study
Reading:
- Laurie Dressler, "Harnessing the Peace: Economic and Environmental Themes Amid Public Responses to the Construction of the Bennett Dam, 1957-1968"
Chapter 9: Writing in the Sciences
Ideas for Further Study
Readings:
- Stephen Herrero and Andrew Higgins, "Human Injuries Inflicted by Bears in British Columbia: 1960-97"
- David Hammer, "The Effect of Light Intensity, Heat, and Herbicide on Photosynthesis"
Chapter 10: Revising and Proofreading
Ideas for Further Study
Index
1551302446 (pbk)
20039036731
English language--Rhetoric.
Academic writing.
Designs for Disciplines : an Introduction to Academic Writing / edited by Steven C. Roe and Pamela H. den Ouden. - 1st ed. - Toronto : Canadian Scholars Press, 2003. - xx, 328 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
About the Authors:
Steve Roe has been an English instructor for more than fifteen years and currently teaches at Northern Lights College. His work appears in The Hemingway Review, Seven Decades of Hemingway Criticism, The Northern Review, and B.C. Studies.
Pamela den Ouden teaches English and Women's Studies at Northern Lights College. A former newspaper editor, she has published in such periodicals as the Teaching Professor, Reflections on Water, The Northern Review, Canadian Mining Journal, and B.C. Business. (Book Cover)
"Designs for Disciplines is a textbook for college and university courses in discipline-based academic writing. Grounded in contemporary genre theory, this text provides practical instruction on the development of sophisticated research papers. Respectfully addressing students as apprentice scholars and professionals, the editors offer a stimulating departure from traditional, pre-disciplinary models of general composition. Augmented by sample articles, Designs for Disciplines presents writing as an activity that is central to academic inquiry." (Book Cover)
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Copyright Acknowledgements
Personal Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1: The Concept of Genre
Ideas for Further Study
Chapter 2: Personal Essays
Readings:
Joan Didion, "At the Dam"
Colleen Baxter, "Pete"
Chapter 3: Academic Research
Ideas for Further Study
Reading: Heather Harper, "A 'Clumsy, Ugly, Goat-Skin Umbrella': Domestic Mercantilism and the Umbrella in Robinson Crusoe"
Chapter 4: Skimming, Note-Taking, and Summarizing
Ideas for Further Study
Reading: James R. Keller, "Masculinity and Marginality in Rob Roy and Braveheart"
Chapter 5: Proposals and the Formality of Scholarly Style
Ideas for Further Study Chapter 6: Front Matter and Scholarly Introductions
Ideas for Further Study
Readings:
- Nancy Theberge, "A Feminist Analysis of Responses to Sports Violence: Media Coverage of the 1987 World Junior Hockey Championship"
- Pamela den Ouden, "'My Uttermost Valleys': Patriarchal Fear of the Feminine in Robert Service's Poetry and Prose"
Chapter 7: Core Paragraphs in a Research Paper
Ideas for Further Study
Readings:
- Bernard J. Gallagher, "Reading Between the LInes: Stephen King and Allegory"
- Jennifer Mitchell, "Indian Princess #134: Cultural Assimilation at St. Joseph's Mission"
Chapter 8: Scholarly Conclusions
Ideas for Further Study
Reading:
- Laurie Dressler, "Harnessing the Peace: Economic and Environmental Themes Amid Public Responses to the Construction of the Bennett Dam, 1957-1968"
Chapter 9: Writing in the Sciences
Ideas for Further Study
Readings:
- Stephen Herrero and Andrew Higgins, "Human Injuries Inflicted by Bears in British Columbia: 1960-97"
- David Hammer, "The Effect of Light Intensity, Heat, and Herbicide on Photosynthesis"
Chapter 10: Revising and Proofreading
Ideas for Further Study
Index
1551302446 (pbk)
20039036731
English language--Rhetoric.
Academic writing.