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In:The Art and Architecture of Academic Writing
Patricia Prinz and Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir
[Not in series 231] 2021
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Published online: 10 September 2021

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Table of contents

Part I.Developing Your Academic Voice1

Chapter 1.The Art of Academic Writing3

A.The social context of writing4

1.Public and private writing5

2.Genres6

B.Writing for the academic discourse community8

1.Formal and informal language in writing9

2.Academic vocabulary12

3.The art of writing: Developing an academic voice15

4.Avoiding plagiarism17

5.Academic communication19

C.Expanding language20

Word families

Chapter 2.The Architecture of Academic Writing23

A.Examining expository writing contexts24

1.The architecture of the expository essay24

The building blocks of the expository essay

2.Expository thesis statements26

Expository thesis and organizational patterns

3.Body paragraphs and evidence31

B.Understanding an essay assignment36

1.Analyzing the instructions36

2.Writing: Following the instructions for a writing assignment38

C.Expanding language: Avoiding sentence fragments39

1.Sentence fragments: Subordinate phrases39

Chapter 3.AWARE: A Framework for Thesis-Driven Writing45

A.Examining the theory behind AWARE45

B.AWARE in practice46

1.AWARE: Arranging to write46

2.AWARE: Writing53

3.AWARE: Assessing55

4.AWARE: Revising59

5.AWARE: Editing61

C.Expanding language62

Avoiding sentence fragments: Subordinate clauses

1.Sentence fragments – subordinate clauses62

2.Recognizing and correcting adverbial and noun clause fragments66

D.Summary of The AWARE Approach67

Chapter 4.Description and Narrative in Thesis-Driven Writing69

A.Examining description in thesis-driven writing70

1.Description: Illustration vs. explanation70

2.Precise language in description71

B.AWARE: Writing a description to support a thesis74

1.AWARE: Arranging to write a description75

2.AWARE: Writing the description76

3.AWARE: Assessing a description to support a thesis78

4.AWARE: Revising78

5.AWARE: Editing79

D.Examining narrative to support a thesis statement80

1.The building blocks of narrative80

2.Analyzing narrative80

E.AWARE: Writing a narrative to support a thesis82

1.AWAREArranging to write a narrative82

2.AWARE: Writing83

3.AWARE: Assessing83

4.AWARE: Revising84

5.AWARE: Editing84

F.Expanding language86

Chapter 5.The Body of the Essay89

A.The architecture of body paragraphs89

1.The building blocks of an essay: Body paragraphs90

B.AWARE: Writing the body of an enumeration essay97

1.AWARE: Arranging to write98

2.AWARE: Writing101

3.AWARE: Assessing101

4.AWARE: Revision102

5.AWARE: Editing105

C.Expanding language107

Chapter 6.Compare/Contrast and Cause/Effect111

A.Compare and contrast111

1.Examining compare/contrast111

2.Compare – contrast thesis statements112

3.The architecture of a compare/contrast essay113

B.AWARE writing: Compare/contrast essay118

1.AWARE: Arranging to write118

2.AWARE: Writing120

3.AWARE: Assessing121

4.AWARE: Revising122

5.AWARE: Editing124

C.Expanding language: Comma splices125

D.Cause and effect127

1.Examining cause and effect127

2.The architecture of cause and effect127

E.AWARE writing: Cause and effect131

1.Arranging to write: Cause and effect132

2.AWARE writing: Cause and effect134

3.AWARE assessing134

4.AWARE: Revising134

5.AWARE: Editing135

Chapter 7.Introductions and Conclusions137

A.Introductions138

1.Examining the introduction138

2.Strategies for writing the introduction140

B.AWARE: Writing the introduction to a compare/contrast essay144

1.AWARE: Arranging to write the introduction144

2.AWARE: Writing the introduction145

3.AWARE: Assessing the introduction146

4.AWARE: Revising the introduction146

5.AWARE: Editing the introduction146

C.Conclusions146

1.Examining the conclusion146

2.Strategies for writing conclusions147

D.AWARE: Writing the conclusion151

1.AWARE: Arranging to write the conclusion151

2.AWARE: Writing the conclusion to a compare/contrast essay151

3.AWARE: Assessing the conclusion151

4.AWARE: Revising the conclusion152

5.AWARE: Editing152

E.Putting it together: Revising and editing a full essay153

1.AWARE: Revising the full essay153

2.AWARE: Editing the full essay153

F.AWARE independent writing assignments – enumeration essay and cause/effect essay155

1.The architecture of the essays155

2.Essay instructions155

Part II.Presenting the Views of Others

Chapter 8.Research to Support a Thesis159

A.Examining academic research160

1.Quantitative research160

2.Qualitative research160

3.Conducting research161

4.Primary and secondary data sources162

B.Examining and avoiding plagiarism163

1.Examining quotations163

2.Examining paraphrase169

3.Examining summary173

C.AWARE: Writing178

1.Writing a summary178

2.AWARE: Revising179

3.AWARE: Editing179

Chapter 9.Conducting Research for a Case Study181

A.Examining the case study182

1.Defining the case study assignment182

2.The building blocks of the case study183

3.Conducting research for a case study183

B.AWARE: Writing a case study199

1.Arranging to write a case study199

Chapter 10.Writing the case study207

A.Writing the case study207

1.From research question to thesis statement208

2.Presenting case study research209

3.Citing sources in the case study – APA216

4.Writing the introduction to a case study220

5.Writing the conclusion for the case study223

B.AWARE: Writing the case study document226

1.AWARE Arranging to write226

2.AWARE: Writing the draft of the case study227

3.AWARE: Assessing229

4.AWARE: Revising230

5.AWARE: Editing231

Chapter 11.Conducting Research for an Academic Paper237

A.Examining the research paper238

1.The literature review238

2.Understanding the assignment240

3.Examining the new working thesis241

4.Developing a new working thesis242

5.Formatting the research paper243

B.Examining published sources: A review of the literature244

1.Disciplinary literacy – academic genres245

2.Strategies for finding sources246

3.Identifying sources247

4.Strategies for choosing reliable and relevant secondary sources248

5.Evaluating sources249

C.Reading and documenting selected sources250

1.Strategies for reading secondary sources250

2.Evaluating the relevance of selected sources251

3.Documenting selected sources252

D.Taking notes while reading254

1.Annotation255

2.Quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing256

E.Organizing sources for inclusion in the paper259

1.Strategies for organizing sources according to themes260

2.Organizing new information for inclusion in the research paper263

3.Reevaluating the strength and relevance of the new information264

Triangulation

F.Expanding language265

Chapter 12.Writing the Research Paper267

A.Examining the thesis statement267

1.From working thesis to thesis statement267

B.AWARE: Arranging to write the thesis statement and outline269

1.The thesis statement269

2.The detailed outline270

C.Examining the body paragraphs of a research paper272

1.Synthesizing sources for body paragraphs272

2.A blueprint for incorporating synthesis into a research paper277

D.AWARE: Arranging to write body paragraphs278

E.AWARE: Writing the body paragraphs278

F.Examining introductions to research papers280

1.Strategies for writing effective introductions to a research paper280

G.AWARE: Arranging to write an introduction282

H.AWARE: Writing an introduction283

I.Examining conclusions to research papers283

1.Strategies for writing effective conclusions to research papers283

J.AWARE: Arranging to write a conclusion286

K.AWARE: Writing a conclusion to a research paper286

L.AWARE: Assessing the research paper287

M.AWARE: Revising287

Checklist for revising and editing289