Goodson, Patricia,  1958- <br/><br/>
Becoming an academic writer :  50 exercises for paced, productive, and powerful writing / 
Patricia Goodson, Texas A&M University. 
 - Second edition. 
 - xxiv, 266 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-251) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Chapter One: Get Ready to Practice<br/>The POWER Model<br/>Practicing Academic Writing<br/>Part I: Practice Becoming a Productive Academic Writer<br/>Chapter Two: Establish and Maintain the "Write" Habit<br/>Think About It . . .<br/>Seeing Yourself as a Writer<br/>EXERCISE 1-Schedule Your Writing Sessions<br/>EXERCISE 2-Increase Your Writing Time in No Time<br/>EXERCISE 3-Write Quickly, Edit Slowly<br/>EXERCISE 4-Organize Messy Drafts<br/>EXERCISE 5-Keep and Share a Writing Log<br/>EXERCISE 6-Read About Writing<br/>EXERCISE 7-Document Your Writing Projects<br/>EXERCISE 8-Write to Learn (Anything, Including How to Write)<br/>Chapter Three: Practice Building Academic Vocabulary<br/>Think About It...<br/>EXERCISE 9-Increase Your Vocabulary One Word at a Time<br/>EXERCISE 10-Use New Academic Words<br/>EXERCISE 11-Build Your Own Professional Dictionary/Glossary<br/>Chapter Four: Polish the Grammar<br/>Think About It...<br/>EXERCISE 12-Learn From the Masters<br/>EXERCISE 13-Identify Patterns of Problems<br/>EXERCISE 14-Practice Grammar Rules<br/>EXERCISE 15-Copy<br/>Chapter Five: Get Feedback<br/>Think About It...<br/>EXERCISE 16-Get Feedback on Early Drafts<br/>EXERCISE 17-Get Feedback on Middle Drafts<br/>EXERCISE 18-Get Feedback on Final Drafts<br/>EXERCISE 19-Get Feedback Regularly<br/>EXERCISE 20-Schedule Reading Appointments<br/>Chapter Six: Edit and Proofread<br/>Think About It...<br/>EXERCISE 21-Tighten the Paragraphs<br/>EXERCISE 22-Make It Flow: Organize<br/>EXERCISE 23-Clear Out the Clutter<br/>EXERCISE 24-Use a Thesaurus and a Reverse Dictionary<br/>EXERCISE 25-Pay Attention to Word Placement<br/>EXERCISE 26-Cut It in Half<br/>EXERCISE 27-Read Aloud<br/>EXERCISE 28-Copyedit: Proofread Line by Line<br/>Part II: Practice Writing Sections of Journal Articles, Research Reports, and Grant<br/>Chapter Seven: Exercises for Writing Introductions, Purpose Statements, or Specific Aims Sections<br/>Think About It...<br/>EXERCISE 29-Map<br/>EXERCISE 30-Dump<br/>EXERCISE 31-Craft the Purpose Statement<br/>EXERCISE 32-Develop the Rationale<br/>EXERCISE 33-Present the Literature Review<br/>EXERCISE 34-Lay Out the Theoretical Framework<br/>EXERCISE 35-Check It<br/>Chapter Eight: Exercises for Writing the Methods Section<br/>Think About It...<br/>EXERCISE 36-Practice Describing<br/>EXERCISE 37-Describe the Research Design<br/>EXERCISE 38-Describe the Sample<br/>EXERCISE 39-Describe the Measures<br/>EXERCISE 40-Describe Data Collection and Data Management Procedures<br/>EXERCISE 41-Describe the Data Analysis<br/>Chapter Nine: Exercises for Writing the Results/Findings Section<br/>Think About It...<br/>EXERCISE 42-Picture the Findings<br/>EXERCISE 43-Describe the Most Important Findings<br/>EXERCISE 44-Summarize the Least Important Findings<br/>Chapter Ten: Exercises for Writing the Discussion or Conclusion Section<br/>Think About It...<br/>EXERCISE 45-Question the Results/Findings<br/>EXERCISE 46-Connect the Dots: Other Research<br/>EXERCISE 47-Connect the Dots: Relevant Theory<br/>EXERCISE 48-Guide Your Reader Into the Future<br/>EXERCISE 49-Confess Limitations<br/>Chapter Eleven: Exercise for Writing Abstracts<br/>Think About It...<br/>EXERCISE 50-Write an Abstract in 20 Minutes 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781483376257 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015038931 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Rhetoric.<br/>Report writing.<br/>Academic writing.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1408  / .G585 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808.042 GOO