Doing Academic Writing in Education: Connecting the Personal and the Professional

246 Pages·2005·1.35 MB·English

by  Janet C. Richards

Doing Academic Writing in Education
Connecting the Personal and the Professional

Doing Academic Writing in Education
Connecting the Personal and the Professional
Janet C. Richards
University of South Florida
Sharon K. Miller
University of Arizona
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Richards, Janet C.
Doingacademicwritingineducation:connectingthepersonal
and the professional / Janet C. Richards, Sharon K. Miller.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8058-4839-8 (cloth :alk. paper)
ISBN 0-8058-4840-1 (pbk. :alk. paper)
1. Education—Authorship. 2. Academic writing. I. Miller,
Sharon K.
II. Title.
LB2369.R52 2005
808’.06607—dc22 2005040027
CIP
ISBN 0-4106-1341-0 Master e-book ISBN
Dedication
To writers everywhere—to Joshua, Noah, Madeline,
and Elizabeth, who I love dearly, and to my colleagues
and students from whom I learn every day. JCR
To Jim, who has always been there for me, and to my colleagues
in the National Writing Project communities from whom
I continue to learn. SKM

Brief Contents
Foreword xvii
Donald M. Murray
Preface xix
Contributing Writer-Educators xxvii
About the Authors xxxi
1 Seeing Ourselves as Writers: A Process of Personal 1
Discovery
2 Types and Purposes of Academic Writing 28
3 Invention 63
4 Drafting 100
5 Revision: The Heart of Writing 127
6 Editing 154
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viii BRIEF CONTENTS
7 Integrating the Personal and the Professional 179
References 199
Author Index 207
Subject Index 211
Contents
Foreword xvii
Donald M. Murray
Preface xix
Our Reasons for Writing This Book xix
We Wrote This Book for Educators Who Want
to Write Well xx
Distinctive Features xxi
How to Use the Book xxii
Acknowledgments xxiv
Contributing Writer-Educators xxvii
About the Authors xxxi
1 Seeing Ourselves as Writers: A Process 1
of Personal Discovery
Getting to Know Us 2
Becoming a Writer 3
Early Writing Experiences 3
Some Teachers May Take Too Much Control
of Students’ Writing 5
Teachers Can Make a Positive Difference 8
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