Skills for Scholars
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Skills for Scholars

50 Exercises for the College Classroom

Amanda Irwin Wilkins, Keith Shaw, Amanda Irwin Wilkins,Keith Shaw

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Skills for Scholars

50 Exercises for the College Classroom

Amanda Irwin Wilkins, Keith Shaw, Amanda Irwin Wilkins,Keith Shaw

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Fifty easy-to-deploy active learning exercises for teaching academic writing in any field The Pocket Instructor: Writing offers fifty practical exercises for teaching students the core elements of successful academic writing. The exercises—created by faculty from a broad range of disciplines and institutions—are organized along the arc of a writing project, from brainstorming and asking analytical questions to drafting, revising, and sharing work with audiences outside traditional academia. They present students with engaging intellectual challenges to work through together, arriving at generalizable lessons that transfer well across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.Students will learn to articulate a thoughtful question, develop a persuasive thesis, analyze complex evidence, and engage responsibly with sources. The Pocket Instructor: Writing offers teachers concrete ideas about how to cultivate habits of radical revision and create a classroom community with an ethos of trust where students learn to give meaningful feedback. Written for both novice and veteran instructors, this essential guide will benefit faculty in any field who hope to improve student writing in their courses.Key features:
• Exercises by experienced faculty from a wide range of disciplines and institutions
• Step-by-step instructions with instructor insights for each exercise
• A "Writing Lexicon" for terms such as motive, thesis, analysis, evidence, and method
• Guidance for avoiding plagiarism
• Index and cross-references to aid in course planning

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2024
ISBN
9780691256566
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Teaching Languages

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Series Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction
  9. A Writing Lexicon
  10. Starting
  11. Drafting
  12. Revising
  13. Transferring
  14. Preventing Plagiarism
  15. About the Editors
  16. Contributors
  17. Five Cross-Indexes to Help You Plan Ahead
  18. Index