Advanced Writing
Abstract
Advanced Writing focuses on the higher-level writing skills college students will use in their fields of study and future careers. Its authors employ a personable writing style and engaging instructional design to share their expertise. Unit 1 introduces discourse communities, the rhetorical situation, available writing tools, mindful writing, and the writing process. Students will master good grammar and mechanics and a more sophisticated, audience-oriented style including visual design and tables and figures.
Unit 2 focuses on writing for academic audiences including finding and evaluating sources and discussing and citing sources. Students will define literature reviews and learn the steps of composing a literature review: taking notes, synthesizing, organizing, drafting, and revising. They will also learn how to create compelling proposals.
In Unit 3, students will focus on writing for general audiences including applying for jobs and graduate schools and writing public texts such as emails, memos, social media posts, blogs, infographics, and opinion editorials. In the final chapter, they’ll learn how to create engaging oral and poster presentations.
Suggested Citation
Charles, C. C. (2020). Advanced Writing. EdTech Books. https://edtechbooks.org/advancedwriting
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IntroductionWelcome to Advanced Writing!Author BiographiesAcknowledgementsUNIT 1. WRITING TOOLS1. What's Advanced About Advanced Writing?2. Writing Tools3. Writing Processes4. Grammar & Mechanics5. Style6. DesignUNIT 2. ACADEMIC AUDIENCES7. Writing for Academic Audiences8. Finding & Evaluating Sources9. Discussing & Citing Sources10. Defining Literature Reviews11. Planning Literature Reviews12. Writing Literature Reviews13. Crafting ProposalsUNIT 3. GENERAL AUDIENCES14. Writing for General Audiences15. Applying for Jobs & Graduate Schools16. Creating Public Texts17. PresentingGlossary
Cristie Cowles Charles
Cristie Cowles Charles teaches writing and literature courses at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She enjoys sparking a love for writing in her students--or at least a love for having had written (it's always worth it in the end, right?). She thinks pumpkin pie counts as a vegetable, is married to a super hot mechanical engineering and neuroscience professor (yes, they exist), and adores her five magnificent children.