Academic Writing for Military Personnel, revised edition : Revised Edition

Table of Contents

• Cover 1
• Halftitle Page 2
• Title Page 4
• Copyright 5
• Dedication 6
• Table of Contents 8
• List of Figures 12
• Acknowledgements 14
• Preface to the Revised Edition 16
• Introduction: Why Read This Book? 18
• Chapter 1: Academic Writing: What Is It? And What Makes It Good? 26
• 1. What Isn’t Academic Writing 27
• 2. Characteristics of a Good Persuasive Essay 29
• 2.1. Argument 30
• 2.2. Research 34
• 2.3. Writing 36
• 2.4. Format 38
• 3. Summary 52
• Chapter 2: The Academic Research Process 54
• 1. Topic Selection 57
• 2. Preliminary Research 58
• 3. (Optional) Writing a Research Proposal 65
• 4. Additional Research 72
• 5. Summary 74
• Chapter 3: The Academic Writing Process: A Structure 76
• 1. Organizing Your Notes 82
• 2. Developing a Comprehensive Outline 84
• 3. The Introduction 87
• 4. The Body 92
• 5. The Conclusion 93
• 6. The Use of Headings 95
• 7. Effective Revisions 97
• 8. Creating an Appropriate and Effective Title 98
• 9. The Abstract 100
• 10. Summary 101
• Chapter 4: Notes and Quotes 104
• 1. When Do You Footnote? 105
• 1.1. Direct Quotations 105
• 1.2. Paraphrasing Others’ Ideas 106
• 1.3. Obscure or Controversial Statistics 106
• 1.4. Tangential/Explanatory/Expository Commentary 108
• 2. Using Quotations Appropriately 109
• 3. Integrating Quotations Effectively 111
• 4. Academic Professionalism 112
• 4.1. Complete Replication Without Attribution 114
• 4.2. Partial Replication Without Attribution 114
• 4.3. Lack of Attribution 115
• 5. Summary 116
• Chapter 5: Common Problems in Academic Writing 118
• 1. Run-on Sentences 119
• 2. Tense Shifts 120
• 3. Faulty Parallelism 121
• 4. Dangling Modifiers 122
• 5. Wordiness and Jargon-Laden Writing 123
• 6. Overusing the Passive Voice 125
• 7. Overusing Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms 126
• 8. Contractions, Gendered Language, and Spelling Conventions 126
• 9. Summary 128
• Chapter 6: Evaluating an Academic Essay for Credit 130
• 1. Holistic Grading 131
• 2. Criterion-Based Assessment 132
• 3. Rubrics 132
• 4. The Rubric Explained 139
• 5. Summary 139
• Chapter 7: Other Academic Writing Assignments 142
• 1. Book Reviews 142
• 2. Literature Reviews 146
• 3. Opinion Editorials/Commentaries/Blogs 147
• 4. Case Studies 148
• 5. Summary 149
• Conclusion 152
• Glossary 156
• Bibliography 160
• Index 166
• Backcover 173