RWS

• 17th edition focuses on social sciences


  Chicago author-date
• Modern Language association (9th edition) focus on humanities 


  MLA CITATION
• located in the end of ur paper list all the sources you CITED

  Works cited page
• Types of academic writing

  Descriptive, Analytical, persuasive, Critical
• professional setting


  professional writing
• type of academic essay

  Literature review
• Components of lit rev

  Intro body conclu references
• lit rev strat

  summary synthesis analysis evaluation
• based on analysis of current or past events

  Research report
• state briefly

  Summary
• combine ideas

  synthesis
• examine closely


  analysis
• assess the research based on the criteria

  evaluation
• components of research report

  title, abstract, intro, methodology, result, discussion, references
• convince the reader to do what the proposal suggest

  project proposal
• simplest type of academic writing

  descriptive
• re-organize

  analytical
• claim you made needs to be supported by evidence

  persuasive
• thorough understanding of the topic


  critical
• well-researched


  Gathering the data
• a proposal becomes more effective if the information on it is clearly organized

  organizing the data
• fill out the parts of the proposal

  writing the proposal
• review ur proposal

  revising the proposal
• length of informal proposal

  2-4 pages
• length of formal proposal

  5 and more
• highlights the opinion of an author or specified entity about an issue

  position paper
• valid and verifiable information 


  factual knowledge
• conclusion drawn from data gathered

  statistical inferences
• based on knowledge of the facts and carefully considered priciples

  informed opinions
• personal or first hand experience

  personal testimony
• components of position paper

  intro body conclu
• communication between two or more parties through professional writing

  professional correspondence
• concise document that highlights ur education

  resume
• one page document that is part of ur job application

  cover letter
• letter of intent


  college admission letter
• also known as cover letter

  application letter
• all parts of the letter are align to the left

  block format/method
• slightly to the right of the center of the paper

  modified block format/method
• paragraphs of the body are indented

  semi modified block