From Inquiry to Academic Writing A Practical Guide, 3rd edition

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outcomes

Relevant FeatuRes oF From InquIry to AcAdemIc WrItIng:

A PrActIcAl guIde, thiRd edition

understand why genre

conventions for structure,

paragraphing, tone, and

mechanics vary.

•   The overarching emphasis on rhetorical context and situation in the

text chapters fosters critical thinking about genre conventions.

Gain experience negotiat-

ing variations in genre

conventions.

•   Critical reading of the variety of formats and genres represented by

the multidisciplinary selections in the text and reader chapters and

multimodal texts available through LaunchPad Solo impart experi-

ence negotiating variations in genre conventions.

Learn common formats

and/or design features for

different kinds of texts.

•   Annotated texts such as the student essays in the text chapters

impart awareness of common formats and/or design features for

difference kinds of texts.

•   Appendix on documentation styles gives specific instruction in for-

mats and design.

explore the concepts of

intellectual property (such

as fair use and copyright)

that motivate documenta-

tion conventions.

•   A Practice Sequence in Chapter 7 concerns critical thinking about

copyright and intellectual property.

•   The Appendix on documenting sources (specifically MLA and APA

formats) raises issues of different documentation conventions.

•   Practice Sequence in the Appendix encourages research into

concepts of intellectual property that motivate documentations

conventions.

Practice applying citation

conventions systematically

in their own work.

•   The Appendix enables students to apply citation conventions of MLA

and APA styles systematically in their own work.

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