Academic Writing and Reading

Questions to Sources Chp. 5 The Craft of Research

Source: Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. The craft of research. University of Chicago press, 2009. Episode Notes: keywords research, academi

Forsbakk: Baldwin Genre Analysis Excerpt

Source: Forsbakk, Anja Liberg. "“THEY FUCK YOU UP YOUR MUM AND DAD”: A study of family dynamics and genre in the work of James Baldwin." Master's thesis, NTNU, 2020. Key

Reaching Towards the Reader: Beth Tillman on James Baldwin Notes of a Native Son

Source: " Tillman, Beth. "Reaching toward the Reader: James Baldwin’s Voice in “Notes of a Native Son”." James Baldwin Review 8, no. 1 (2022): 129-146. Keywords James B

Essay: Notes of a Native Son - James Baldwin

Source: Baldwin, James. Notes of a native son. Beacon Press, 2012. James Baldwin on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PjGzpVTrOEw?si=--X7BRj8vvucKF9N

Argumentation: Logic, Emotion, Credibility; Induction, Deduction; Fact, Opinion, Toulmin, Popper

Another long episode, 2 hours. TL;DR is below: Argumentation in academic terms is a formal process that uses logical, emotional, and ethical appeals to persuade an audie

Invention: Subject to Topic to Thesis

Source: Kirszner, Laurie G. and Stephen R. Mandell, Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide, Brief Edition, Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2015, 65-86. This i

Claiming an Education

Source: Rich, Adrienne. "Claiming an Education." The Common Woman 1977. Accessed January 29, 2024. https://www.yorku.ca/cvandaal/files/ClaimingAnEducation.pdf. Addition

Comparing and Contrasting

Because this episode is over one hour long, the following is a brief summary of chapter 11. Source: Kirszner, Laurie G. and Stephen R. Mandell, Patterns for College Writ

Democratic Education

Source: Teach 4 Democratic Education." In Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope, 58–67. New York: Routledge, 2003.

Note Taking and Commentary

Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students. 5th ed. Routledge, 2018. "Unit 1.6: Finding Key Points and Note Making" 122–137.

Academic Writing Basics

Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students. 5th ed. Routledge, 2018. "Unit 1.4: Avoiding Plagiarism," 45–61.

Avoiding Plagiarism

Source: Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students. 5th ed. Routledge, 2018. "Unit 1.4: Avoiding Plagiarism," 95–108.

Syllabus Academic Writing Unabridged Recording and Commentary

An unabridged recording of the Academic Writing Syllabus for 2024/2025 at the American Studies Center of the University of Warsaw Show notes, email addresses and links: