"With Writing in the Disciplines"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Composition/Style : Composing and revising : Planning ; Drafting ; Revising ; Writing paragraphs ; Designing documents ; Writing with technology -- Academic writing : Writing about texts ; Constructing reasonable arguments ; Evaluating arguments ; Writing in the disciplines -- Sentence style : Parallelism ; Needed words ; Problems with modifiers ; Shifts ; Mixed constructions ; Sentence emphasis ; Sentence variety -- Word choice : Glossary of usage ; Wordy sentences ; Active verbs ; Appropriate language ; Exact language ; The dictionary and thesaurus -- Correctness : Grammatical sentences : Subject-verb agreement ; Verb forms, tenses, and moods ; Pronouns ; Adjectives and adverbs ; Sentence fragments ; Run-on sentences -- Multilingual writers and ESL challenges : Verbs ; Articles ; Sentence structure ; Using adjectives ; Prepositions and idiomatic expressions -- Punctuation and mechanics : The comma ; Unnecessary commas ; The semicolon and the colon ; The apostrophe ; Quotation marks ; Other punctuation marks ; Spelling and hyphenation ; Capitalization ; Abbreviations and numbers ; Italics -- Basic grammar : Parts of speech ; Parts of sentences ; Subordinate word groups ; Sentence types -- Research : Researching : Conducting research ; Evaluating sources ; Managing information, avoiding plagiarism ; Choosing a documentation style -- Papers : MLA, APA and CMS papers : Supporting a thesis ; Citing sources: avoiding plagiarism ; Integrating sources ; Documenting sources ; Manuscript format, sample paper[s].

Writing in the disciplines : Introduction : Writing in different disciplines -- Writing in the biological sciences : Audience needs ; Forms of writing ; Questions biologists ask ; Kinds of evidence ; Writing conventions ; Sample student paper: Laboratory report -- Writing in business : Sample student papers : An investigative report and a proposal -- Writing in criminal justice and criminology : Sample student paper: Administrative report -- Writing in education : Sample student paper: Reflective essay -- Writing in engineering : Sample student paper: Proposal -- Writing in history : Sample student paper: Research essay -- Writing in music : Sample student paper: Concert review -- Writing in nursing : Sample student paper: Nursing practice paper -- Writing in psychology : Sample student paper: Literature review.