Category: Writing Class

Writing Class Syllabus, Including Readings, Slides, and Texts

by David Labaree, posted in Educational Research, Writing, Writing Class

This is a class on academic writing for clarity and grace.  It is designed as a 10-week class, with weekly readings, slides, and texts for editing.  It’s aimed at doctoral students who are preparing to become researchers who seek to publish their scholarship.  Ideally you can take the class with a group of peers, where you … Continue reading Writing Class Syllabus, Including Readings, Slides, and Texts

Class on Academic Writing

by David Labaree, posted in Academic writing, Course Syllabus, Writing Class

This is the syllabus for a class on academic writing for clarity and grace, which I originally posted more than a year ago.  It is designed as a 10-week class, with weekly readings, slides, and texts for editing.  It's aimed at doctoral students who are preparing to become researchers who seek to publish their scholarship.  Ideally … Continue reading Class on Academic Writing

Rothman: Why Is Academic Writing So Academic?

by David Labaree, posted in Academic writing, Writing, Writing Class

In this post, Joshua Rothman addresses the problem of academic writing by comparing it to what's going on in journalistic writing.  As a journalist who was once a graduate student in English, he knows both worlds well.  So instead of the usual diatribe against academics for being obscure and deadly, he explores the issue structurally, … Continue reading Rothman: Why Is Academic Writing So Academic?

Tilly: Why? Different Ways that People Give Reasons — and Lessons for Scholars

by David Labaree, posted in Academic writing, Rhetoric, Writing Class

In this post, I explore the issue of the different ways in which people give reasons to each other.  It draws on a lovely little book by sociologist Charles Tilly: Why? What Happens When People Give Reasons...and Why.  One of the things that makes his account valuable is how it gives scholars a way of … Continue reading Tilly: Why? Different Ways that People Give Reasons — and Lessons for Scholars

Academic Writing Class — Complete Course Materials in One Document

by David Labaree, posted in Course Syllabus, Writing, Writing Class

Earlier I posted course materials for my academic writing class (both 6-week and 10-week versions via a link to a Google drive that contained the syllabus and class slides. Here I'm posting a more compact and convenient version of each class.  The syllabus for each class contains embedded links to both the readings for the … Continue reading Academic Writing Class — Complete Course Materials in One Document

6 Week Class on Academic Writing for Clarity and Grace: Syllabus, Readings, Slides, and Text for Editing

by David Labaree, posted in Writing, Writing Class

Here are the complete materials for my 6-week class on academic writing (syllabus, readings, slides, texts for editing). It's aimed at graduate and undergraduate students who want to work on their writing.  Ideally you can take the class with a group of peers, where you give each other feedback on your own writing projects in … Continue reading 6 Week Class on Academic Writing for Clarity and Grace: Syllabus, Readings, Slides, and Text for Editing

10 Week Academic Writing Class — Including Syllabus, Slides, Readings, and Text for Editing

by David Labaree, posted in Educational Research, Writing, Writing Class

This is a class on academic writing for clarity and grace.  It is designed as a 10-week class, with weekly readings, slides, and texts for editing.  It's aimed at doctoral students who are preparing to become researchers who seek to publish their scholarship.  Ideally you can take the class with a group of peers, where you … Continue reading 10 Week Academic Writing Class — Including Syllabus, Slides, Readings, and Text for Editing