Reading, Writing and Reasoning A guide for students
by Fairbairn, Gavin; Winch, ChristopherEdition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-11-01
Publisher(s): Open University Press
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Summary
Reading Writing and Reasoning 3e will provide a clear and accessible handbook on three of the core areas of university study. This new edition will be completely revised and re-worked to present a thoroughly modern and essential handbook to reading, writing & reasoning.The primary market is undergraduates from across the disciplines, as well as postgraduates.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Reading and writing; talking and thinking
Part 1 Reading as a Student
Finding meaning in written texts
Cultural literacy
Thinking about what, why, when, where and how you read
Approaching reading in different ways and at different levels
SQ3R: Survey, question, read, recite, review (Beard 1990)
Taking notes about what you have read
Part 2 Writing as a student
The purpose of essays and other written tasks
The writing process
Getting your writing right: punctuation, grammar and spelling
Getting your writing right: citation and referencing
Getting your writing right: thinking about style
Part 3 Developing arguments in your writing
Influencing the beliefs of others
Arguments of a different kind
Analysing and evaluating arguments
Postscript
Part 1 Reading as a Student
Finding meaning in written texts
Cultural literacy
Thinking about what, why, when, where and how you read
Approaching reading in different ways and at different levels
SQ3R: Survey, question, read, recite, review (Beard 1990)
Taking notes about what you have read
Part 2 Writing as a student
The purpose of essays and other written tasks
The writing process
Getting your writing right: punctuation, grammar and spelling
Getting your writing right: citation and referencing
Getting your writing right: thinking about style
Part 3 Developing arguments in your writing
Influencing the beliefs of others
Arguments of a different kind
Analysing and evaluating arguments
Postscript
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