
| Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction: Writing a Thesis or Dissertation: An Overview of the Process 1 Getting Started Difficulties Associated with Writing in Graduate School Differences Between a Thesis/Dissertation and a Seminar Paper The Necessity of Beginning Early An Exercise in Preliminary Thinking To Stimulate Thinking 2 So What? Discovering Possibilities Beginnings Are Always Difficult Brainstorming Activities Keeping a Proposal Log Interacting with Text-Partners Keeping Track of Materials 3 The Proposal as an Argument: A Genre Approach to the Proposal The Writing Process Finding a Topic Joining the Conversation The Proposal as a Genre Components of the Proposal Title: The Student, the Essay, and Teacher Response: How Three Different Response Methods Facilitate Student Revision Choices The Proposal and Non-Native Speakers of English 4 Mapping Texts: The Reading/Writing Connection The Challenge of "Navigating" Unfamiliar and Densely Populated Texts 5 Writing and Revising Genre Expectations of the Thesis/Dissertation Create a Preliminary Template The Revision Process Global Versus Surface Revision Global Revision Revising for Organization and Structure Using a Function Outline Signposting the Organization of Your Ideas Revising by Considering Purpose and Audience Facilitating the Revision Process 6 Writing the Literature Review 7 Using Visual Materials 8 The Advisor and Thesis/Dissertation Committee 9 Working with Grammar and Style 10 Practical Considerations |
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