The Political Science Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide
8th Edition
Published on 22. September 2016
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-4422-6709-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Political Science Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide is a practical guide to research, reading, and writing in political science.
The Political Science Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide, Eighth Edition, is a set of instructions and exercises that sequentially develop citizenship, academic, and professional skills while providing students with knowledge about a wide range of political and governmental concepts, phenomena, and information sources. It begins by teaching beginning students to engage newspapers and other political media sources critically and analytically. It focuses on the crafts of writing and scholarship by providing the basics of grammar, style, formats and source citation, and then introduces students to a variety of rich information resources including the Congressional Record, Federal Register, and the Library of Congress. Students actively apply their knowledge and skills by corresponding with their representatives and commenting on pending government regulations. Part 1 concludes with campaign management, policy analysis, legislation assessment, and similar exercises that develop student skilled-observation proficiency. Part 2 prepares students to research, read, write, review, and critique political science scholarship. Finally, Part 3 teaches advanced students how to investigate public opinion; analyze domestic and international public policies; author amicus briefs; and participate in the universal community that deliberates the continuing rich tradition of political philosophy.
The Political Science Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide, Eighth Edition, is a set of instructions and exercises that sequentially develop citizenship, academic, and professional skills while providing students with knowledge about a wide range of political and governmental concepts, phenomena, and information sources. It begins by teaching beginning students to engage newspapers and other political media sources critically and analytically. It focuses on the crafts of writing and scholarship by providing the basics of grammar, style, formats and source citation, and then introduces students to a variety of rich information resources including the Congressional Record, Federal Register, and the Library of Congress. Students actively apply their knowledge and skills by corresponding with their representatives and commenting on pending government regulations. Part 1 concludes with campaign management, policy analysis, legislation assessment, and similar exercises that develop student skilled-observation proficiency. Part 2 prepares students to research, read, write, review, and critique political science scholarship. Finally, Part 3 teaches advanced students how to investigate public opinion; analyze domestic and international public policies; author amicus briefs; and participate in the universal community that deliberates the continuing rich tradition of political philosophy.
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Series
Edition
Eighth Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: From College Freshman to College Graduate Student
Illustrations
5 Tables
Dimensions
Height: 264 mm
Width: 184 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
513 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4422-6709-1 (9781442267091)
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Persons
Gregory M. Scott, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Central Oklahoma, is best known for his co-authored (with Stephen M. Garrison and others) thirty-three volumes of political science texts and readers published by Pearson Higher Education. He and Professor Garrison are now developing a series of ten writer's manuals with Rowman & Littlefield. He holds a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University, an MDiv from Oral Roberts University, and an MA and PhD from the University of Virginia. Dr. Scott's has also served for fifteen years as Editor of Pearson's Choices: An American Government Reader. His text Foundations for a Fifth Millennium: The Discipline of Political Science (Prentice Hall 1996) casts academic political inquiry as creative activity.
Stephen M. Garrison, PhD, is Professor of English and Creative Writing, former Chair of the Department of English, and Director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). He received a BA and an MA from Baylor University and a PhD from the University of South Carolina. Garrison teaches writing, creative writing, fiction, and poetry. Author of the novel Shoveling Smoke (Chronicle Books 2003), Garrison has co-authored seven writer's manuals in separate disciplines with Gregory M. Scott and has published numerous scholarly works. Garrison served as Fulbright Lecturer at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (1989-90).
Stephen M. Garrison, PhD, is Professor of English and Creative Writing, former Chair of the Department of English, and Director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). He received a BA and an MA from Baylor University and a PhD from the University of South Carolina. Garrison teaches writing, creative writing, fiction, and poetry. Author of the novel Shoveling Smoke (Chronicle Books 2003), Garrison has co-authored seven writer's manuals in separate disciplines with Gregory M. Scott and has published numerous scholarly works. Garrison served as Fulbright Lecturer at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (1989-90).
Content
TO THE STUDENT: Welcome to a Community of Skilled Observers
TO THE TEACHER: What's New in the Eighth Edition?
PART 1: Reading & Writing for Introductory Political Science Courses
1.
Read & Write to Understand Politics
1.1
Reading Politics Analytically
Read & Write: Analyze a Presidential Address
1.2
Reading News as Political Power
Read & Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages
1.3
Skillful Reading Techniques: How to Read Newspapers as a Political Scientist
Read & Write: Critique a Lead News Article
1.4
Analytical Reading Techniques: How to Read Editorials and Op-Ed Essays
Read & Write: Respond to an Editorial
2.
Read & Write Effectively
2.1
Get into the Flow of Writing
Read & Write: Narrowing Topics
2.2
Think Creatively
Read & Write: Freewriting to Engage Your Creativity
2.3
Organize Your Writing
Read & Write: Write an Outline for a Paper Inspired by a Published Article
2.4
Draft, Revise, Edit, and Proofread
Read & Write: Discover Your Own Identity and Style
3.
Practice the Craft of Scholarship
3.1
The Competent Writer
Read & Write: Rephrase to Eliminate a Sentence Fragment
3.2
Avoid Errors in Grammar and Use Punctuation Correctly
Read & Write: Proofread for the President
3.3
Format Your Paper and its Contents Professionally
Read & Write: Explain the Data in this Table
3.4
Cite Your Sources Properly in APSA Style
Read & Write: Create an Actually Usable Bibliography
3.5
Avoid Plagiarism
Read & Write: Properly Summarize an Article from The Economist or Mother Jones
4.
Become Familiar with Government Documents
4.1
Welcome to the National Archives
Read & Write: Describe Five Images from the Digital Vaults
4.2
Welcome to the Library of Congress
Read & Write: Recall Some Actual American Slave Narratives
4.3
How to Read the Congressional Record
Read & Write: Correspond with Your Representative About Current Legislation
4.4
How To Read the Federal Register
Read & Write: Contribute Comments to Pending Government Regulations
5.
Introductory Skilled Observations
5.1
Presidential Campaign Commercials
Read & Write: Analyze a Presidential Campaign Commercial
Classroom Project: Create Your Own Campaign Commercial
5.2
Local Government Policy
Read & Write: Analyze a Local Government Policy
Read & Write: Report on a Local Government Agency Meeting
5.3
The Presidential Decision-Making Process
Listen and Write: Analyze Styles of Presidential Decision-Making
5.4
The Law-Making Process
Read & Write: Analyze a Bill Currently Before Congress
PART 2: Becoming a Political Scientist: Learning Scholarship Skills
6.
Read and Write Professionally and Critically
6.1
How to Read Political Science Scholarship
Read & Write: Explain the Content of a Recent Article from a Political Science Journal
6.2
How to Critique an Academic Article
Read & Write: Critique a Recent Article from a Political Science Journal
6.3
How to Write a Book Review
Read & Write: Review a New Political Science Book
6.4
How to Write a Literature Review
Read & Write: Write a Political Science Literature Review
7.
Preliminary Scholarship: Research Effectively
7.1
Institute an Effective Research Process
Read & Write: Write a Research Proposal
7.2
Find and Evaluate the Quality of Online and Printed Information
Read & Write: Locate a Dozen High Quality Sources
PART 3: Practicing Political Science in Advanced Courses
8.
Analyze Public Opinion
Learn the Steps in Writing a Survey Paper
Read & Write: Write a Public Opinion Analysis
9.
Analyze a Domestic or International Government Policy
9.1
Learn the Basics of Policy Analysis
Read & Write: Write a Brief Domestic Policy Analysis
9.2
Foreign Policy Analysis
Read & Write: Analyze a Specific Foreign Policy
10.
Author an Amicus Curiae Brief
Learn the Rules for Writing Briefs for the U.S. Supreme Court
Read & Write: Write an Abridged Amicus Brief
11.
Political Philosophy Papers
Consider Some Options for Political Philosophy Papers
Read & Write: Write a Political Philosophy Paper
Appendices
A
List of Political Science Periodicals
B
Forms of Proper Address
C
Glossary
D
Bibliography
TO THE TEACHER: What's New in the Eighth Edition?
PART 1: Reading & Writing for Introductory Political Science Courses
1.
Read & Write to Understand Politics
1.1
Reading Politics Analytically
Read & Write: Analyze a Presidential Address
1.2
Reading News as Political Power
Read & Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages
1.3
Skillful Reading Techniques: How to Read Newspapers as a Political Scientist
Read & Write: Critique a Lead News Article
1.4
Analytical Reading Techniques: How to Read Editorials and Op-Ed Essays
Read & Write: Respond to an Editorial
2.
Read & Write Effectively
2.1
Get into the Flow of Writing
Read & Write: Narrowing Topics
2.2
Think Creatively
Read & Write: Freewriting to Engage Your Creativity
2.3
Organize Your Writing
Read & Write: Write an Outline for a Paper Inspired by a Published Article
2.4
Draft, Revise, Edit, and Proofread
Read & Write: Discover Your Own Identity and Style
3.
Practice the Craft of Scholarship
3.1
The Competent Writer
Read & Write: Rephrase to Eliminate a Sentence Fragment
3.2
Avoid Errors in Grammar and Use Punctuation Correctly
Read & Write: Proofread for the President
3.3
Format Your Paper and its Contents Professionally
Read & Write: Explain the Data in this Table
3.4
Cite Your Sources Properly in APSA Style
Read & Write: Create an Actually Usable Bibliography
3.5
Avoid Plagiarism
Read & Write: Properly Summarize an Article from The Economist or Mother Jones
4.
Become Familiar with Government Documents
4.1
Welcome to the National Archives
Read & Write: Describe Five Images from the Digital Vaults
4.2
Welcome to the Library of Congress
Read & Write: Recall Some Actual American Slave Narratives
4.3
How to Read the Congressional Record
Read & Write: Correspond with Your Representative About Current Legislation
4.4
How To Read the Federal Register
Read & Write: Contribute Comments to Pending Government Regulations
5.
Introductory Skilled Observations
5.1
Presidential Campaign Commercials
Read & Write: Analyze a Presidential Campaign Commercial
Classroom Project: Create Your Own Campaign Commercial
5.2
Local Government Policy
Read & Write: Analyze a Local Government Policy
Read & Write: Report on a Local Government Agency Meeting
5.3
The Presidential Decision-Making Process
Listen and Write: Analyze Styles of Presidential Decision-Making
5.4
The Law-Making Process
Read & Write: Analyze a Bill Currently Before Congress
PART 2: Becoming a Political Scientist: Learning Scholarship Skills
6.
Read and Write Professionally and Critically
6.1
How to Read Political Science Scholarship
Read & Write: Explain the Content of a Recent Article from a Political Science Journal
6.2
How to Critique an Academic Article
Read & Write: Critique a Recent Article from a Political Science Journal
6.3
How to Write a Book Review
Read & Write: Review a New Political Science Book
6.4
How to Write a Literature Review
Read & Write: Write a Political Science Literature Review
7.
Preliminary Scholarship: Research Effectively
7.1
Institute an Effective Research Process
Read & Write: Write a Research Proposal
7.2
Find and Evaluate the Quality of Online and Printed Information
Read & Write: Locate a Dozen High Quality Sources
PART 3: Practicing Political Science in Advanced Courses
8.
Analyze Public Opinion
Learn the Steps in Writing a Survey Paper
Read & Write: Write a Public Opinion Analysis
9.
Analyze a Domestic or International Government Policy
9.1
Learn the Basics of Policy Analysis
Read & Write: Write a Brief Domestic Policy Analysis
9.2
Foreign Policy Analysis
Read & Write: Analyze a Specific Foreign Policy
10.
Author an Amicus Curiae Brief
Learn the Rules for Writing Briefs for the U.S. Supreme Court
Read & Write: Write an Abridged Amicus Brief
11.
Political Philosophy Papers
Consider Some Options for Political Philosophy Papers
Read & Write: Write a Political Philosophy Paper
Appendices
A
List of Political Science Periodicals
B
Forms of Proper Address
C
Glossary
D
Bibliography