{"product_id":"the-political-science-student-writers-manual-and-readers-guide-9781442267107","title":"The Political Science Student Writers Manual and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 go\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTO THE STUDENT:  Welcome to a Community of Skilled Observers  TO THE TEACHER: What’s New in the Eighth Edition?   PART 1: Reading \u0026amp; Writing for Introductory Political Science Courses  1. Read \u0026amp; Write to Understand Politics 1.1 Reading Politics Analytically  Read \u0026amp; Write: Analyze a Presidential Address 1.2 Reading News as Political Power  Read \u0026amp; Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages 1.3 Skillful Reading Techniques: How to Read Newspapers as a Political Scientist  Read \u0026amp; Write: Critique a Lead News Article 1.4 Analytical Reading Techniques: How to Read Editorials and Op-Ed Essays  Read \u0026amp; Write: Respond to an Editorial 2. Read \u0026amp; Write Effectively   2.1 Get into the Flow of Writing  Read \u0026amp; Write: Narrowing Topics 2.2 Think Creatively  Read \u0026amp; Write: Freewriting to Engage Your Creativity 2.3 Organize Your Writing  Read \u0026amp; Write: Write an Outline for a Paper Inspired by a Published Article 2.4 Draft, Revise, Edit, and Proofread  Read \u0026amp; Write: Discover Your Own Identity and Style 3. Practice the Craft of Scholarship 3.1 The Competent Writer  Read \u0026amp; Write: Rephrase to Eliminate a Sentence Fragment 3.2 Avoid Errors in Grammar and Use Punctuation Correctly  Read \u0026amp; Write: Proofread for the President 3.3 Format Your Paper and its Contents Professionally  Read \u0026amp; Write: Explain the Data in this Table 3.4 Cite Your Sources Properly in APSA Style  Read \u0026amp; Write: Create an Actually Usable Bibliography 3.5 Avoid Plagiarism  Read \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; Write: Describe Five Images from the Digital Vaults 4.2 Welcome to the Library of Congress  Read \u0026amp; Write: Recall Some Actual American Slave Narratives 4.3 How to Read the Congressional Record  Read \u0026amp; Write: Correspond with Your Representative  About Current Legislation 4.4 How To Read the Federal Register  Read \u0026amp; Write: Contribute Comments to Pending Government Regulations 5. Introductory Skilled Observations 5.1 Presidential Campaign Commercials  Read \u0026amp; Write: Analyze a Presidential Campaign Commercial  Classroom Project: Create Your Own Campaign Commercial 5.2 Local Government Policy  Read \u0026amp; Write: Analyze a Local Government Policy  Read \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; Write: Explain the Content of a Recent Article from a Political Science Journal 6.2 How to Critique an Academic Article  Read \u0026amp; Write: Critique a Recent Article from a Political Science Journal 6.3 How to Write a Book Review  Read \u0026amp; Write: Review a New Political Science Book 6.4 How to Write a Literature Review  Read \u0026amp; Write: Write a Political Science Literature Review 7. Preliminary Scholarship: Research Effectively 7.1 Institute an Effective Research Process  Read \u0026amp; Write: Write a Research Proposal 7.2 Find and Evaluate the Quality of Online and Printed Information  Read \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; Write: Write a Public Opinion Analysis 9. Analyze a Domestic or International Government Policy 9.1 Learn the Basics of Policy Analysis  Read \u0026amp; Write: Write a Brief Domestic Policy Analysis 9.2 Foreign Policy Analysis  Read \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; Write: Write an Abridged Amicus Brief 11. Political Philosophy Papers  Consider Some Options for Political Philosophy Papers  Read \u0026amp; Write: Write a Political Philosophy Paper   Appendices A List of Political Science Periodicals B Forms of Proper Address C Glossary D Bibliography","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039984517463,"sku":"9781442267107","price":33.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442267107.jpg?v=1750945435","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-political-science-student-writers-manual-and-readers-guide-9781442267107","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}