Handbook Comparing the Disciplines (from 9th ed Troyka Handbook for Writers)
Writing Across the curriculum means any writing you will do in classes other than freshman composition.
Each particular discipline will have specific requirements, jargon, formatting and ways to cite material.
You will, however, always consider the following items:
The writing situation.
Topic
Purpose
Audience
Role
Context
Special Requirements
The writing process.
Planning
Shaping
Drafting
Revising
Editing
Proofreading
Different Disciplines
Humanities
history, languages, literature, philosophy, art, music, theater
Types of assignments:
essays, response statements, reviews, analyses, original works
Primary sources:
literary works, manuscripts, paintings, sculptures, historical documents, films, plays, photos,
artifacts, personal experiences
Secondary sources
reviews, journal articles, research papers
Documentation:
MLS
CMS
Social Sciences
psychology, sociology, anthropology, education
Types of assignments:
research reports, cases studies, reviews of the literature, analyses. ethnographies
Primary sources:
surveys, interviews, observations, tests and measures
Secondary sources:
journal articles, scholarly books, literature reviews
Documentation:
APA
Natural Sciences
biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics
Types of assignments:
research or lab reports, data reports, research proposals, science reviews
Primary sources:
experiments, field notes and direct observations, measurements
Secondary sources:
journal articles, research papers, books
Documentation:
CSE
Primary sources: original works, historical documents, data and research findings.
Secondary sources: scholarly articles and books that summarize, analyze, and synthesize primary sources.
Summarize: provide a brief version of the main message or central point.
Analyze: take a text and divide it into its parts in order to understand how the parts are interrelated.
Synthesize: to take what has already been summarized and analyzed and interpret according to what one
already knows.
How do I figure out how to write for a particular discipline?
Instructor guidelines
Other similar texts in the discipline
Subheadings?
Specific parts required?
Specific format?
Sources?
What kind of sources? NOT WIKI or encyclopedias EVER
Tone?
Opinions or simple facts?
Mix of summary, analysis or interpretation?
Intro/conclusion?
Documentation Style?
Writing Across the curriculum means any writing you will do in classes other than freshman composition.
Each particular discipline will have specific requirements, jargon, formatting and ways to cite material.
You will, however, always consider the following items:
The writing situation.
Topic
Purpose
Audience
Role
Context
Special Requirements
The writing process.
Planning
Shaping
Drafting
Revising
Editing
Proofreading
Different Disciplines
Humanities
history, languages, literature, philosophy, art, music, theater
Types of assignments:
essays, response statements, reviews, analyses, original works
Primary sources:
literary works, manuscripts, paintings, sculptures, historical documents, films, plays, photos,
artifacts, personal experiences
Secondary sources
reviews, journal articles, research papers
Documentation:
MLS
CMS
Social Sciences
psychology, sociology, anthropology, education
Types of assignments:
research reports, cases studies, reviews of the literature, analyses. ethnographies
Primary sources:
surveys, interviews, observations, tests and measures
Secondary sources:
journal articles, scholarly books, literature reviews
Documentation:
APA
Natural Sciences
biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics
Types of assignments:
research or lab reports, data reports, research proposals, science reviews
Primary sources:
experiments, field notes and direct observations, measurements
Secondary sources:
journal articles, research papers, books
Documentation:
CSE
Primary sources: original works, historical documents, data and research findings.
Secondary sources: scholarly articles and books that summarize, analyze, and synthesize primary sources.
Summarize: provide a brief version of the main message or central point.
Analyze: take a text and divide it into its parts in order to understand how the parts are interrelated.
Synthesize: to take what has already been summarized and analyzed and interpret according to what one
already knows.
How do I figure out how to write for a particular discipline?
Instructor guidelines
Other similar texts in the discipline
Subheadings?
Specific parts required?
Specific format?
Sources?
What kind of sources? NOT WIKI or encyclopedias EVER
Tone?
Opinions or simple facts?
Mix of summary, analysis or interpretation?
Intro/conclusion?
Documentation Style?
