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The University of Toledo College of Graduate Studies and The Writing Center Fall 2010

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The University of ToledoCollege of Graduate Studies

and The Writing Center

Fall 2010

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Copyright Jorge ChamOriginally published 5/22/2006 on http://www.phdcomics.com

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IntroductionsDo you “have” a thesis yet?Writing as a tool of inventionThree steps to “enter the conversation”Conceptualizing the projectScholarly Project WorksheetRecommended Resources

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Dr. Barbara Schneider

Teri Green

Workshop participants

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“HAVING” “STRUGGLING TOWARDS”

Topic

Opinion

• Tool towards thesisHypothesis

Take a position

Read and comprehend

ResearchBackground, Secondary,

and Primary sources

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Connections between texts

Must respond to texts in writing to discover what they want to say

All writers write until they figure out what they have to say

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Establishing a territory• Includes Literature Review—laying out the field

Establishing a niche • Your work “talks” to the field

Occupying the niche• Position—how do you write your way into it?

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What kind of project is it?

Organization and structure• OhioETD• Handbook for the Preparation of Graduate

Dissertations and Theses

Planning and timelines• Visual and material

http://etd.ohiolink.edu/�
http://www.utoledo.edu/graduate/files/Formatting_Handbook_GCEC_8-12-.pdf�
http://www.utoledo.edu/graduate/files/Formatting_Handbook_GCEC_8-12-.pdf�
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Purpose: • define and focus your ideas about your scholarly

project

• refocus/redirect/expand your ideas as you engage in your project

• discuss your writing progress with your advisor, writing tutor, or colleague

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NameGenreTitle

Topic?

Overall argument? Scholarly conversation?

Significance?

Organizational pattern?

Argument of each chapter/section?

How is overall argument made

visible?

How much is drafted/completed?

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U.T. Writing CenterU.T. LibrariesCollege of Graduate Studies

• Writing in Graduate School Presentation• Writing Workshops

Your advisor and committee members

http://www.utoledo.edu/centers/writingcenter/�
http://www.utoledo.edu/library/�
http://www.utoledo.edu/graduate/currentstudents/index.html�
http://www.utoledo.edu/graduate/files/Writing_in_Grad_School_Orienta.ppt�
http://www.utoledo.edu/graduate/currentstudents/additionalresources/upcomingprograms.html�
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They Say, I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein

Academic Writing for Graduate Students, Essential Tasks and Skills, Second Editionby John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak

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Bhatia, V. K., (1993). Analysing genre: Language use in professional settings. New York: Longman.


By Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein. Quoting Documenting The need to introduce and discuss your sources.

By Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein. Quoting Documenting The need to introduce and discuss your sources.

W 395 WHAT DID YOU SAY? - University of TennesseeWHAT DID YOU SAY? James Swart, 4-H Extension Graduate Assistant W 395 How to Effectively Present a Speech. 3 . What Did You Say? How

W 395 WHAT DID YOU SAY? - University of TennesseeWHAT DID YOU SAY? James Swart, 4-H Extension Graduate Assistant W 395 How to Effectively Present a Speech. 3 . What Did You Say? How

Say this sharply,(резко) Say this sweetly Say this shortly, Say this softly, (мягко) Say this sixteen times In succession. (подряд)

Say this sharply,(резко) Say this sweetly Say this shortly, Say this softly, (мягко) Say this sixteen times In succession. (подряд)

Graff & Birkenstein - They Say I Say

Graff & Birkenstein - They Say I Say

Say. Say Say, Say you believe it Sing for the whole world to hear it We know and we declare it Jesus is King (Say, Say)

Say. Say Say, Say you believe it Sing for the whole world to hear it We know and we declare it Jesus is King (Say, Say)

They Say, I Say, We Say. Issue No.2

They Say, I Say, We Say. Issue No.2

What to say, what not say!

What to say, what not say!

Hello, Goodbye You say yes I say no You say stop and I say go go go Oh no You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye.

Hello, Goodbye You say yes I say no You say stop and I say go go go Oh no You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello I don't know why you say goodbye.

Where We’ve Been……. Properties, Part I…….. If I say “order,” you say……… If I say “grouping,” you say……… If I say “identity,” you say……… If I

Where We’ve Been……. Properties, Part I…….. If I say “order,” you say……… If I say “grouping,” you say……… If I say “identity,” you say……… If I

They Say, I Say

They Say, I Say

NEWS IN BRIEF GRADUATE COUNCIL · SAY CHEESE, saywine, sayJamaican buffet... page 8. SENATEFROM THE CHAIRMAN ... Thefollowing persons have accepted appointment to the ad hocSenate

NEWS IN BRIEF GRADUATE COUNCIL · SAY CHEESE, saywine, sayJamaican buffet... page 8. SENATEFROM THE CHAIRMAN ... Thefollowing persons have accepted appointment to the ad hocSenate

They Say I Say

They Say I Say

Lost to History: The Writings of Elias Birkenstein

Lost to History: The Writings of Elias Birkenstein

They Say I Say Journaling

They Say I Say Journaling

I just want to say one word to you —just one word— ‘plastics.’ Advice to Dustin Hoffman’s character in The Graduate.

I just want to say one word to you —just one word— ‘plastics.’ Advice to Dustin Hoffman’s character in The Graduate.

they say / I say - iSites

they say / I say - iSites

SUNDAY MORNING GRID 3/17/19 LATIMES.COM/TV TIMES · (G) Hungry Hill (1947, Drama) Margaret Lockwood. TLC Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes: ATL

SUNDAY MORNING GRID 3/17/19 LATIMES.COM/TV TIMES · (G) Hungry Hill (1947, Drama) Margaret Lockwood. TLC Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes: ATL

GERALD GRAFF University of Winois at Chicago€¦ · of writing that they recede into the background and readers do 1 0 5 Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein. They Say I Say: The

GERALD GRAFF University of Winois at Chicago€¦ · of writing that they recede into the background and readers do 1 0 5 Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein. They Say I Say: The

You Say Tomato I Say Pomodoro

You Say Tomato I Say Pomodoro

LIFE IS A PUZZLE TO BE SOLVED stories_Prof Kai... · LIFE IS A PUZZLE TO BE SOLVED What our alumni say... INTERVIEW PROF. KAI MING HO 1972 BSc Graduate (General) 1973 BSc Graduate

LIFE IS A PUZZLE TO BE SOLVED stories_Prof Kai... · LIFE IS A PUZZLE TO BE SOLVED What our alumni say... INTERVIEW PROF. KAI MING HO 1972 BSc Graduate (General) 1973 BSc Graduate