Writing Science in the Twenty-First Century

Introduction: Writing Science for New Readers, with New Technologies, in New GenresChapter One: Writing to Reach ReadersTo Write STEM Well, Learn to Read RhetoricallySix Categories of Rhetorical Analysis and Planning: A Systematic MethodChapter Two: Building Experience and Confidence in Writing ScienceFrom Fear to ConfidenceWriting as a Necessary Tool for All in ScienceOvercoming Obstacles for Science Writers in CollegeWhen Knowledge and Practice Seem Unconnected: What to Do?Overcoming Obstacle 2: Lack of Helpful FeedbackBuilding Confidence as a Writer in EnglishResources for Students to build Writing ProficiencyChapter Three: "Writing Redefined Multi-modallyDo We Call It Writing-or Something Else? Multimodal Design, Perhaps?WordsNumbers and Mathematical SymbolsPhotographsMulti-color Charts, Tables, and GraphsLinks to Other SourcesDrawings and DiagramsVideoSTEM Communication and "Web 2.0 Access and ToolsChapter Four: Writing Science EthicallyCovering up incomplete or poorly-done research, or conflicts of interestPlagiarismWhat is "common knowledge?Claims and over-claims: the dangers of hypeStriving for accuracy in languageWriting ethically in social media: Let's look at TwitterChapter Five: Writing the Research Article, Part I-The Abstract, Introduction, and Methods and MaterialsThinking Rhetorically about the Peer-Reviewed Research ArticleGiving Momentum to Your Research "StoryWriting the AbstractWriting the Introduction of the Full ArticleWriting the Methods and Materials Section of the Full ArticleChapter Six: Writing the Research Article, Part II-Results and DiscussionResults and Discussion in the Interconnected, Multimedia WorldDistinguishing between the Results and Discussion SectionsWriting ResultsWriting the DiscussionChapter Seven: Writing the Research ReviewGoals of the Research Review and Comparison with the IMRD ArticleFeatures and Forms of the Research ReviewRhetorical Considerations in Writing the Research ReviewChapter Eight: STEM Journalism-Writing, Reading, and Connecting with Broader AudiencesThinking of yourself as a "STEM journalistWho are YOUR readers and why do they care?Writing your STEM popular article-Tips on voice (ethos) and organizationChapter Nine: Science Blogs-New Readers, New Voices, New ToolsSTEM Blogs-What Are They and Are They Science?A World of Blogs-Finding the Blog(s) for YouStudying the Major Types of Blogs Getting into Blogging for YourselfEstablishing Your EthosBuilding Your DesignChapter Ten: Creating Posters and InfographicsPosters and Infographics-Using the Two-Dimensional SpaceChapter Eleven: Creating Oral/Visual PresentationsPresentations as Unmatched Opportunities"Presence and "Being Present in a PresentationMaking Your Audience Your AllyThe Visual in Oral/Visual: Striving for BalanceAchieving Success through PreparationChapter Twelve: Writing Science with Style and StylesKeep Sentences Concise with Clear TransitionsGuide Your Reader with "SignpostsUse Paragraphs to Emphasize-Not Hide-Your IdeasChoose Words to Communicate, Not to Exclude or IntimidateUse Numbers to Convince, Not Drown, Your ReadersRevise and Edit to Write with StyleChapter Thirteen: Editing SentencesWhy We Must EditCut Unneeded WordsTo "We or Not to "WeAction vs. Passivity-Tuning Your VoicePunctuate to Accentuate