Writing in the Disciplines
All disciplines appreciate writing that is well developed, organized, carefully worded and grammatically correct.
Each discipline has its own set of rules and conventions, (ways of structuring an essay, grammar preferences-past/present tense, first/third person, quotations/citation, etc.)
Your writing should reflect your ability to engage the language of a discipline and its content.
It is important to know your instructors expectations about the writing you are expected to produce for their class. The best way to know is ask.
The following list offers links to assist you in writing for different disciplines.
Anthropology
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/apadocu.html Art
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/arthistory.html
Business Administration
http://www.depts.washington.edu/bwrite/grammar_style.shtml
http://www.depts.washington.edu/bwrite/business_doc.shtml
Economics
http://uwp.aas.duke.edu/wstudio/resources/documents/econ.pdf
Chemistry
http://writing_center.agnesscott.edu/handouts/24.pdf
Communications
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/communications.html
Education
http://condor.depaul.edu/~writing/html/resources/acad/ed.html
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/poetry-explication.html
Literature
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/literature.html
Health Sciences
http://www.utoronto.ca/hswriting/lit-review.htm
History
http://www.depts.washington.edu/histwrit/pdf/goodhist.pdf
http://www.depts.washington.edu/tahist/writing.htm
Mathematics
http://www.tacoma.washington.edu/ctlt/students/resources/successfulmathematics.pdf
Music
http://uwp.aas.duke.edu/wstudio/resources/documents/music.pdf
Philosophy
http://condor.depaul.edu/~writing/html/resources/acad/phil.html
Political Science
http://www.depts.washington.edu/pswrite/bookrev.html http://www.depts.washington.edu/pswrite/helpful.html
Psychology
http://www.depts.washington.edu/psywc/handouts/pdf/litrev.pdf
http://www.depts.washington.edu/psywc/labguides.shtml
Sciences
http://writing.colostate.edu/faq.cfm?questionid=19
http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/ |
