Rich Kyle - Mineral Resources, Society and the Environment

General Writing Guidance

• Presentation by Adam:Thinking and Writing in Genres.pptx Download Thinking and Writing in Genres.pptx

• Style Manual for Writing in Geology (A short geoscience-specific guide by Rossbacher and Rhodes, 2006) (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site.
• Examples: Active vs. Passive Links to an external site.
• When to use the active and passive voice Links to an external site.
• The Science of Scientific Writing (Gopen, 1990)

Writing with the work of others

• Avoiding Plagiarism (Links to an external site.) (UT Guide)
• Plagiarism: What it is and how to avoid it.  (Links to an external site.) (Brief presentation by Megan Lowe at ULM)
• GSA Bulletin Style
  • Overview of manuscript preparation guidelines for authors (Links to an external site.)
  • Manuscript Style Guidelines (Links to an external site.)
  • References Examples and Guidelines (Links to an external site.)
  • Manuscript Template (doc) (Links to an external site.)

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Peer review

• Responding to the Writing of Others
• Revising the writing of non-native speakers

Genre guidance

Desk research and Literature review

• Adam's presentation from class

Abstracts 

• Guidance from Purdue OWL Links to an external site.

Assignment: Commodity Report

• 341ComRptPeerEval (1).docx Download 341ComRptPeerEval (1).docx
• 341 Com Rept grade template (1).doc Download 341 Com Rept grade template (1).doc