Chapter 1 // From Inquiry to Academic Writing (Greene & Lidinsky, 4th Ed.)

mark; quotes; your own ideas; similarities and differences

the Steps to Collecting Information and Material are: 1. [blank] your texts as you read: note key terms; ask questions in the margins; indicate connections to other texts 2. list [blank] you find interesting and provocative: you might even write short notes to yourself about what you find significant about them 3. list [blank] in response to the reading or readings: include what you've observed about the way the author or authors make their arguments 4. sketch out the [blank] among the authors whose work you plan to use in your essay: where would they agree or disagree? how would each respond to the others' arguments and evidence?

observe; ask questions; examine alternatives

the Steps to Inquiry are: 1. [blank]: note phenomena or behaviors that puzzle you or challenge your beliefs and values 2. [blank]: consider why things are the way they are 3. [blank]: explore how things could be different

critical thinking

habits of mind are forms of [blank] which demand an inquiring mind that welcomes complexities and seeks out and weighs many different points of view

reflect; examine; issue-based

the Steps to Seeking and Valuing Complexity are: 1. [blank] on what you observe: clarify your initial interest in a phenomenon or behavior by focusing on its particular details. Then think about what is most interesting and least interesting to you about these details, and why 2. [blank] issues from multiple points of view: imagine more than two sides to the issue, and recognize that there may well be other points of view, too 3. ask [blank] questions: try to put into words questions that will help you explore why things are the way they are

argument

academic writing entails making a(n) [blank] — a text that is crafted to persuade an audience — often in the service of changing people's minds and behaviors

habits of mind

[blank] are the patterns of thought that lead you to question assumptions and opinions, explore alternative opinions, anticipate opposing arguments, compare one type of experience to another, and identify the causes and consequences of ideas and events

academic writing

[blank] is what scholars do to communicate with other scholars in their fields of study, their disciplines it is also what you have to learn so that you can participate in the different disciplinary conversations that take place in your courses

binary thinking

when we rely on [blank] — imaging there are only two sides to an issue — we tend to ignore information that does not fall tidily into one side or the other

empathy

[blank] is the ability to understand the perspectives that shape what people think, believe, and value

receptive; respectful; engage; flexible

the Steps to Joining an Academic Conversation are: 1. be [blank] to the ideas of others: listen carefully and empathetically to what others have to say 2. be [blank] of the ideas of others: when you refer to the opinions of others, represent them fairly and use an evenhanded tone; avoid sounding scornful or dismissive 3. [blank] with the ideas of others: try to understand how people have arrived at their feelings and beliefs 4. be [blank] in your thinking about the ideas of others: be willing to exchange ideas and to revise your own opinions

key habits of mind

the following are called the five [blank]: 1. inquiring 2. seeking and valuing complexity 3. understanding that academic writing is a conversation 4. understanding that writing is a process 5. reflecting