, TO THE STUDENT: Welcome to a Community of Skilled Observers
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, TO THE TEACHER: What’s New in the Eighth Edition?
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PART 1: Reading & Writing for Introductory Political Science Courses
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, Read & Write to Understand Politics
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1.1
, Reading Politics Analytically
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, Read & Write: Analyze a Presidential Address
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1.2
, Reading News as Political Power
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, Read & Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages
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1.3
, Skillful Reading Techniques: How to Read Newspapers as a Political Scientist
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, Read & Write: Critique a Lead News Article
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1.4
, Analytical Reading Techniques: How to Read Editorials and Op-Ed Essays
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, Read & Write: Respond to an Editorial
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2.
, Read & Write Effectively
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2.1
, Get into the Flow of Writing
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, Read & Write: Narrowing Topics
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2.2
, Think Creatively
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, Read & Write: Freewriting to Engage Your Creativity
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2.3
, Organize Your Writing
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, Read & Write: Write an Outline for a Paper Inspired by a Published Article
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2.4
, Draft, Revise, Edit, and Proofread
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, Read & Write: Discover Your Own Identity and Style
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3.
, Practice the Craft of Scholarship
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3.1
, The Competent Writer
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, Read & Write: Rephrase to Eliminate aSentence Fragment
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3.2
, Avoid Errors in Grammar and Use Punctuation Correctly
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, Read & Write: Proofread for the President
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3.3
, Format Your Paper and its Contents Professionally
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, Read & Write: Explain the Data in this Table
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3.4
, Cite Your Sources Properly in APSA Style
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, Read & Write: Create an Actually Usable Bibliography
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3.5
, Avoid Plagiarism
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, Read & Write: Properly Summarize an Article from The Economist or Mother Jones
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4.
, Become Familiar with Government Documents
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4.1
, Welcome to the National Archives
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, Read & Write: Describe Five Images from the Digital Vaults
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4.2
, Welcome to the Library of Congress
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, Read & Write: Recall Some Actual American Slave Narratives
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4.3
, How to Read the Congressional Record
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, Read & Write: Correspond with Your Representative About Current Legislation
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4.4
, How To Read the Federal Register
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, Read & Write: Contribute Comments to Pending Government Regulations
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5.
, Introductory Skilled Observations
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5.1
, Presidential Campaign Commercials
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, Read & Write: Analyze a Presidential Campaign Commercial
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, Classroom Project: Create Your Own Campaign Commercial
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5.2
, Local Government Policy
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, Read & Write: Analyze a Local Government Policy
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, Read & Write: Report on a Local Government Agency Meeting
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5.3
, The Presidential Decision-Making Process
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, Listen and Write: AnalyzeStyles of Presidential Decision-Making
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5.4
, The Law-Making Process
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, Read & Write: Analyze a Bill Currently Before Congress
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PART 2: Becoming a Political Scientist: Learning Scholarship Skills
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6.
, Read and Write Professionally and Critically
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6.1
, How to Read Political Science Scholarship
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, Read & Write: Explain the Content of a Recent Article from a Political Science Journal
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6.2
, How to Critique an Academic Article
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, Read & Write: Critique a Recent Article from a Political Science Journal
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6.3
, How to Write a Book Review
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, Read & Write: Review a New Political Science Book
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6.4
, How to Write a Literature Review
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, Read & Write: Write a Political Science Literature Review
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, Preliminary Scholarship: Research Effectively
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7.1
, Institute an Effective Research Process
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, Read & Write: Write a Research Proposal
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7.2
, Find and Evaluate the Quality of Online and Printed Information
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, Read & Write: Locate a Dozen High Quality Sources
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PART 3: Practicing Political Science in Advanced Courses
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8.
, Analyze Public Opinion
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, Learn the Steps in Writing a Survey Paper
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, Read & Write: Write a Public Opinion Analysis
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, Analyze a Domestic or International Government Policy
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9.1
, Learn the Basics of Policy Analysis
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, Read & Write: Write a Brief Domestic Policy Analysis
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9.2
, Foreign Policy Analysis
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, Read & Write: Analyze a Specific Foreign Policy
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10.
, Author anAmicus Curiae Brief
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, Learn the Rules for Writing Briefs for the U.S. Supreme Court
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, Read & Write: Write an Abridged Amicus Brief
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, Political Philosophy Papers
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, Consider Some Options for Political Philosophy Papers
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, Read & Write: Write a Political Philosophy Paper
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Appendices
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, List of Political Science Periodicals
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B
, Forms of Proper Address
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, Glossary
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D
, Bibliography
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