A Short Guide to Writing about Biology 9th Edition by Jan A. Pechenik

– Developing the tools to effectively write about biology? – Teaching biology and strong writing skills simultaneously is a challenge, especially when students exhibit a range of abilities. The?Ninth Edition?of?A Short Guide to Writing about Biology?provides tools to strengthen student writing and reinforce critical thinking. – ? – Written by a prominent biologist, this best-selling guide teaches students to express ideas clearly and concisely. It emphasizes writing as a way of examining, evaluating, and refining ideas: students learn to read critically, study, evaluate and report data, and communicate with clarity. – ? – Using a narrative style, the text is its own example of good analytical writing. In this new edition, students learn how to avoid plagiarism (Ch 1 and 3), read and interpret data (Ch 3, 4 and 9), prepare effective Materials and Methods sections in research reports and more (Ch 9), and prepare manuscripts for submission (Ch 9). The text also provides advice on locating useful sources (Ch 2), maintaining laboratory and field nots (Ch 9), communicating with different audiences (Ch 6 and 10), and crafting research proposals (Ch 10), poster presentations (Ch 11), and letters of application (Ch 12). – ? – ISBN-10:?0321984250 – ISBN-13:?978-0321984258 –