Writing for Disciplines
Every scholarly discipline has different style conventions. Here are a few resources that discuss writing for a few different disciplines. While these resources can help you get your bearings, always get specifics for your assignments from your professor. If you have any questions, reach out to one of the many resources here to support you at Oxford. If you have questions ask your professor, ask the library or ask the Oxford Writing Center! We are all here to support you and love getting questions!
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Discipline-Specific Writing Books
Writing in Biology by
At once sophisticated and practical, Writing in Biology: A Brief Guide advises students on composing research articles, literature reviews, oral presentations, and other key biology genres. The book gives careful attention to both the governing principles of audience, purpose, and argument, and the ground rules for style, visual design, and sourcing.
ISBN: 9780199342716Publication Date: 2016-01-26
A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology by
From reading technical literature, to writing scientific papers and lab reports, gain practical advice in communicating specifically for biology with the Student Handbook for Writing in Biology.
ISBN: 9781319121815Publication Date: 2017-02-15
A Short Guide to Writing about Film by
Both an introduction to film study and a practical writing guide, this brief text introduces students to major film theories as well as film terminology, enabling them to write more thoughtfully and critically. Moving from movie reviews to theoretical and critical essays, the text demonstrates how an analysis of a film can become more subtle and rigorous as part of a compositional process.
ISBN: 9780321965240Publication Date: 2014-07-13
Writing in Music by
The book offers guidance through the writing process and, for research assignments, through the research process.Geared for an audience of music majors and other students taking undergraduate music-major courses - as well as for master's students in music desiring more training in academic writing - Writing in Music covers the two approaches common to academic coursework in virtually all music-major programs:the study of music with a focus on its cultural and historical contexts, and the exploration of works using the tools of music analysis.
ISBN: 9780190872724Publication Date: 2021-01-07
Writing History by
Bringing together practical methods from both history and composition, Writing History, Fourth Edition, provides a wealth of tips and advice to help students research and write essays for history classes. The book covers all aspects of writing about history, including finding and researching topics, interpreting source materials, drawing inferences from sources, and constructing arguments. It concludes with three chapters that discuss writing effective sentences, using precise wording, and revising.
ISBN: 9780199830046Publication Date: 2012-02-06
General Writing Resources
They Say / I Say by
"They Say / I Say" identifies the key rhetorical moves in academic writing, showing students how to frame their arguments in the larger context of what others have said and providing templates to help them make those moves. The book includes chapters on writing in the sciences, writing in the social sciences, and writing about literature.
ISBN: 9780393617436Publication Date: 2016-10-27
Writing with Sources by
The challenges of integrating and citing sources in academic work have expanded in scope and complexity in the digital age, but the basic principles and guidelines for doing so responsibly remain the same.
ISBN: 9781624665547Publication Date: 2017-11-01
