Dissertation Writing Style

The goal of this Discussion is for you to strengthen your own scholarly writing abilities through an analysis and critical evaluation of another scholar’s writing. This valuable exercise will help you develop a deeper understanding of what constitutes scholarly writing and will lay a foundation for you to be able to analyze and evaluate your own writing as you progress along your dissertation journey.

To prepare:

Choose one of the four dissertation exemplars provided below.

Review Chapter 1 in your chosen exemplar.

Identify an excerpt that is approximately one paragraph and demonstrates high-quality scholarly writing.

Post in the Discussion area using the prompts listed below.

Create an initial post in which you quote an excerpt that demonstrates high-quality scholarly writing. In your post, address the following:

Justify your decision based on the criteria of “argument, evidence, paragraphs, and voice” that are introduced in the video Crash Course in Scholarly WritingLinks to an external site..

Further, explain how the work aligns (or doesn’t) with what you learned in other Learning Resources included in this module.