Using popular magazine articles to teach the art of writing for nontechnical audiences

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-58

  Sivey, John D ^a,b   Lee, Cindy M ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; CURRICULA; PUBLISHING; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

CRITICAL ANALYSIS;

TECHNICAL WRITING;

EID: 38549181510     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p55     Document Type: Article

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