Day Five: Stake Your Claim

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The Art of the Article
- The Art of the Article: Welcome!
- AOA Week One: Why and Where?
  - 1.1: Choose a Conversation
  - 1.2 Choose a Location
  - 1.3: Choose a Level
  - 1.4: Confirm the Fit
  - 1.5: Know the Voice
- AOA Week Two: Why You? Why Now?
  - 2.1: Make a Claim
  - 2.2: Explain Your Rationale
  - 2.3: Name the Gap
  - 2.4: Explain Your Contribution
  - 2.5: So What?
- AOA Week Three: Writing your Abstract/Argument
  - 3.1: Big Picture Problem
  - 3.2: Fill the Gap
  - 3.3: SPECIFIC Solution and Findings
  - 3.4: Main Argument
  - 3.5: Conclusion
- AOA Week Four: Messy Outline
  - 4.1: What is Each Section’s Purpose?
  - 4.2: What is Imperative?
  - 4.3: What Do You Know?
  - 4.4: What is Missing?
  - 4.5: What’s Enough?
- AOA Week Five: Methods
  - 5.1: Who/What Did You Study?
  - 5.2: What Did You Do?
  - 5.3: What Time is It?
  - 5.4: Where Did it Come From?
  - 5.5: What is the Result?
- AOA Week Six: Literature Review
  - 6.1: The Lay of The Land
  - 6.2: Identify Your Goals
  - 6.3: Identify Themes
  - 6.4: Engage the Literature
  - 6.5: Link to Your Findings
- AOA Week Seven: Results
  - 7.1: Reporting
  - 7.2: Organizing
  - 7.3: Interpreting
  - 7.4: Answering
  - 7.5: Committing
- AOA Week Eight: Discussion
  - 8.1: Revisit Your Question
  - 8.2: Explain, Interpret, and Analyze
  - 8.3: Explain Your Contribution
  - 8.4: Explain the Limitations
  - 8.5: Wrap it Up
- AOA Week Nine: Intro/Conclusion
  - 9.1: Revisit Your Sample Article
  - 9.2: Context
  - 9.3: Purpose
  - 9.4: Structure
  - 9.5: Relevance
- AOA Week Ten: Wrap it Up
  - 10.1: Make Your List
  - 10.2: Divide and Conquer
  - 10.3: Aim for Finished
  - 10.4: Clean Up
  - 10.5: Send for Feedback
- Ask an Editor Recordings
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