Academic Writing Survival Guide is a no-nonsense, straightforward approach to writing academic papers. This book is not about making perfect writers. This book is about helping writers function well within an academic environment. It's about teaching writers to communicate well and pass their classes. Ray Case, as a professor, has watched many unprepared students struggle for years. In response he has offered this lifeline - this "survival guide". Professor Case has taken the most common pitfalls encountered by his students and provided a map through the minefield. In Academic Writing Survival Guide students from the high school level to undergrads can find simple advice on how to produce quality work that will leave their professors satisfied, and will keep their GPA off life support. It's easy to follow and easy to put into practice. Case's blunt, sometimes comical approach puts the reader at ease and accomplishes something that many might believe to be impossible. He has made academic writing fun and interesting. If you're a high school student or an undergrad and you want to learn to produce quality writing without having to become an English or Journalism major - this is the book for you. If you are an English or Journalism major, this is still the book for you because it presents the discipline of academic writing in a fresh and unique way that can help anyone take their writing to a new level. In fact, if you write at all, whether in an academic setting or outside of academia, this book can give you some very new and insightful perspectives that can add new life to your work. This guide is highly recommended reading for anyone who writes.