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PART 1 Planning, Drafting, and Revising
1 Think as a Writer
a Think about the process of communication
b Think about how to persuade others
c Think about your audience
d Think about your credibility
e Think about your purpose
f Think about the complex demands of writing today
2 Plan and Draft
a Think about the expectations of college readers
b Establish your goals
c Explore your topic
d Write a working thesis
e Plan a strategy
f Compose a draft
g Write as a member of a team
3 Compose Paragraphs
a Focus your paragraphs
b Organize your paragraphs
c Make your paragraphs coherent
d Consider paragraph length
e Link across paragraphs
f Write effective beginning and ending paragraphs
4 Rewrite, Edit, and Proofread
a Switch from writer to reader
b Learn strategies for rewriting
c Respond to other writers’ drafts
d Edit for particular goals
e Proofread carefully
f Learn to edit the writing of others
PART 2 Writing for Different Purposes
5 Read and View with a Critical Eye
a Become a critical reader
b Read actively
c Recognize verbal fallacies
d Become a critical viewer
e Recognize visual fallacies
6 Write to Analyze
a Understand the goal of a rhetorical analysis
b Analyze the context and the text
c Organize and write a rhetorical analysis
d Sample rhetorical analysis
e Analyze images and other visual texts
7 Write to Reflect
a Find a reflective topic
b Identify a focus
c Organize and write a reflection
d Sample reflective essay
8 Write to Inform
a Find an informative topic
b Narrow your topic and write a thesis
c Organize and write an informative essay
d Sample informative essay
9 Write Arguments
a Position arguments and proposal arguments
b Find an arguable topic
c Make an arguable claim
d Organize and write a position argument
e Sample position argument
f Organize and write a proposal argument
g Sample proposal arguments
PART 3 Writing in the Disciplines
10 Learn to Write in Academic Disciplines
a Become an academic writer
b What counts as evidence in the disciplines?
11 Write in Specific Genres
a Write an essay exam
b Write an observation
c Write a case study
d Write a lab report
e Write a letter of application
f Write a résumé
12 Write about Literature
a Become a critical reader of literature
b Develop an interpretation
c Write a literary analysis
d Sample literary analysis
PART 4 Designing and Presenting
13 Communicate with Words, Images, and Graphics
a Write in multimedia
b Think about verbal and visual relationships
c Know where images and graphics work best
d Know where words work best
14 Design for Print and the Screen
a Start with your readers
b Design pages
c Choose type
d Compose images
e Edit images
f Create tables, charts, and graphs
g Design a Web site
15 Design Presentations
a Plan a presentation
b Design visuals for a presentation
c Deliver an effective presentation
PART 5 Researching
16 Plan Your Research
a Analyze the research task
b Find a topic
c Determine what kind of research you need
d Draft a working thesis
e Start a working bibliography
17 Find and Evaluate Sources in Databases
a Know the strengths of database sources
b Find information in databases
c Construct effective database searches
d Evaluate database sources
e Locate elements of a citation in database sources
18 Find and Evaluate Sources on the Web
a Know the strengths and weaknesses of Web sources
b Find reliable Web sources
c Construct effective Web searches
d Find visual sources online
e Evaluate Web sources
f Locate elements of a citation in Web sources
19 Find and Evaluate Print Sources
a Know the strengths of print sources
b Find books
c Find journal articles
d Evaluate print sources
e Locate elements of a citation in print sources
20 Plan Field Research
a Know what you can obtain from field research
b Conduct interviews
c Administer surveys
d Make observations
21 Incorporate Sources and Avoid Plagiarism
a Understand the purposes of sources
b Incorporate sources
c Avoid plagiarism
d Quote sources without plagiarizing
e Summarize and paraphrase sources without plagiarizing
22 Write and Revise the Research Project
a Revisit your research
b Plan your organization
c Write a draft
d Select and introduce quotations
e Review your draft
f Revise, revise, revise
PART 6 Documenting
Five Steps for Documenting Sources
1 Which documentation style do I use?
2 What kind of source am I using?
3 When do I cite sources?
4 How do I cite a source in my paper?
5 How do I cite sources at the end of my paper?
23 MLA Documentation
a In-text citations in MLA style
b Books in MLA-style works cited
c Journals and magazines
d Newspapers
e Government documents, pamphlets, dissertations, and letters
f Library database publications
g Online publications
h CD-ROM, software, and unedited online sources
i Visual sources
j Multimedia sources
k Informational notes
l Sample research paper with MLA documentation
24 APA Documentation
a In-text citations in APA style
b Books and nonperiodical sources in the APA-style references list
c Periodical sources
d Online sources
e Visual, computer, and multimedia sources
f Sample research paper with APA documentation
25 CMS Documentation
a Books and nonperiodical sources in CMS-style citations
b Periodical sources
c Online and computer sources
d Multimedia sources
e Sample pages with CMS documentation
26 CSE Documentation
a In-text references in CSE style
b Books and nonperiodical sources in CSE-style references
c Periodical sources
d Online sources
e Sample pages with CSE documentation
PART 7 Effective Style and Language
27 Write with Power
a Pay attention to verbs
b Stay active
c Find agents
d Vary your sentences
e Give your writing personality
28 Write Concisely
a Eliminate unnecessary words
b Reduce wordy phrases
c Simplify tangled sentences
29 Write with Emphasis
a Manage emphasis in sentences
b Forge links across sentences
c Use parallel structure with parallel ideas
d Use parallel structure with lists
e Use parallel structure in paragraphs
30 Find the Right Words
a Be aware of levels of formality
b Be aware of denotation and connotation
c Use specific language
d Use effective figurative language
31 Write to Be Inclusive
a Be aware of stereotypes
b Be inclusive about gender
c Be inclusive about race and ethnicity
d Be inclusive about other differences
e Recognize international varieties of English
PART 8 Understanding Grammar
32 Grammar Basics
a Sentence basics
b Word classes
c Clauses
d Phrases
e Sentence types
33 Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices
a Fragments
b Run-on sentences
c Comma splices
34 Subject-Verb Agreement
a Agreement in the present tense
b Singular and plural subjects
c Indefinite pronouns as subjects
d Collective nouns as subjects
e Inverted word order
f Amounts, numbers, and pairs
35 Verbs
a Basic verb forms
b Irregular verbs
c Transitive and intransitive verbs
d Shifts in tense
e Shifts in mood
36 Pronouns
a Pronoun case
b Pronoun agreement
c Problems with pronouns and gender
d Vague reference
37 Modifiers
a Choose the correct modifier
b Place adjectives carefully
c Place adverbs carefully
d Revise disruptive modifiers
e Revise dangling modifiers
PART 9 Understanding Punctuation and Mechanics
38 Commas
a Commas with introductory elements
b Commas with compound clauses
c Commas with nonrestrictive modifiers
d Commas with items in a series
e Commas with coordinate adjectives
f Commas with quotations
g Commas with dates, numbers, titles, and addresses
h Commas to avoid confusion
i Unnecessary commas
39 Semicolons and Colons
a Semicolons with closely related main clauses
b Semicolons together with commas
c Colons in sentences
d Colons with lists
40 Hyphens
a Hyphens with compound modifiers
b Hyphens with compound nouns
c Hyphens that divide words at the ends of lines
d Hyphens for clarity
41 Dashes and Parentheses
a Dashes and parentheses versus commas
b Dashes and parentheses to set off information
c Other punctuation with parentheses
d Other punctuation with dashes
42 Apostrophes
a Possessives
b Contractions and omitted letters
c Plurals of letters, symbols, and words referred to as words
43 Quotation Marks
a Direct quotations
b Titles of short works
c Other uses of quotation marks
d Misuses of quotation marks
e Other punctuation with quotation marks
44 Other Punctuation Marks
a Periods
b Question marks
c Exclamation points
d Brackets
e Ellipses
f Slashes
45 Write with Accurate Spelling
a Know the limitations of spelling checkers
b Distinguish homonyms
c Learn spelling rules
46 Capitalization and Italics
a Capital letters
b Italics
47 Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Numbers
a Abbreviations
b Acronyms
c Numbers
PART 10 If English Is Not Your First Language
48 Write in a Second Language
a Understand the demands of writing in a second language
b Use your native language as a resource
c Use dictionaries
d Understand English idioms
49 Nouns, Articles, and Prepositions
a Kinds of nouns
b Count and noncount nouns
c Singular and plural forms
d Articles
e Prepositions
50 Verbs
a Types of verbs
b Be verbs
c Modal auxiliary verbs
d Verbs and infinitives
e Verbs and -ing verbals
f Conditional sentences
g Participial adjectives
h Phrasal verbs
51 English Sentence Structure
a Subjects
b English word order
c Placement of modifiers
Glossary of Grammatical Terms and Usage
Index
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