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| Writing | |
| Thinking, Reading, and Viewing Critically | |
| Think critically | |
| Read actively and critically | |
| View actively and critically | |
| Preparing | |
| Experiment and explore | |
| Invent and prewrite | |
| Gather information while avoiding plagiarism | |
| Plan and organize | |
| Composing | |
| Review your electronic journal | |
| Draft on a computer | |
| Collaborate | |
| Be flexible about your writing process | |
| Rewriting | |
| Shift from writer to reader | |
| Revise | |
| Edit | |
| Proofread | |
| Give and receive feedback electronically | |
| Student Sample: Final paper | |
| Structuring Paragraphs | |
| Unified paragraphs | |
| Organizational patterns | |
| Sentence-linking techniques | |
| Verb tense, person, and number | |
| Parallelism and coherence | |
| Appropriate paragraph length | |
| Link paragraphs with key words | |
| Effective introductions and conclusions | |
| Constructing and Evaluating Arguments | |
| Arguable thesis | |
| Supporting evidence | |
| Student Sample: Annotated argument paper | |
| Understand alternative views | |
| Test your main points | |
| Build a compelling case | |
| Structure your argument | |
| Avoid fallacies | |
| Electronic argument | |
| Visual argument | |
| Research | |
| The Research Project | |
| Become a researcher | |
| Make a Schedule | |
| Research notebook | |
| Working bibliography | |
| Background information | |
| Focused research | |
| Using the Internet for Research | |
| Use Internet sources | |
| Know the Internet and Web | |
| Search the Internet and Web | |
| Student Sample: Database searches | |
| Student Sample: Internet searches | |
| Evaluating Electronic and Print Sources | |
| Legitimate sources | |
| Student Sample: Web links evaluation | |
| Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism | |
| Use sources responsibly | |
| Avoid plagiarism in using sources | |
| Student Sample: Inadvertent plagiarism | |
| Paraphrase accurately | |
| Avoid plagiarism in paraphrasing | |
| Student Sample: Intentional plagiarism | |
| Summarize briefly | |
| Avoid plagiarism in summarizing | |
| Quote sparingly | |
| Avoid plagiarism in quoting | |
| Writing the Research Paper | |
| Rhetorical stance and thesis | |
| Plan your structure | |
| Write a draft | |
| Review and revise your draft | |
| Follow formatting conventions | |
| Mla Documentation | |
| MLA Documentation | |
| A Directory To Mla Style | |
| Integrate sources and avoid plagiarism | |
| In-text citations | |
| Bibliographic footnotes and endnotes | |
| Works Cited Page | |
| Student Sample: Annotated research paper in MLA format | |
| Apa, Cms, And Cse Documentation | |
| APA, CMS, and CSE Documentation | |
| APA System | |
| Integrate sources and avoid plagiarism | |
| In-text citations | |
| Content notes | |
| References Page | |
| Student Sample: Annotated research report in APA format CMS System | |
| Integrate sources and avoid plagiarism | |
| In-text citations | |
| Notes | |
| Bibliography entries CSE System | |
| Integrate sources and avoid plagiarism | |
| In-text citations | |
| References list | |
| Design In Print And On The Web | |
| Design Principles and Graphics | |
| Three design principles | |
| Formatting tools | |
| Graphics | |
| Review your document | |
| Designing Web Documents | |
| Basic design | |
| Planning | |
| Writing | |
| Writing For Different Purposes | |
| Electronic Communications | |
| The rhetoric of etools | |
| Online networks | |
| Instant communication (IMs, TMs) | |
| Web course tools | |
| Writing in the Disciplines | |
| Disciplinary research | |
| Disciplinary discourse | |
| Writing about Literature | |
| Read literature critically | |
| Purpose, persona, and audience | |
| Claim and thesis | |
| Appropriate person and tense | |
| Write your literature paper | |
| Student Sample (MLA): Literary interpretation | |
| Writing in the Natural and Social Sciences | |
| Types of writing | |
| Purpose and audience | |
| Student SampleS (APA and CSE): Research reports | |
| Business Writing | |
| Business letters | |
| Student Sample: Business letter | |
| Letters of application | |
| Student Sample: Letters of application | |
| Résumés | |
| Student Sample: Résumé | |
| Memos | |
| Student Sample: Memo | |
| Oral Presentations | |
| Preparing | |
| Select visual aids | |
| Practice, practice, practice | |
| Speak with enthusiasm and focus | |
| Design overhead transparencies | |
| Use PowerPointTM | |
| Essay Exams and Portfolios | |
| Preparing | |
| The essay writing process | |
| Student SampleS: Essay exam responses | |
| Prepare a writing portfolio | |
| Correct Sentences | |
| Sentence Structure | |
| Parts of speech | |
| Basic sentence patterns | |
| Expanding sentences | |
| Classifying sentences | |
| Pronoun Problems | |
| Number and gender agreement | |
| Noun antecedents | |
| This, that, which, and it | |
| That and which | |
| Subjective case | |
| Objective case | |
| Compound constructions | |
| Interrogative pronouns & relative pronouns | |
| Possessive pronouns | |
| Comparisons | |
| Verbs | |
| Regular verb forms | |
| Common irregular verb forms | |
| Auxiliary verbs | |
| Tenses | |
| Sequence of tenses | |
| Transitive and intransitive verbs | |
| Active and passive voice | |
| Mood | |
| Subject-Verb Agreement | |
| Plural and singular subjects and verbs | |
| Compound subjects | |
| Disjunctive subjects | |
| Indefinite pronouns | |
| Collective nouns | |
| Plural form but singular meaning | |
| Linking verbs | |
| With there or here | |
| Adjectives and Adverbs | |
| Adjectives | |
| Overuse of nouns as modifiers | |
| Adverbs | |
| Commonly confused adjectives and adverbs | |
| Comparative and superlative forms | |
| Common Grammar Problems | |
| Sentence Fragments | |
| Grammatically complete sentences | |
| Connect dependent clauses | |
| Connect phrases | |
| Sentence fragments for special effect | |
| Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences | |
| Creating a subordinate clause | |
| Separating clauses (comma, conjunction) | |
| Separating clauses (semicolon) | |
| Separating clauses (period) | |
| Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers | |
| Positioning modifiers | |
| Avoid ambiguity | |
| Lengthy modifiers | |
| Disruptive modifiers | |
| Dangling modifiers | |
| Faulty Shifts | |
| Focus | |
| Verb tense and mood | |
| Tone | |
| Mixed constructions | |
| Subjects and predicates | |
| Direct and indirect discourse | |
| Effective Sentences And Words | |
| Clarity and Conciseness | |
| Length | |
| Repetition and redundancy | |
| Expletives | |
| Passive voice | |
| Wordiness | |
| Noun-heavy style | |
| Express meaning precisely | |
| That to clarify sentence structure | |
| Comparisons | |
| Coordination and Subordination | |
| Combine closely related sentences | |
| Coordinate related sentences | |
| Subordinate less important ideas | |
| Parallelism | |
| Parallel content in parallel form | |
| Lists and series | |
| With correlative conjunctions | |
| Comparisons or contrasts | |
| Complete, clear parallel constructions | |
| Variety | |
| Length | |
| Structure | |
| Repetition | |
| Choosing the Right Words | |
| Denotation | |
| Connotation | |
| Level of formality | |
| Jargon, slang, or dialect | |
| Pretentiousness | |
| Figurative language | |
| Language and Power | |
| "Correctness" | |
| Language and identity | |
| Gender | |
| Race and ethnicity | |
| Age and other differences | |
| Using a Thesaurus and Dictionary | |
| Punctuation | |
| End Punctuation | |
| The Period | |
| The Question Mark | |
| The Exclamation Point | |
| The Comma | |
| The Semicolon | |
| The Colon | |
| The Apostrophe | |
| Quotation Marks | |
| Other Punctuation Marks | |
| Parentheses | |
| Dashes | |
| Brackets | |
| Ellipses | |
| Slashes | |
| Mechanics And Spelling | |
| Capital Letters and Italics | |
| Capital Letters | |
| Italics | |
| Abbreviations and Numbers | |
| Abbreviations | |
| Numbers | |
| The Hyphen | |
| Spelling | |
| Esl Issues | |
| Tips on Nouns and Articles | |
| Tips on Verbs | |
| Phrasal Verbs | |
| Verb Complements | |
| Verbs Of State | |
| Modal Auxiliary Verbs | |
| Conditional Sentences | |
| Tips on Word Order | |
| Tips on Vocabulary | |
| Glossary of Usage | |
| Cross-Curricular Resource Atlas | |
| Index | |
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