EasyWriter

by Lunsford, Andrea A.

• ISBN13: 9781319476755
• ISBN10: 1319476759
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781319601270, 9781319649081
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2025-10-16
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
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Table of Contents

PART 1 WRITING PROCESSES

1 Why Write?

a Write to connect

b Write to survive

c Write to define and discover

d Write to succeed

2 A Writer’s Opportunities

a Recognize opportunities

b Be open to difference

c Use social media wisely

d Use AI tools wisely

e Position yourself as an academic writer

f Collaborate with others

g Take advantage of low-stakes writing assignments

3 A Writer’s Choices

a Take responsibility

b Consider assignment and purpose

c Choose a topic

d Identify your audience

e Consider stance and tone

f Consider language

g Consider time, genre, medium, and format

4 Exploring, Planning, and Drafting

a Explore a topic

b Develop a working thesis

c Do research and gather credible evidence

d Plan and draft

e Develop paragraphs

f Draft strong introductions and conclusions

5 Making Design Decisions

a Lay out text

b Consider accessibility

c Choose visuals and media

d Use visuals and media ethically

6 Reviewing, Revising, Editing, and Reflecting

a Review your writing

b Revise your writing

c Edit and proofread your writing

d Reflect on your writing

PART 2 READING, WRITING, AND SPEAKING

7 Building Confidence for College Reading

a Identify your purpose for reading

b Use tools and technologies to your advantage

c Preview the text

d Annotate the text

8 Reading Critically and Analytically

a Ask critical questions as you preview a text

b Annotate to begin an analysis

c Read collaboratively

d Summarize the text

e Analyze the text

f Student writing: Rhetorical analysis

9 Arguing Ethically and Persuasively

a Read and listen openly

b Identify basic appeals in an argument

c Analyze the elements of an argument

d Argue purposefully

e Make an argument

f Organize your argument

g Student writing: Argument essay

PART 3 RESEARCH

10 Writing in a Variety of Disciplines and Genres

a Recognize expectations of academic disciplines

b Understand genres

c Adapt genre structures

d Choose genres for public writing

e Student writing: Samples in a variety of disciplines and genres

11 Creating Presentations

a Consider task, purpose, and audience

b Write a memorable introduction and conclusion

c Use explicit structure and signpost language

d Plan visuals

e Practice

f Deliver the presentation

g Student writing: Excerpts from a presentation

12 Conducting Research

a Understand the challenges to research today

b Begin the research process

c Choose among types of sources

d Use web and library research

e Use generative AI for research

f Do field research

13 Evaluating Sources and Taking Notes

a Check facts

b Read vertically

c Read laterally

d Read and analyze sources

e Synthesize sources

f Keep track of sources

g Work with quotations, paraphrases, and summaries

h Create an annotated bibliography

i Student writing: Annotated bibliography

14 Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism

a Use sources ethically

b Integrate quotations, paraphrases, and summaries

c Integrate visuals and media

d Know which sources to acknowledge

e Avoid plagiarism

15 Writing a Research Project

a Draft your text, including illustrations

b Review and revise a research project

c Prepare a list of sources

d Edit and proofread

e Student writing: Outline for a research project

PART 4 DOCUMENTATION

16 MLA Style

a Understand MLA citation style

b Consider the context of your sources

c Follow MLA format

d Create MLA in-text citations

e Create an MLA list of works cited

f Student writing: Research essay, MLA style

17 APA Style

a Understand APA citation style

b Follow APA format

c Create APA in-text citations

d Create an APA list of references

e Student writing: Research essay, APA style

18 Chicago Style

a Understand Chicago citation style

b Follow Chicago format

c Create Chicago notes and bibliographic entries

d Student writing: Research essay (excerpt), Chicago style

PART 5 STYLE: EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE

19 Language and Identity

a Recognize how the language of others can shape identity

b Use language to shape your own identity

20 Writing across Cultures, Communities, and Identities

a Communicate respectfully and inclusively

b Clarify meaning

c Meet audience expectations

21 Language That Builds Connections

a Examine assumptions and avoid stereotypes

b Examine assumptions about gender

c Examine assumptions about race and ethnicity

d Consider abilities and disabilities

22 Language Varieties

a Practice language awareness

b Experiment with language varieties

c Bring in other languages

23 Word Choice

a Choose among levels of formality

b Consider denotation and connotation

c Use general and specific language effectively

d Use figurative language effectively

PART 6 STYLE: EFFECTIVE SENTENCES

24 Varying Sentences

a Vary sentence length

b Vary sentence openings

25 Consistency and Completeness

a Revise confusing sentence structure

b Match subjects and predicates

c Make complete comparisons

26 Coordination and Subordination

a Relate equal ideas

b Distinguish main ideas

27 Conciseness

a Eliminate redundant words

b Eliminate empty words

c Replace wordy phrases

d Simplify sentence structure

28 Parallelism

a Make items in a series or list parallel

b Make paired ideas parallel

c Use words necessary for clarity

29 Shifts

a Revise shifts in tense

b Revise shifts in voice

c Revise shifts in point of view

d Revise shifts between direct and indirect discourse

PART 7 GRAMMAR

30 What Is “Standardized” English?

a Understand how languages are shaped—and reshaped

b Ask: What does standardized language have to do with me?

31 Top Twenty Tips for Editing Your Writing

32 Verbs and Verb Phrases

a Understand regular and irregular verb forms

b Build verb phrases

c Choose between infinitives and gerunds

d Understand lie and lay, sit and set, rise and raise

e Choose verb tenses to fit your meaning

f Choose active or passive voice

g Use mood appropriately

33 Nouns and Noun Phrases

a Understand count and noncount nouns

b Choose determiners

c Choose the best article

34 Subject-Verb Agreement

a Check for words between subject and verb

b Check agreement with compound subjects

c Make verbs agree with collective nouns

d Make verbs agree with indefinite pronouns

e Make verbs agree with who, which, and that

f Make linking verbs agree with subjects

g Make verbs agree with subjects that end in -s

h Check for subjects that follow the verb

i Make verbs agree with titles and words used as words

j Consider forms of be in varieties of English

35 Adjectives and Adverbs

a Use adjectives after linking verbs

b Understand comparatives and superlatives

36 Modifier Placement

a Revise misplaced modifiers

b Revise disruptive modifiers

c Revise dangling modifiers

37 Pronouns

a Consider a pronoun’s role in the sentence

b Make pronouns agree with antecedents

c Make pronouns refer to clear antecedents

38 Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

a Choose the right preposition

b Use two-word verbs idiomatically

39 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

a Separate the clauses into two sentences

b Link the clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction

c Link the clauses with a semicolon

d Rewrite the two clauses as one independent clause

e Rewrite one independent clause as a dependent clause

f Link the two clauses with a dash

40 Sentence Fragments

a Identify sentence fragments

b Revise phrase fragments

c Revise compound-predicate fragments

d Revise clause fragments

PART 8 PUNCTUATION/MECHANICS

41 Commas

a Set off introductory elements

b Separate clauses in compound sentences

c Set off nonrestrictive elements

d Separate items in a series

e Set off parenthetical and transitional expressions

f Set off contrasting elements, interjections, direct address, and tag questions

g Set off parts of dates and addresses

h Set off quotations

i Avoid unnecessary commas

42 Semicolons

a Link independent clauses

b Separate items in a series containing other punctuation

c Avoid misusing semicolons

43 End Punctuation

a Periods

b Question marks

c Exclamation points

d Understand end punctuation in informal writing

44 Apostrophes

a Signal possessive case

b Signal contractions

c Understand apostrophes and plural forms

45 Quotation Marks

a Signal a direct quotation

b Identify titles of short works

c Use quotation marks with other punctuation

d Avoid misusing quotation marks

46 Other Punctuation

a Parentheses

b Brackets

c Dashes

d Colons

e Slashes

f Ellipses

g Emoticons, emojis, and tone indicators

47 Capital Letters

a Capitalize the first word of a sentence

b Capitalize proper nouns and proper adjectives

c Capitalize titles before proper names

d Capitalize titles of works

e Revise unnecessary capitalization

48 Abbreviations and Numbers

a Use abbreviations

b Use numbers

49 Italics and Hyphens

a Italicize titles

b Italicize words, letters, and numbers used as terms

c Italicize non-English words

d Use italics for emphasis—occasionally

e Use hyphens with compound words

f Avoid unnecessary hyphens