Composition | |
The Writing Process | |
Preparing to Write | |
Building a Framework: Thesis and Organization | |
Introducing the Essay | |
Developing Body Paragraphs | |
Concluding the Essay | |
Revising, Proofreading, and Formatting | |
Showing and Telling: Description, Narration, and Example | |
Limiting and Ordering Definition, Classification, and Process | |
Examining Logical Connections: Comparison-Contrast, Cause-Effect, and Argument | |
Writing a Summary | |
Writing a Research Paper | |
Grammar | |
Verbs and Subjects | |
Subject-Verb Agreement | |
Coordination and Subordination | |
Run-on Sentences | |
Sentence Fragments | |
Pronoun Case | |
Pronoun Agreement, Reference, and Point of View | |
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers | |
Parallel Structure | |
Verb Shifts | |
Sentences with Style | |
Commas | |
Other Punctuation | |
Word Choice | |
Words Commonly Confused | |
Capital Letters | |
Apostrophes | |
Quotation Marks, Underlining, and Italics | |
Readings | |
Two Ways of Seeing a River | |
Growing Up Bilingual | |
The Game of My Life | |
When Words Get in the Way | |
Letting in Light | |
Coping with Procrastination | |
Migraine Blues | |
The Right to Die | |
The Brutal Business of Boxing | |
Date Rape: Exposing Dangerous Myths | |
Education Unplugged | |
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