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Table of Contents:
PART 1 Planning, Drafting, and Revising   1 Think as a Writer     a Think About What College Readers Expect     b Think About How to Persuade Others  c Think About Your Audience     d Think About Your Credibility     e Think About Your Purpose    2 Plan and Draft  a Establish Your Goals     b Explore Your Topic     c Write a Working Thesis  d Plan a Strategy     e Compose a Draft     f 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 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 Analyzing, Reflecting, Informing, Arguing   5 Read and View with a Critical Eye     a Become a Critical Reader     b Read Actively     c Write Summaries  d Recognize Verbal Fallacies  e Become a Critical Viewer     f Recognize Visual Fallacies    6 Write an Analysis     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 a Reflection     a Find a Reflective Topic     b Identify a Focus     c Organize and Write a Reflection     d Sample Reflective Essay    8 Write an Informative Essay     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 a Position Argument     a Position Arguments and Proposal Arguments  b Find an Arguable Topic and Make a Claim     c Organize and Write a Position Argument     d Sample Position Argument    10 Write a Proposal Argument     a Find an Arguable Topic and Make a Proposal  b Organize and Write a Proposal Argument     c Sample Proposal Argument    PART 3 Writing in the Disciplines   11 Write about Literature and the Humanities a What Are the Humanities?  00o b What Counts as Evidence in the Humanities?    c Become a Critical Reader of Literature       d Develop an Interpretation       e Write a Literary Analysis    f Write an Essay Exam    g Sample Essay Examination      12 Write in the Sciences and Social Sciences      a What are the Social Sciences?    b What Counts as Evidence in the Sciences and Social Sciences?    c Write an Observation       d Write a Case Study       e Write a Lab Report in the Sciences      13 Compose for the Workplace    a Write a Letter of Application       b Write a Résumé       c Write a Business E-mail       d Write a Memo       PART 4 Designing and Presenting   14 Communicate in Multimedia       a Multimedia Composing    b Think About Verbal and Visual Relationships       c Design Documents    d Choose Type     e Create Tables, Charts, and Graphs      15 Design Presentations       a Plan a Presentation       b Design Visuals for a Presentation       c Deliver an Effective Presentation      16 Compose in Online Genres      a Tips for Online Writing   b Create a Blog Entry or a Discussion Post    c Compose Wikis    d Create a Web Page       e Create a Podcast       f Create a Video       g Create a Discussion Post      PART 5 Planning Research and Finding Sources   Research Map I: Conducting Research   16 Plan Your Research  a Analyze the Research Task  b Set a Schedule  c Find and Narrow a Topic  d Determine What Kind of Research You Need  e Draft a Working Thesis  f Create a Working Bibliography  g Create an Annotated Bibliography    17 Find Sources  a Develop Strategies for Finding Sources  b Find Sources in Databases  c Find Sources on the Web  d Find Multimedia Sources  e Find Print Sources  f Keep Track of Sources    18 Evaluate Sources  a Determine the Relevance of Sources  b Determine the Quality of Sources  c Evaluate Database and Print Sources  d Evaluate Web Sources    19 Plan Field Research  a Know What You Can Obtain from Field Research  b Conduct Interviews  c Administer Surveys  d Make Observations    PART 6 Incorporating and Documenting Sources   Research Map II: Working With Sources   21 Use Sources Effectively and Avoid Plagiarism    a Understand the Purposes of Sources    b Decide When to Quote and When to Summarize and Paraphrase    c Take Notes Effectively   d Use Quotations Effectively   e Use Summaries and Paraphrases Effectively   f Use Visuals Effectively    g What Is Plagiarism?      22 Write and Revise the Research Project    a Revisit Your Research    b Use Sources to Provide Evidence    c Use Sources as Points of Departure    d Plan Your Organization    e Write a Draft    f Review and Revise      MLA MLA Documentation Map   23 MLA Documentation     a Writer at Work: Citing Sources in a MLA-Style Project     b Writer at Work: Creating the List of Work Cited     c In-Text Citations in MLA Style       d Illustrated Samples and Index of Works Cited in MLA Style     e Journals, Magazines, Newspapers, and Other Print Sources     f Books     g Library Database Sources     h Web Sources and Other Online Sources     i Visual Sources     j Multimedia Sources     k Informational Notes  l Sample Research Paper with MLA Documentation    APA, CMS, CSE APA Documentation Map   24 APA Documentation    a Writer at Work: Citing Sources in a APA-Style Project    b Writer at Work: Creating the List of References    c In-text Citations in APA Style    d Illustrated Samples and Index of References in APA Style    e Periodical Sources f Books and Nonperiodical Sources    g Online Sources    h Visual, Computer, and Multimedia Sources    i Sample Paper with APA Documentation   25 CMS Documentation     a In-text Citations in CMS Style     b Documentation in CMS Style  c Books and Nonperiodical Sources     d Periodical Sources     e Online Sources     f Multimedia Sources     g Sample Pages with CMS Documentation    26 CSE Documentation     a In-text Citations in CSE Style     b References in CSE Style  c Books and Nonperiodical Sources     d Periodical Sources     e Online Sources     f 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 vs. 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    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  d Adjectives with Prepositions    Glossary of Grammatical Terms and Usage  Index