EasyWriter with Exercises, 2020 APA Update

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WRITING PROCESSES 1 A Writer’s Choices *1a Understanding expectations for academic writing 1b Moving between informal and formal writing 1c Email and other "in-between" writing 1d Considering the assignment and purpose 1e Choosing a topic 1f Considering audiences 1g Considering stance and tone 1h Considering time, genre, medium, and format 1i Collaborating 2 Exploring, Planning, and Drafting 2a Exploring a topic 2b Developing a working thesis 2c Gathering evidence and doing research 2d Planning and drafting 2e Developing paragraphs 3 Making Design Decisions 3a Design principles 3b Appropriate formats 3c Visuals and media   3d  Ethical use of visuals and media 4 Reviewing, Revising, and Editing 4a Reviewing 4b Revising 4c Editing and proofreading   Top Twenty Tips for Editing Your Writing 5 Sharing and Reflecting on Your Writing 5a Sharing with audiences *5b Creating a portfolio 5c Reflecting on your own work *5d Student writing: Reflection *CONTEXTS FOR READING, WRITING, AND SPEAKING 6 Learning from Low-Stakes Writing 6a The value of low-stakes writing 6b Types of low-stakes assignments 7 Reading and Listening Analytically, Critically, and Respectfully 7a Previewing 7b Annotating 7c Summarizing 7d Analyzing 7e Student writing: Rhetorical analysis 8 Arguing Ethically and Persuasively *8a Listening (and reading) purposefully and openly 8b Identifying basic appeals in an argument 8c Analyzing the elements of an argument 8d Arguing purposefully 8e Making an argument 8f Organizing an argument *8g Student writing: Argument essay *9 Writing in a Variety of Disciplines and Genres *9a Recognizing expectations of academic disciplines *9b Understanding and using genres *9c Adapting genre structures *9d Choosing genres for public writing *9e Student writing: Samples in a variety of disciplines and genres 10 Creating Presentations 10a Considering task, purpose, and audience 10b Writing a memorable introduction and conclusion 10c Using explicit structure and signpost language 10d Preparing a script for ease of presentation 10e Planning visuals 10f Practicing 10g Delivering the presentation *10h Student writing: Excerpts from a presentation RESEARCH 11 Conducting Research *11a Understanding challenges to research today 11b Beginning the research process 11c Choosing among types of sources 11d Using library resources 11e Finding credible Internet sources 11f Doing field research 12 Evaluating Sources and Taking Notes *12a Checking facts 12b Evaluating the usefulness and credibility of potential sources 12c Reading and analyzing sources 12d Synthesizing sources *12e Keeping track of sources 12f Working with quotations, summaries, and paraphrases *12g Creating an annotated bibliography *12h Student writing: Annotated bibliography entries 13 Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism *13a Using sources ethically 13b Integrating quotations, paraphrases, and summaries 13c Integrating visuals and media 13d Knowing which sources to acknowledge 13e Avoiding plagiarism 14 Writing a Research Project 14a Drafting your text, including illustrations 14b Reviewing and revising a research project 14c Preparing a list of sources 14d Editing and proofreading *14e Student writing: Outline of a research project DOCUMENTATION 15 MLA Style 15a Understanding MLA citation style 15b Considering the context of your sources 15c Following MLA manuscript format 15d Creating MLA in-text citations List of examples: In-text citations in MLA style 15e Creating an MLA list of works cited List of examples: Works cited in MLA style 15f  Student writing: Research-based argument, MLA style 16 APA Style 16a Understanding APA citation style 16b Following APA manuscript format 16c Creating APA in-text citations List of examples: In-text citations in APA style 16d Creating an APA list of references List of examples: References in APA style 16e Student writing: Causal analysis essay with abstract, APA style 17 Chicago Style 17a Understanding Chicago citation style 17b Following Chicago manuscript format 17c Creating Chicago notes and bibliographic entries List of examples: Notes and bibliographic entries in Chicago style 17d Student writing: Research-based history essay (excerpts), Chicago style 18 CSE Style 18a Following CSE manuscript format 18b Creating CSE in-text citations 18c Creating a CSE list of references List of examples: References in CSE style 18d Student writing: Biology literature review (excerpts), CSE style STYLE:  EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE *19 Writing across Cultures and Communities 19a Thinking about what seems "normal"   19b Clarifying meaning 19c Meeting audience expectations 20 Language That Builds Common Ground 20a Examining assumptions and avoiding stereotypes *20b Examining assumptions about gender and pronouns 20c Examining assumptions about race and ethnicity *20d Considering abilities and disabilities 21 Varieties of Language 21a Using "standard" English appropriately *21b Using varieties of English 22 Word Choice 22a Using appropriate formality 22b Considering denotation and connotation 22c Using general and specific language effectively 22d Using figurative language effectively 22e Making spell checkers work for you STYLE:  EFFECTIVE SENTENCES *23 Varying Sentences *23a Varying sentence length *23b Varying sentence openings 24 Consistency, Completeness, and Effectiveness 24a Revising confusing sentence structure 24b Matching subjects and predicates 24c Using consistent compound structures 24d Making complete comparisons 25 Coordination and Subordination 25a Relating equal ideas 25b Distinguishing main ideas 26 Conciseness 26a Eliminating redundant words 26b Eliminating empty words 26c Replacing wordy phrases 26d Simplifying sentence structure 27 Parallelism 27a Making items in a series or list parallel 27b Making paired ideas parallel 27c Using words necessary for clarity 28 Shifts 28a Revising shifts in tense 28b Revising shifts in voice 28c Revising shifts in point of view 28d Revising shifts between direct and indirect discourse GRAMMAR 29 Verbs and Verb Phrases 29a Using regular and irregular verb forms 29b Building verb phrases 29c Using infinitives and gerunds 29d Using lie and lay, sit and set, rise and raise 29e Using verb tenses 29g Using active and passive voice 29h Using mood appropriately 29i Using conditional sentences appropriately 30 Nouns and Noun Phrases 30a Understanding count and noncount nouns 30b Using determiners 30c Using articles 31 Subject-Verb Agreement 31a Checking for words between subject and verb 31b Checking agreement with compound subjects 31c Making verbs agree with collective nouns 31d Making verbs agree with indefinite pronouns 31e Making verbs agree with who, which, and that 31f Making linking verbs agree with subjects 31g Making verbs agree with subjects that end in –s 31h Checking for subjects that follow the verb 31i Making verbs agree with titles and words used as words 31j Considering spoken forms of be in varieties of English 32 Adjectives and Adverbs 32a Using adjectives after linking verbs 32b Using comparatives and superlatives 33 Modifier Placement 33a Revising misplaced modifiers 33b Revising disruptive modifiers 33c Revising dangling modifiers 34 Pronouns 34a Considering a pronoun’s role in the sentence   34b Making pronouns agree with antecedents 34c Making pronouns refer to clear antecedents 35 Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases 35a Choosing the right preposition 35b Using two-word verbs idiomatically 36 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences 36a Separating the clauses into two sentences 36b Linking the clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction 36c Linking the clauses with a semicolon 36d Rewriting the two clauses as one independent clause 36e Rewriting one independent clause as a dependent clause 36f Linking the two clauses with a dash 37 Sentence Fragments 37a Revising phrase fragments 37b Revising compound-predicate fragments 37c Revising clause fragments PUNCTUATION/MECHANICS 38 Commas 38a Setting off introductory elements 38b Separating clauses in compound sentences 38c Setting off nonrestrictive elements 38d Separating items in a series 38e Setting off parenthetical and transitional expressions 38f Setting off contrasting elements, interjections, direct address, and tag questions 38g Setting off parts of dates and addresses 38h Setting off quotations 38i Avoiding unnecessary commas 39 Semicolons 39a Linking independent clauses 39b Separating items in a series containing other punctuation 39c Avoiding misused semicolons 40 End Punctuation 40a Using periods 40b Using question marks 40c Using exclamation points 40d Using end punctuation in informal writing 41 Apostrophes 41a Signaling possessive case 41b Signaling contractions 41c Understanding apostrophes and plural forms 42 Quotation Marks 42a Signaling direct quotation 42b Identifying titles of short works and definitions 42c Using quotation marks with other punctuation 42d Avoiding misused quotation marks   43 Other Punctuation 43a Using parentheses 43b Using brackets 43c Using dashes 43d Using colons 43e Using slashes 43f Using ellipses 44 Capital Letters 44a Capitalizing the first word of a sentence 44b Capitalizing proper nouns and proper adjectives 44c Capitalizing titles before proper names 44d Capitalizing titles of works 44e Revising unnecessary capitalization 45 Abbreviations and Numbers 45a Using abbreviations 45b Using numbers 46 Italics 46a Italicizing titles 46b Italicizing words, letters, and numbers used as terms 46c Italicizing non-English words 46d Italicizing names of aircraft, ships, and trains 46e Using italics for emphasis 47 Hyphens 47a Using hyphens with compound words 47b Using hyphens with prefixes and suffixes 47c Avoiding unnecessary hyphens Glossary of Usage Index/Glossary of Terms Revision Symbols For Multilingual Writers