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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Writing a Paragraph | |
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Paragraph Structure | |
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The Three Parts of a Paragraph | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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Position of Topic Sentences | |
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The Two Parts of a Topic Sentence | |
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Supporting Sentences | |
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The Concluding Sentence | |
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Review | |
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Writing Practice | |
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Unity and Coherence | |
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Unity | |
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Coherence | |
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Repetition of Key Nouns | |
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Key Noun Substitutes | |
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Consistent Pronouns | |
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Transition Signals | |
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Logical Order | |
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Review | |
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Writing Practice | |
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Supporting Details: Facts, Quotations, and Statistics | |
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Facts versus Opinions | |
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Using Outside Sources | |
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Plagiarism | |
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Citing Sources | |
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Quotations | |
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Direct Quotations | |
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Reporting Verbs and Phrases | |
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Punctuating Direct Quotations | |
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Indirect Quotations | |
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Writing Practice | |
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Statistics | |
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Writing Practice | |
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Review | |
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Writing an Essay | |
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From Paragraph to Essay | |
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The Three Parts of an Essay | |
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The Introductory Paragraph | |
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Funnel Introduction | |
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Attention-Getting Introduction | |
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Thesis Statement | |
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Body Paragraphs | |
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Logical Division of Ideas | |
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Thesis Statements for Logical Division of Ideas | |
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Thesis Statement Pitfalls | |
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Transition Signals between Paragraphs | |
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The Concluding Paragraph | |
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Essay Outlining | |
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Review | |
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Writing Practice | |
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Applying What You Have Learned | |
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Reading | |
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Questions | |
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Suggestions for Discussion or Writing | |
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Chronological Order: Process Essays | |
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Thesis Statements for a Process Essay | |
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Transition Signals for Chronological Order | |
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Review | |
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Writing Practice | |
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Applying What You Have Learned | |
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Questions | |
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Suggestions for Discussion or Writing | |
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Questions | |
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Suggestions for Discussion or Writing | |
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Cause/Effect Essays | |
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Organization for Cause/Effect Order | |
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Block Organization | |
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Chain Organization | |
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Cause/Effect Signal Words and Phrases | |
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Cause Signal Words | |
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Effect Signal Words | |
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Review | |
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Writing Practice | |
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Applying What You Have Learned | |
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Reading | |
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Questions | |
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Suggestions for Discussion or Writing | |
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Comparison/Contrast Essays | |
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Organization of Comparison/Contrast Essays | |
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Point-by-Point Organization | |
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Block Organization | |
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Comparison and Contrast Signal Words | |
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Comparison Signal Words | |
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Contrast Signal Words | |
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Review | |
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Writing Practice | |
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Applying What You Have Learned | |
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Reading | |
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Questions | |
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Suggestions for Discussion or Writing | |
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Paraphrase and Summary | |
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Paraphrasing | |
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Plagiarism | |
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Using Paraphrases as Support | |
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Summarizing | |
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Review | |
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Argumentative Essays | |
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Organization of Argumentative Essays | |
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The Introductory Paragraph | |
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Thesis Statement | |
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Review | |
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Writing Practice | |
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Applying What You Have Learned | |
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Topic 1, Reading 1 | |
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Questions | |
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Topic 1, Reading 2 | |
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Questions | |
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Topic 2, Reading 1 | |
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Questions | |
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Topic 2, Reading 2 | |
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Questions | |
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Sentence Structure | |
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Types of Sentences | |
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Clauses | |
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Independent Clauses | |
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Dependent Clauses | |
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Kinds of Sentences | |
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Simple Sentences | |
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Compound Sentences | |
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Complex Sentences | |
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Compound-Complex Sentences | |
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Sentence Types and Writing Style | |
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Review | |
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Using Parallel Structures and Fixing Sentence Problems | |
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Parallelism | |
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Parallelism with Coordinators: And, Or, But | |
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Parallelism with Correlative (Paired) Conjunctions | |
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Sentence Problems | |
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Sentence Fragments | |
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Choppy Sentences | |
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Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices | |
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Stringy Sentences | |
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Review | |
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Editing Practice | |
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Noun Clauses | |
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That Clauses | |
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Sentences Beginning with It | |
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Special Verb Tenses in That Clauses | |
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If/Whether Clauses | |
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Question Clauses | |
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Review | |
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Editing Practice | |
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Writing Practice | |
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Adverb Clauses | |
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Kinds of Adverb Clauses | |
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Punctuation of Adverb Clauses | |
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Time Clauses | |
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Place Clauses | |
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Distance, Frequency, and Manner Clauses | |
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Reason Clauses | |
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Result Clauses | |
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Purpose Clauses | |
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Contrast Clauses | |
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Direct Opposition Clauses | |
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Concession (Unexpected Result) Clauses | |
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Conditional Clauses | |
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Review | |
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Editing Practice | |
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Writing Practice | |
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Adjective Clauses | |
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Relative Pronouns and Adverbs | |
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Position of Adjective Clauses | |
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Verb Agreement in Adjective Clauses | |
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Kinds of Adjective Clauses | |
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Relative Pronouns as Subjects | |
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Relative Pronouns as Objects | |
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Possessive Adjective Clauses | |
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Relative Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions | |
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Relative Pronouns in Phrases of Quantity and Quality | |
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Adjective Clauses of Time and Place | |
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Review | |
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Editing Practice | |
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Writing Practice | |
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Participial Phrases | |
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Participles | |
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Participial Phrases | |
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Reduced Adjective Clauses | |
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Position and Punctuation of Participial Phrases | |
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General Form -ing Participial Phrases | |
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General Form -ed Participial Phrases | |
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Perfect Form Participial Phrases | |
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Participial Phrases and Writing Style | |
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Reduced Adverb Clauses | |
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Review | |
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Editing Practice | |
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Writing Practice | |
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The Process of Academic Writing | |
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Creating (Prewriting) | |
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Planning (Outlining) | |
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Writing | |
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Polishing | |
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Editing Practice | |
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Punctuation Rules | |
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Commas | |
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Semicolons | |
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Colons | |
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Quotation Marks | |
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Editing Practice | |
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Charts of Connecting Words and Transition Signals | |
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Coordinating Words | |
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Subordinating Words | |
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Conjunctive Adverbs | |
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Transition Signals | |
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Editing Symbols | |
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Research and Documentation of Sources | |
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Types of Sources | |
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Evaluating Sources | |
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Documentation of Sources | |
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In-Text Citations | |
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Works-Cited Lists | |
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Self-Editing and Peer-Editing Worksheets | |
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Scoring Rubrics | |
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Index | |
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Credits | |