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Introducing People | |
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What Is Academic Writing? | |
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Chapter Preview | |
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Prewriting Activity: Asking Questions and Taking Notes | |
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Organization | |
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What Is a Paragraph? | |
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Model: What Is a Paragraph? | |
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Mrs. RobinsonParagraph Form | |
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Model: Handwritten Assignment My Classmate | |
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Model: Computer-Written Assignment My Classmate | |
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Grammar and Capitalization | |
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What Is a Sentence?Command Sentences | |
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Subjects, Verbs, and Objects | |
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Capitalization: Six Rules | |
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Journal Writing | |
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Model: Journal Entry | |
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Sentence Structure | |
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Simple Sentences | |
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Connecting Words: and, orSentence Combining | |
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WritingReview Questions | |
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The Writing Process | |
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Prewrite to get ideas-freewriting | |
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Write the first draft | |
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Edit the first draft | |
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Write the final copyWriting Assignment | |
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Listing-Order ParagraphsChapter Preview | |
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Prewriting Activity: ClusteringClustering | |
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Model: Clustering 1 | |
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Model: Clustering 2 | |
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OrganizationListing-Order Paragraphs | |
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Model: Listing-Order Paragraph Flight Attendants | |
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The Three Parts of a Paragraph | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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Listing-Order Transition Signals | |
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Paragraph Unity | |
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The Concluding SentenceOutlining | |
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Model: Simple Outline Flight Attendants | |
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Sentence Structure | |
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Compound Sentences | |
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Coordinating Conjunctions: and, but, or, soTwo Sentence Errors: Run-ons and Comma Splices | |
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WritingReview QuestionsWriting Assignment | |
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Giving Instructions | |
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Prewriting Activity: Listing | |
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Organization"How To" Paragraphs | |
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Model: "How To" Paragraph How to Have a Successful Garage Sale | |
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Topic and Concluding Sentence for "How To" Paragraphs | |
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Time-Order Signals | |
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Listing and Outlining | |
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Model: Listing | |
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Model: Edited List | |
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Model: Simple Outline | |
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Sentence Structure | |
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Independent and Dependent Clauses | |
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Adverb Subordinators | |
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Complex Sentences | |
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Sentence Errors: Fragments | |
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Summary: Three Types of Sentences | |
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Capitalization and Punctuation | |
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Capitalization: Four More Rules | |
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Commas: Four Rules | |
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Writing | |
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Review Questions | |
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Writing Assignment | |
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Describing a Place | |
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Prewriting Activity: Listing Descriptive Detail | |
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Organization | |
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Description | |
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Space Order | |
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Model: Space Order The Shared Refrigerator | |
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Topic and Concluding Sentences for Descriptive Paragraphs | |
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Specific Details | |
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Planning a Space-Order Paragraph | |
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Grammar | |
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Adjectives | |
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Order of Adjectives | |
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Sentence Structure | |
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Prepositions | |
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Prepositional Phrases | |
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Model: Prepositional Phrases of Place in a Description My DeskUsing Prepositional Phrases to Vary Sentence Openings | |
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WritingReview QuestionsWriting Assignment | |
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Stating Reasons and Using Examples | |
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Chapter Preview | |
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Prewriting Activity: Reasons and Examples | |
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Organization | |
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Model: Reasons and Examples Costa RicaOutlines with Details | |
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Model: Detailed Outline Costa RicaReasons and Examples< | |