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| The Research Process | |
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| Choosing a Topic | |
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| Researching a Topic | |
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| Preparing a Bibliography and a Preliminary Thesis | |
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| Taking Notes and Outlining | |
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| Citing Sources and Academic Honesty | |
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| Documentation Systems | |
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| In-Text Citations | |
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| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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| Practice in Recognizing Plagiarism | |
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| Additional Practice in Recognizing Plagiarism | |
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| Summarizing | |
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| When to Summarize | |
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| Documenting Summaries | |
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| Practice in Summarizing | |
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| Practice in Documenting Summaries | |
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| Practice in Writing and Documenting Summaries | |
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| Paraphrasing | |
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| When to Paraphrase | |
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| Documenting Paraphrases and Using Lead-Ins | |
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| Practice in Paraphrasing | |
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| Practice in Documenting Paraphrases | |
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| Practice in Writing and Documenting Paraphrases | |
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| Additional Practice in Writing and Documenting Paraphrases | |
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| Direct Quotations | |
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| When to Use Direct Quotations | |
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| Documenting and Integrating Direct Quotations | |
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| Rules for Punctuating Quotations | |
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| Practice in Punctuating Quotations | |
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| Additional Practice in Punctuating Quotations | |
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| Practice in Creating Lead-Ins for Quotations | |
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| Practice in Integrating, Punctuating, and Documenting Quotations | |
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| Additional Practice in Integrating, Punctuating, and Documenting Quotations | |
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| Common Errors in Citing Sources | |
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| Works Cited and References | |
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| W-1 MLA and APA | |
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| W-2 General Guidelines | |
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| W-3 Citing Electronic Information | |
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| W-4 Sample Works Cited and References with Exercises (Electronic Sources) | |
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| W-5 Sample Works Cited and References with Exercises (Non-Electronic Sources) | |
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| W-6 Arranging a Works Cited or References List with Electronic Sources | |
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| W-7 Arranging a Works Cited or References List with Print and Electronic Sources | |
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| Sample Student Research Papers | |
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| Sample Student Research Paper in MLA Format with Annotated Bibliography | |
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| Excerpt of Student Research Paper in APA Format | |
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| Excerpt of Student Research Paper in CMS Format | |
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| Writing Documented Essays | |
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| Revision Checklist | |
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| Quick Review: Writing with Precision | |
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| Review: Elements of the Essay | |
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| Review: Major Usage Errors | |
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| Answer Key | |
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| Sample Chicago Manual of Style Entries | |
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| Sample APA Entries | |
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| Sample APA Entries for Electronic Sources | |
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| Sample MLA Entries | |
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| Sample MLA Entries for Electronic Sources | |
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| Index | |
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| Inside back cover | |