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| Preface for Instructors | |
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| A Student's Guide to Using Foundations First | |
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| Self-Assessment Checklists for Revising and Editing Your Writing | |
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| Learning Strategies for College Success | |
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| Practical Strategies | |
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| Orientation Strategies | |
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| First-Week Strategies | |
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| Day-to-Day Strategies | |
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| Note-Taking Strategies | |
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| Homework Strategies | |
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| Exam-Taking Strategies | |
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| Time-Management Strategies | |
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| College Communication Skills | |
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| Internet Strategies | |
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| Reading Strategies | |
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| Becoming an Active Reader | |
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| Reading Written Texts | |
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| Reading in College, in the Community, and in the Workplace | |
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| Writing Effective Paragraphs | |
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| Writing a Paragraph | |
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| Understanding Paragraph Structure | |
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| Focusing on Your Assignment, Purpose, and Audience | |
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| Finding Ideas to Write About | |
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| Identifying Your Main Idea and Writing a Topic Sentence | |
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| Choosing Supporting Points | |
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| Arranging Your Supporting Points | |
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| Drafting Your Paragraph | |
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| Revising Your Paragraph | |
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| Fine-Tuning Your Paragraph | |
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| Writing Unified Paragraphs | |
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| Writing Well-Developed Paragraphs | |
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| Writing Coherent Paragraphs | |
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| Exemplification | |
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| What is Exemplification? | |
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| Writing an Exemplification Paragraph | |
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| Narration | |
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| What is Narration? | |
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| Writing a Narrative Paragraph | |
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| Description | |
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| What is Description? | |
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| Writing a Descriptive Paragraph | |
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| Process | |
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| What is Process? | |
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| Writing a Process Paragraph | |
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| Cause and Effect | |
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| What is Cause and Effect? | |
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| Writing a Cause-and-Effect Paragraph | |
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| Comparison and Contrast | |
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| What is Comparison and Contrast? | |
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| Writing a Comparison-and-Contrast Paragraph | |
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| Classification | |
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| What is Classification? | |
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| Writing a Classification Paragraph | |
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| Definition | |
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| What is Definition? | |
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| Writing a Definition Paragraph | |
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| Argument | |
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| What is Argument? | |
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| Writing an Argument Paragraph | |
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| Moving from Paragraph to Essay | |
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| Understanding Essay Structure | |
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| Focusing on Your Assignment, Purpose, and Audience | |
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| Finding Ideas to Write About | |
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| Identifying Your Main Idea and Stating Your Thesis | |
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| Choosing Your Supporting Points | |
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| Drafting Your Essay | |
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| Revising and Editing Your Essay | |
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| Writing Effective Sentences | |
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| Writing Simple Sentences | |
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| Identifying Subjects | |
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| Recognizing Singular and Plural Subjects | |
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| Identifying Prepositional Phrases | |
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| Identifying Action Verbs | |
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| Identifying Linking Verbs | |
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| Identifying Helping Verbs | |
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| Writing Compound Sentences | |
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| Using Coordinating Conjunctions | |
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| Using Semicolons | |
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| Using Transitional Words and Phrases | |
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| Writing Complex Sentences | |
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| Using Subordinating Conjunctions | |
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| Punctuating with Subordinating Conjunctions | |
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| Using Relative Pronouns | |
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| Fine-Tuning Your Sentences | |
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| Varying Sentence Openings | |
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| Combining Sentences | |
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| Choosing Exact Words | |
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| Using Concise Language | |
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| Avoiding Clich�©s | |