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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Why Writing Is Important | |
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| Writing Influences the Way You Think | |
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| Writing Contributes to Learning | |
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| Writing Fosters Personal Development | |
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| Writing Connects You to Others | |
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| Writing Promotes Success in College and at Work | |
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| How Writing Is Learned | |
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| Reading | |
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| Writing Creating the Best Conditions for Reading and Writing Thinking Critically | |
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| Writing Activities | |
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| Remembering an Event | |
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| Writing in Your Other Courses/ in the Community/in the Workplace | |
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| A Collaborative Activity:Practice Remembering an Event | |
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| Readings | |
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| Calling Home Annie Dillard, from An American Childhood | |
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| 100 Miles per Hour, Upside Down and Sideways | |
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| Purpose and Audience | |
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| Basic Features: Remembering Events | |
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| Guide to Writing | |
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| The Writing Assignment | |
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| Invention and Research | |
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| Planning and Drafting | |
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| Critical Reading Guide | |
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| Revising | |
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| Working with Sources | |
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| Editing and Proofreading | |
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| Thinking about Document Design | |
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| Reflecting on Your Writing | |
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| Writing Profiles | |
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| The Last Stop John T. Edge, I'm Not Leaving Until I Eat This Thing | |
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| The New York Pickpocket Academy | |
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| Guide to Writing Reflecting on Your Writing | |
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| Explaining a Concept | |
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| Readings | |
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| Cannibalism: It Still Exists Anastasia Toufexis, Love: The Right Chemistry | |
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| In the Blink of an Eye | |
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| Guide to Writing Reflecting on Your Writing | |
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| Arguing a Position | |
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| Readings | |
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| Children Need to Play, Not Compete | |
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| Working at McDonald's | |
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| Boys Here, Girls There: Sure, If Equality's the Goal | |
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| Guide to Writing | |
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| Reflecting on Your Writing | |
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| Proposing a Solution | |
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| Readings | |
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| More Testing, More Learning | |
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| Win-Win Flexibility | |
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| Making Communities Safe for Bicycles | |
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| Guide to Writing | |
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| Reflecting on Your Writing | |
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| Justifying an Evaluation | |
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| Readings | |
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| Grading Professors | |
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| News in Black, White, and Shades of Gray | |
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| "Children Need to Play, Not Compete" | |
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| Guide to Writing | |
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| Reflecting on Your Writing | |
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| Strategies for Critical Thinking, Writing, and Research | |
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| A Catalog of Invention Strategies | |
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| Mapping | |
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| Writing | |
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| A Catalog of Reading Strategies | |
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| Annotating | |
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| From Letter from Birmingham Jail (annotated sample) | |
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| Taking Inventory | |
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| Outlining | |
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| Paraphrasing | |
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| Summarizing | |
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| Synthesizing | |
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| Contextualizing | |
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| Exploring the Significance of Figurative Language | |
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| Looking for Patterns of Opposition | |
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| Reflecting on Challenges to Your Beliefs and Values | |
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| Evaluating the Logic of an Argument | |
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| Recognizing Emotional Manipulation | |
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| Judging the Writer's Credibility | |
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| Cueing the Reader | |
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| Orienting Statements | |
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| Paragraphing | |
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| Cohesive Devices | |
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| Connectives | |
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| Headings and Subheadings | |
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| Arguing | |
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| Asserting a Thesis | |
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| Giving Reasons and Support | |
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| Counterarguing | |
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| Logical Fallacies | |
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| Field Research | |
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| Observations | |
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| Interviews | |
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| Questionnaires | |
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| Library and Internet Research | |
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| Integrating Library and Internet Research | |
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| Orienting Yourself to the Library | |
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| Keeping Track of Your Research | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| Identifying Subject Headings and Key Words | |
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| Searching Online Library Catalogs and Databases | |
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| Locating Sources | |
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| Using the Internet for Research | |
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| Finding the Best Information Online | |
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| Using Email and Online Communities for Research | |
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| Reading Sources with a Critical Eye | |
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| Using and Acknowledging Sources | |
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| Using Sources | |
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| Acknowledging Sources | |
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| The MLA System of Documentation | |
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| The APA System of Documentation | |
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| Some Sample Research Papers | |
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| An Annotated Research Paper | |
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| Designing Documents | |
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| Considering Context | |
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| Elements of Document Design | |
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| Visuals | |
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| Sample Documents | |
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| Index | |