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| Preface | |
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| Writing Paragraphs and Essays | |
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| Understanding the Writing Process | |
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| Prewriting | |
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| Writing | |
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| Rewriting | |
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| Selecting and Limiting a Topic | |
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| Selecting Your Own Topic | |
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| Modifying an Assigned Topic | |
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| Limiting a Topic | |
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| Setting Goals and Generating Ideas | |
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| Using Invention Strategies | |
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| Using Informal Planning Outlines | |
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| Constructing Paragraphs: Topic Sentences | |
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| Basic Structure of a Paragraph | |
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| Writing Effective Topic Sentences | |
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| Placement of Topic Sentences/Main Ideas in Paragraphs | |
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| Constructing Paragraphs: Supporting Details | |
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| Using Specific Details to Support Topic Sentences | |
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| Patterns for Structuring Supporting Details | |
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| Relevant and Irrelevant Details | |
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| Moving from Paragraph to Essay | |
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| Introduction: Stating the Thesis | |
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| Body: Developing the Thesis | |
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| Conclusion: Reemphasizing the Thesis | |
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| From Paragraph to Essay | |
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| Gathering Information | |
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| Interviewing | |
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| Observing | |
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| Combining Interviews and Observations | |
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| Achieving Coherence | |
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| Arranging Ideas | |
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| Connecting Ideas | |
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| Unifying Ideas | |
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| Achieving Coherence in Essays | |
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| Revising Your Essay | |
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| Revising for Focus and Unity | |
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| Revising for Content and Development | |
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| Revising for Organization and Coherence | |
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| Strategies for Revising | |
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| Editing and Proofreading | |
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| Methods of Development | |
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| Description | |
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| Understanding Description | |
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| Writing Descriptive Paragraphs | |
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| Writing Descriptive Essays | |
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| Narration | |
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| Understanding Narration | |
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| Writing Narrative Paragraphs | |
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| Writing Narrative Essays | |
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| Process | |
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| Understanding Process Writing | |
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| Writing Process Paragraphs | |
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| Writing Process Essays | |
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| Example | |
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| Understanding Examples | |
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| Writing Example Paragraphs | |
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| Writing Example Essays | |
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| Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Understanding Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Writing Comparison/Contrast Paragraphs | |
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| Writing Comparison/Contrast Essays | |
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| Classification | |
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| Understanding Classification | |
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| Writing Classification Paragraphs | |
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| Writing Classification Essays | |
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| Cause and Effect | |
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| Understanding Cause and Effect | |
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| Writing Cause and Effect Paragraphs | |
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| Writing Cause and Effect Essays | |
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| Definition | |
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| Understanding Definition | |
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| Writing Definition Paragraphs | |
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| Writing Definition Essays | |
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| Persuasion | |
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| Understanding Persuasion | |
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| Writing Persuasive Paragraphs | |
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| Writing Persuasive Essays | |
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| Writing and Editing Sentences | |
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| Simple Sentences | |
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| Essential Elements of the Sentence | |
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| Basic Patterns of the Simple Sentence | |
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| Expanding the Simple Sentence | |
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| Adjectives | |
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| Adverbs | |
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| Prepositional Phrases | |
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| Appositives | |
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| Compound Sentences | |
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| Connecting Independent Clauses | |
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| Punctuating Compound Sentences | |
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| Complex Sentences | |
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| Adverb Clauses | |
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| Adjective Clauses | |
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| Noun Clauses | |
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| Signaling Relationships in Complex Sentences | |
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| Punctuating Complex Sentences | |
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| Sentence Fragments and Run-On Sentences | |
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| Sentence Fragments | |
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| Run-On Sentences | |
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| Subject-Verb Agreement | |
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| Agreement with Regular and Irregular Verbs | |
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| Special Problems with Subject-Verb Agreement | |
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| Pronoun Usage | |
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| Pronoun Reference and Agreement | |
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| Pronoun Case | |
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| Using Pronouns with -Self and -Selves | |
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| Using a Consistent Point of View | |
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| Using Nonsexist Pronouns | |
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| Verb Tenses and Forms | |
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| Regular Verbs | |
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| Irregular Verbs | |
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| Problem Verbs: Sit/Set, Lie/Lay, Rise/Raise | |
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| Special Uses of the Verbs To Be and To Have | |
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| Consistency in Tense | |
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| Modifiers | |
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| Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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| Comparatives and Superlatives | |
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| Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers | |
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| Sentence Style | |
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| Avoiding Wordiness | |
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| Achieving Sentence Variety | |
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| Writing Effective Comparisons | |
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| Using Parallelism | |
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| Punctuation and Capitalization | |
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| Punctuation | |
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| Capitalization | |
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| Spelling | |
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| Personal Spelling Problems | |
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| Commonly Misspelled Words | |
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| Spelling Rules and Patterns | |
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| Critical Reading and Writing Strategies | |
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| Reading Critically | |
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| Developing Critical Reading Skills | |
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| Guidelines for Critical Reading | |
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| Outlining and Summarizing | |
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| Outlining to Study | |
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| Summarizing | |
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| Reviewing Books and Films | |
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| Reading/Viewing the Work to Be Reviewed | |
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| Writing the Review | |
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| Annotated Book Review | |
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| Taking Essay Exams | |
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| Understanding Essay Exam Terminology | |
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| Guidelines for Taking Essay Exams | |
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| A Mini-Reader on American Culture | |
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| Identity | |
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| "Mother and Freedom" | |
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| "Living in Two Worlds" | |
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| "Tossing Identity and a Bouquet" | |
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| Cumulative Assignments for Unit One | |
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| College Life | |
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| "In Praise of the F Word" | |
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| "Freshman Year 101" | |
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| "College Valued Less for Learning Than for Earning" | |
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| Cumulative Assignments for Unit Two | |
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| Lifestyles | |
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| "Chinese Space, American Space" | |
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| "What You Do Is What You Are" | |
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| "Made in America" | |
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| "Could You Live with Less?" | |
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| Cumulative Assignments for Unit Three | |
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| Diversity | |
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| "Child of the Americas" | |
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| "The Legacy of Generation N" | |
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| "Time to Look and Listen" | |
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| "I Have a Dream" | |
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| Cumulative Assignments for Unit Four | |
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| Documenting and Citing Sources | |
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| Glossary of Research Terms | |
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| Sample Student Paper (MLA Style) | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |