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| Preface | |
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| Building the Foundation The Writing Process | |
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| Why Write? | |
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| The Writing Process | |
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| Prewriting and Planning Ideas | |
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| Understanding Your Assignment, Purpose, and Audience | |
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| Focusing on Point of View | |
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| What Is Prewriting? | |
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| Exploring and Generating Ideas | |
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| Free Writing | |
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| Questioning ("Big Six" Questions) | |
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| Visual Mapping: Lists, Outlines, and Cluster Maps | |
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| Reading, Journaling, and Discussing | |
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| Narrowing the Subject and Planning the Ideas | |
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| Writing Essays | |
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| Drafting an Essay | |
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| Introduction Paragraph | |
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| The Hook | |
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| Thesis Statement | |
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| Body: Supporting Paragraphs | |
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| Conclusion Paragraph | |
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| Title | |
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| Example of an Essay | |
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| Rewriting Essays | |
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| Why Rewrite? | |
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| Revising | |
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| Unity in Essays | |
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| Coherence in Essays | |
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| Editing | |
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| Preparing Your Final Essay for Submission | |
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| Building Tightly Structured Essays | |
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| Illustration Building Essays with Examples | |
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| Writing an Illustration Essay | |
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| Introduction Paragraph | |
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| Thesis Statement | |
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| Supporting Paragraphs | |
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| Development Sentences | |
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| Conclusion Paragraph | |
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| Example of an Illustration Essay | |
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| Cause or Effect Building Essays with Reasons or Results | |
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| Writing a Cause or Effect Essay | |
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| Introduction Paragraph | |
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| Thesis Statement | |
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| Supporting Paragraphs | |
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| Development Sentences | |
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| Conclusion Paragraph | |
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| Example of a Cause or Effect Essay | |
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| Analysis by Division Building Essays with Parts | |
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| Writing an Analysis by Division Essay | |
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| Introduction Paragraph | |
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| Thesis Statement | |
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| Supporting Paragraphs | |
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| Development Sentences | |
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| Conclusion Paragraph | |
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| Example of an Analysis by Division Essay | |
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| Comparison or Contrast Building Essays with Similarities or Differences | |
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| Writing a Comparison or Contrast Essay | |
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| Introduction Paragraph | |
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| Thesis Statement | |
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| Supporting Paragraphs | |
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| Development Sentences | |
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| Conclusion Paragraph | |
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| Example of a Comparison or Contrast Essay | |
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| Building Loosely Structured Essays | |
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| Description Building Essays with Imagery | |
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| Writing a Description Essay | |
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| Introduction Paragraph | |
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| Thesis Statement | |
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| Supporting Paragraphs | |
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| Conclusion Paragraph | |
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| Example of a Description Essay | |
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| Narration Building Essays with Stories | |
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| Writing a Narration Essay | |
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| Introduction Paragraph | |
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| Thesis Statement | |
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| Supporting Paragraphs | |
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| Conclusion Paragraph | |
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| Example of a Narration Essay | |
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| Definition Building Essays with Clarifications | |
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| Writing a Definition Essay | |
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| Introduction Paragraph | |
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| Thesis Statement | |
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| Supporting Paragraphs | |
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| Conclusion Paragraph | |
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| Example of a Definition Essay | |
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| Literary Analysis Building Essays about Literature | |
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| Writing a Literary Analysis Essay | |
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| Introduction Paragraph | |
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| Thesis Statement | |
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| Supporting Paragraphs | |
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| Development Sentences | |
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| Conclusion Paragraph | |
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| Example of a Literary Analysis Essay | |
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| Building Essays with Research | |
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| Argumentation Building Essays with Research | |
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| Understanding the Research Process | |
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| Step 1: Find Your Topic and Position | |
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| Step 2: Document Your Sources | |
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| Evaluating Sources | |
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| Taking Notes | |
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| Bibliography and Works Cited Page | |
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| Writing an Argumentation Essay | |
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| Using Persuasive Appeals | |
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| Introduction Paragraph | |
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| Thesis Statement | |
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| Supporting Paragraphs | |
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| Development Sentences | |
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| Refutation Paragraph | |
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| Conclusion Paragraph | |
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| Title | |
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| Bibliography and Works Cited | |
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| Rules for In-Text Citations or Parenthetical Notations | |
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| Rules for the Works Cited List | |
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| Example of an Argumentation Essay | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Basic Grammar | |
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| Commonly Used Transitions | |
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| Quotations Protocol | |