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Readings Listed by Rhetorical Mode | |
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To the Instructor | |
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Essay Writing | |
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An Introduction to Writing | |
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Point and Support | |
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Structure of the Traditional Essay | |
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Benefits of Writing the Traditional Essay | |
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Writing as a Skill | |
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Writing as a Process of Discovery | |
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Writing as a Way to Communicate with Others | |
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Keeping a Journal | |
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Tips on Using a Computer | |
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Review Activities | |
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Using This Text | |
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The Writing Process | |
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Prewriting | |
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Writing a First Draft | |
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Revising | |
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Editing | |
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Review Activities | |
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The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing | |
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Begin with a Point, or Thesis | |
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Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence | |
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Practice in Advancing and Supporting a Thesis | |
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The Third Step in Essay Writing | |
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Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence | |
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Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles | |
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Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specifi c Evidence | |
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The Fourth Step in Essay Writing | |
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Revising Sentences | |
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Editing Sentences | |
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Practice in Revising Sentences | |
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Four Bases for Revising Essays | |
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Unity | |
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Support | |
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Coherence | |
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Sentence Skills | |
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Practice in Using the Four Bases | |
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Patterns of Essay Development | |
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Introduction to Essay Development | |
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Important Considerations in Essay Development | |
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Patterns of Essay Development | |
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Description | |
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Reading: Lou’s Place Beth Johnson | |
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Narration | |
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Reading: The Yellow Ribbon Pete Hamill | |
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Exemplifi cation | |
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Reading: Dad Andrew H. Malcolm | |
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Process | |
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Reading: How to Do Well on a Job Interview Glenda Davis | |
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Cause and Effect | |
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Reading: Taming the Anger Monster Anne Davidson | |
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Comparison or Contrast | |
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Reading: Born to Be Different? Camille Lewis | |
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Definition | |
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Reading: Television Addiction Marie Winn | |
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Division-Classifi cation | |
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Reading: Wait Divisions Tom Bodett | |
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Argument | |
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Reading: Ban the Things. Ban Them All. Molly Ivins | |
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Special Skills | |
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Taking Essay Exams | |
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Writing a Summary | |
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Writing a Report | |
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Writing a R�sum� and Cover Letter | |
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Using the Library and the Internet | |
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Writing a Research Paper | |
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Handbook of Sentence Skills | |
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Grammar | |
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Subjects and Verbs | |
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Fragments | |
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Run-Ons | |
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Regular and Irregular Verbs | |
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Subject-Verb Agreement | |
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Additional Information about Verbs | |
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Pronoun Agreement and Reference | |
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Pronoun Types | |
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Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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Misplaced Modifi ers | |
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Dangling Modifi ers | |
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Mechanics | |
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Manuscript Form | |
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Capital Letters | |
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Numbers and Abbreviations | |
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Punctuation | |
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Apostrophe | |
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Quotation Marks | |
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Comma | |
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Other Punctuation Marks | |
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Word Use | |
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Spelling Improvement | |
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Commonly Confused Words | |
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Effective Word Choice | |
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Editing Tests | |
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ESL Pointers | |
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Correction Symbols | |
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Readings for Writers | |
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Introduction to the Readings | |
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Looking Inward | |
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Three Passions Bertrand Russell | |
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Shame Dick Gregory | |
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I Became Her Target Roger Wilkins | |
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Stepping into the Light Tanya Savory | |
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A Hanging George Orwell | |
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Observing Others | |
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The Professor Is a Dropout Beth Johnson | |
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The Certainty of Fear Audra Kendall | |
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What’s Wrong with Schools? Teacher Plays Student, Learns to Lie and Cheat Casey Banas | |
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Propaganda Techniques in Today’s Advertising Ann McClintock | |
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Confronting Problems | |
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Single-Sex Schools: An Old Idea Whose Time Has Come Diane Urbina | |
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Here’s to Your Health Joan Dunayer | |
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Sleeping Your Way to the Top Sora Song | |
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How to Make It in College, Now That You’re Here Brian O’Keeney | |
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College Lectures: Is Anybody Listening? David Daniels | |
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Seven Ways to Keep the Peace at Home Daniel A. Sugarman | |
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In Praise of the F Word Mary Sherry | |
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Is Sex All That Matters? Joyee Garity | |
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A Scary Time to Raise a Daughter Steve Lopez | |
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Reading Comprehension Chart | |
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Instructor’s Guide | |
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Suggested Approaches and Techniques | |
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A Model Syllabus | |
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Suggested Answers to the Discussion | |
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Questions in Part Five | |
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Diagnostic Tests | |
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Appendix: A Writer’s Journal (Student edition only) | |
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Index | |