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Preface for Students: Using This Book | |
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Preface for Instructors | |
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The Writing Process | |
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Assessing the Writing Situation | |
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Understanding how writing happens | |
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Analyzing the writing situation | |
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Discovering and limiting a subject | |
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Defining a purpose | |
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Considering the audience | |
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Developing and Shaping Ideas | |
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Discovering ideas | |
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Developing a thesis | |
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Organizing ideas Sample essay | |
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Drafting and Revising | |
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Writing the first draft | |
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Revising the first draft | |
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Examining a sample revision | |
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Editing the revised draft | |
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Preparing and proofReading the final draft | |
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Examining a sample final draft | |
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Giving and receiving comments | |
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Preparing a writing portfolio | |
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Writing and Revising Paragraphs | |
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Maintaining paragraph unity | |
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Achieving paragraph coherence | |
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Developing the paragraph | |
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Writing special kinds of paragraphs | |
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Linking paragraphs in the essay | |
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Designing Documents | |
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Designing academic papers and other documents | |
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Considering principles of design | |
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Using the elements of design | |
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Using illustrations | |
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Considering readers with disabilities | |
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Reading And Writing In College | |
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Developing Academic Skills | |
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Managing your time | |
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Listening and taking notes in class | |
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Reading for comprehension | |
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Becoming an academic writer | |
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Preparing for exams | |
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Forming a Critical Perspective | |
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Using techniques of critical Reading | |
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Developing a critical response | |
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Viewing images critically | |
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Writing in Academic Situations | |
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Writing in response to texts | |
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Determining purpose | |
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Analyzing audience | |
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Choosing structure and content | |
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Using academic language | |
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Examining sample critical responses | |
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Sample critique of a text | |
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Sample critique of an image | |
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Reading Arguments Critically | |
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Recognizing the elements of argument | |
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Testing claims | |
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Weighing evidence | |
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Discovering assumptions | |
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Watching language, hearing tone | |
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Judging reasonableness | |
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Recognizing fallacies | |
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Writing an Argument | |
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Finding a subject | |
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Conceiving a thesis statement | |
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Analyzing your purpose and your audience | |
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Using reason | |
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Using evidence | |
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Reaching your readers | |
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Organizing your argument | |
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Revising your argument | |
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Examining a sample argument | |
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Reading and Using Visual Arguments | |
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Reading visual arguments critically | |
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Using visual arguments effectively | |
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Grammatical Sentences | |
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Understanding Sentence Grammar | |
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Understanding the basic sentence | |
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Expanding the basic sentence with single words | |
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Expanding the basic sentence with word groups | |
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Compounding words, phrases, and clauses | |
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Changing the usual word order | |
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Classifying sentences | |
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Case of Nouns and Pronouns | |
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Compound subjects and complements | |
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Compound objects | |
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Weorus with a noun | |
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Appositives | |
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Pronoun afterthan oras in a comparison | |
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Subjects and objects of infinitives | |
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Who whom | |
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Case before a gerund | |
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Verbs Verb Forms | |
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Regular and irregular verbs | |
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Sit and set lie andlay rise andraise | |
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Omitted-s and-ed endings | |
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Helping verbs | |
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Verb plus gerund or infinitive | |
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Verb plus Particle Tense | |
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Appropriate tense for meaning | |
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Sequence of tenses Mood | |
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Subjunctive verb forms Voice | |
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Active vs passive voice | |
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Agreement | |
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Agreement between subject and verb | |
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Agreement between pronoun and antecedent | |
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Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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Adjectives only with nouns and pronouns | |
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Adjectives after linking verbs | |
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Adjectives with objects adverbs with verbs | |
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Comparative and superlative forms | |
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Double negatives | |
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Overuse of nouns as modifiers | |
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Present and past Participles as adjectives | |
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A, an, the, and other determiners | |
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Clear Sentences | |
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Sentence Fragments | |
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Tests for sentence completeness revision of fragments | |
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Subordinate clause | |
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Verbal or prepositional phrase | |
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Other fragments | |
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Acceptable uses of incomplete sentences | |
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Comma Splices and Fused Sentences Comma Splices | |
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Main clauses not joined by coordinating conjunction | |
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Main clauses related by a conjunctive adverb or transitional expression Fused Sentences | |
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Main clauses with no conjunction or punctuation | |
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Pronoun Reference | |
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Clear reference to one antecedent | |
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Clear placement of pronoun and antecedent | |
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Reference to specific antecedent | |
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Indefinite use ofyou | |
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Clear use ofit | |
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Appropriate use ofwho, which, that | |
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Shifts | |
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Person and number | |
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Tense and mood | |
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Subject and voice | |
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Indirect and direct quotations and questions | |
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers Misplaced Modifiers | |
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Clear placement of modifiers | |
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Limiting modifiers | |
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Squinting modifiers | |
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Separation of subjects, verbs, and objects | |
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Separation of Parts of infinitives or verb phrases | |
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Position of adverbs | |
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Order of adjectives Dangling modifiers | |
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Dangling modifiers | |
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Mixed and Incomplete Sentences | |
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Mixed Sentences | |
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Mixed grammar | |
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Mixed meaning (faulty predication) | |
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Incomplete Sentences | |
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Compound constructions | |
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Comparisons | |
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Careless omissions | |
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Effective Sentences | |
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Emphasizing Ideas | |
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Using subjects and verbs effectively | |
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Using sentence beginnings and endings | |
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Arranging parallel elements effectively | |
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Repeating ideas | |
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Separating ideas | |
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Being concise | |
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Using Coordination and Subordination | |
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Coordinating to relate equal ideas | |
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Subordinating to distinguish main ideas | |
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Choosing clear connectors | |
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Using Parallelism | |
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Using parallelism for coordinate elements | |
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Using parallelism to increase coherence | |
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Achieving Variety | |
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Varying sentence length and structure | |
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Varying sentence beginnings | |
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Inverting the normal word order | |
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Mixing types of sentences | |
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Punctuation Chart | |
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End Punctuation | |
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The period | |
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The question mark | |
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The exclamation point | |
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The Comma | |
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Main clauses linked by coordinating conjunction | |
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Introductory elements | |
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Nonessential elements | |
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Absolute phrases | |
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Phrases expressing contrast | |
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Series and coordinate adjectives | |
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Dates, addresses, place names, long numbers | |
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With quotations | |
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To prevent misReading | |
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Misuse and overuse | |
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The Semicolon | |
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Main clauses not joined by a coordinating conjunction | |
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Main clauses related by a conjunctive adverb or transitional expression | |
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Main clauses that are complicated or contain commas | |
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Series items that are long or contain commas | |
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Misuse and overuse | |
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The Apostrophe | |
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Possession | |
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Misuse with noun plurals, verbs, and personal pronouns | |
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Contractions | |
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Plurals of abbreviations, dates, and words or characters named as words | |
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Quotation Marks Chart | |
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Direct quotations | |
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Quotation within a quotation | |
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Dialog | |
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Titles of songs, short stories, etc | |
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Words used in a special sense | |
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Overuse | |
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Placement with other quotation marks | |
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Other Punctuation Marks | |
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The colon | |
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The dash | |
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Parentheses | |
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Brackets | |
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The ellipsis mark | |
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The slash | |
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Mechanics | |
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Capitals | |
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First word of a sentence | |
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Titles of works | |
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Pronoun I and interjectionO | |
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Proper nouns and adjectives | |
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Titles before proper names | |
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Misuses of capitals | |
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Italics or Underlining | |
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Titles of books and periodicals | |
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Names of ships, aircraft, spacecraft, trains | |
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Foreign words and phrases | |
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Words, letters, and numbers named as words | |
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For emphasis | |
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In online communication | |
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Abbreviations | |
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Titles before and after proper names | |
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Familiar abbreviations and acronyms | |
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BC, BCE, AD, CE, AM, PM, no and$ | |
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Latin abbreviations | |
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Misuse with units of measurement, geographical names, etc | |
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Numbers | |
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Numerals vs | |
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For dates, addresses, etc | |
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Beginning sentences | |
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Effective Words | |
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Using Appropriate Language | |
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Revising nonstandard dialect | |
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Revising shortcuts of online communication | |
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Using slang only when appropriate | |
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Using colloquial language only when appropriate | |
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Revising neologisms | |
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Using technical words with care | |
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Revising indirect or pretentious writing | |
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Revising sexist and other biased language | |
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Using Exact Language | |
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Using a dictionary and a thesaurus | |
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Using the right word for your meaning | |
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Balancing the abstract and concrete, the general and specific | |
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Using idioms | |
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Using figurative language | |
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Using fresh expressions | |
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Writing Concisely | |
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Focusing on subject and verb | |
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Cutting or shortening empty words and phrases | |
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Cutting unnecessary repetition | |
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Reducing clauses to phrases, phrases to single words | |
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Eliminatingthere is, here is andit is constructions | |
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Combining sentences | |
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Rewriting jargon | |
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Spelling and the Hyphen | |
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Recognizing typical spelling problems | |
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Following spelling rules | |
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Developing spelling skills | |
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Using the hyphen to form or divide words | |
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Research Writing | |
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Planning a Research Project | |
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Starting out | |
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Finding a researchable subject and question | |
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Developing a research strategy | |
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Making a working, annotated bibliography | |
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Finding Sources | |
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Finding sources through your library's Web site | |
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Searching electronically | |
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Finding reference works | |
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Finding books | |
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Finding periodicals | |
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Finding sources on the Web | |
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Finding other online sources | |
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Finding government publications | |
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Finding images, audio, and video | |
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Generating your own sources | |
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Working with Sources | |
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Evaluating sources | |
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Synthesizing sources | |
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Mining and interacting with sources | |
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Using summary, paraphrase, and quotation | |
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Integrating sources into your text | |
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Avoiding Plagiarism and Documenting Sources | |
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Committing and detecting plagiarism on the Internet | |
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Knowing what you need not acknowledge | |
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Knowing what youmust acknowledge | |
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Acknowledging online sources | |
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Documenting sources | |
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Writing the Paper | |
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Developing a thesis statement | |
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Creating a structure | |
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Drafting the paper | |
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Revising and editing the paper | |
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Preparing and proofReading the final draft | |
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Using MLA Documentation and Format | |
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Using MLA in-text citations | |
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Preparing the MLA list of works cited | |
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Using MLA document format | |
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Two Research Papers in MLA Style | |
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The False Promise of Green Consumerism" | |
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Annie Dillard's Healing Visio | |
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Writing In The Academic Disciplines | |
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Working with the Goals and Requirementsof the Disciplines | |
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Using methods and evidence | |
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Understanding writing assignments | |
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Using tools and language | |
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Following styles for source citations and document format | |
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Reading and Writing About Literature | |
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Using the methods and evidence of literary analysis | |
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Understanding writing assignments in literature | |
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Using the tools and language of literary analysis | |
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Citing sources and formatting documents in writing about literature | |
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Drafting and revising a literary analysis | |
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Sample analysis of a short story | |
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Writing about fiction, poetry, and drama | |
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Sample analysis of a poem | |
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Sample analysis of a play | |
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Writing in Other Humanities | |
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Using the methods and evidence of the humanities | |
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Understanding writing assignments in the humanities | |
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Using the tools and language of the humanities | |
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Citing sources in Chicago style | |
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Formatting documents in Chicago style | |
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Writing in the Social Sciences | |
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Using the methods and evidence of the social sciences | |
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Understanding writing assignments in the social sciences | |
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Using the tools and language of the social sciences | |
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Citing sources in APA style | |
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Formatting documents in APA style | |
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Examining a sample social science paper | |
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Writing in the Natural and Applied Sciences | |
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Using the methods and evidence of the sciences | |
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Understanding writing assignments in the sciences | |
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Using the tools and language of the sciences | |
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Citing sources in CSE style | |
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Formatting documents in CSE style | |
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Examining a sample science paper | |
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Special Writing Situations | |
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Essay Examinations | |
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Preparing for an essay examination | |
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Planning your time and your answer | |
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Starting the essay | |
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Developing the essay | |
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Sample essay exams | |
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ReReading the essay | |
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Writing Online | |
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Writing effective e-mail | |
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Collaborating online | |
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Creating effective Web compositions | |
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Public Writing | |
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Writing business letters and memos | |
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Sample letter and memo | |
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Writing a job application | |
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Sample letter and r�sum�s | |
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Writing business reports and proposals | |
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Sample report and proposal | |
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Writing for community work | |
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Sample flyer, newsletter, and brochure | |
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Oral Presentations | |
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Writing and speaking | |
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Considering purpose and audience | |
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Organizing the presentation | |
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Delivering the presentation | |
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Glossary of Usage | |
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Glossary of Terms | |
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Index | |