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Reading and Writing Success Starts Here! | |
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Use the Help Features in This Book | |
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Reading and Writing Success Tips | |
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Manage Your Time and Identify a Place to Study | |
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Manage Your Electronic Life | |
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Build Your Concentration | |
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Keep a Writing Journal | |
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Collaborate for Success | |
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Introduction to Reading and Writing | |
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An Overview of Active Reading | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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What Is Active Reading? | |
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Preview Before Reading | |
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Form Guide Questions | |
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Keys to Understanding What You Read | |
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Build Your Vocabulary Through Reading | |
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Think Critically | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Professional Essay A Brother Lost | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Vocabulary Workshops | |
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Expanding Your Vocabulary | |
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Using Context Clues | |
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Learning Specialized and Technical Vocabulary | |
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Using Word Parts | |
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An Overview of the Writing Process | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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What Is Good Writing? | |
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The Five Steps in Writing Process | |
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Generate Ideas | |
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Organize Your Ideas | |
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Write a First Draft | |
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Revise and Rewrite Drafts | |
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Proofread Your Final Draft | |
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Consider Your Audience and Purpose | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Student Essay Education: The Open Road | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Professional Essay Credit Card Smarts: Take Charge of Your Cards | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Reading and Learning from College Textbooks | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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Why Write as You Read and Study? | |
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Reading | |
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Strategies for Reading Textbooks | |
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Use the SQ3R System for Learning from Textbooks | |
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Writing | |
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Use Learning and Recall Strategies | |
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Highlight and Annotate | |
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Outline | |
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Map | |
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Paraphrase | |
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Summarize | |
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Think Critically About Information in Textbooks | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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Textbook Excerpt How to Remember What You Study | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Reading and Evaluating Visuals | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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Why Use Visuals? | |
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Use Strategies for Reading and Interpreting Visuals | |
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Integrate Text and Visuals | |
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Types of Visuals | |
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Photographs | |
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Maps | |
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Tables | |
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Graphs | |
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Diagrams | |
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Charts | |
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Infographics | |
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Cartoons | |
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Think Critically About Visuals | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Professional Essay Are You Hooked? | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Reading, Writing, and Organizing Paragraphs | |
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Topics, Main Ideas, and Topic Sentences | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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What Is a Paragraph? | |
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Reading | |
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Locate the Topic | |
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Locate the Main Idea | |
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Tips for Locating the Topic Sentence | |
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Think Critically About Main Ideas | |
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Writing 000 | |
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Write Effective Topic Sentences | |
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Choose a Manageable Topic | |
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Tips for Writing Effective Topic Sentences | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Student Essay The Russian and U.S. School Systems | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Professional Essay Greed, Cancer, and Pink KFC Buckets | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Details, Transitions, and Implied Main Ideas | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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What Are Details, Transitions, and Implied Main Ideas? | |
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Reading | |
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Identify Supporting Details | |
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Types of Supporting Details | |
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Think Critically About Details | |
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Use Transitions to Guide Your Reading | |
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Identify Implied Main Ideas | |
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Writing | |
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Select Relevant and Sufficient Details | |
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Organize Details Effectively | |
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Use Transitional Word and Phrases to Connect Details | |
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Use Specific Words | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Student Essay The China Bug | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Professional Essay The Most Hateful Words | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Organization: Basic Patterns | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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What Are Patterns of Organization? | |
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Reading and Writing Time Sequence: Chronological Order, Process, and Narration | |
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What Is Time Sequence? | |
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Reading Chronological Order, Process, and Narration | |
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Writing Process Paragraphs | |
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Writing Narration Paragraphs | |
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Reading and Writing Description | |
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What Is Description? | |
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Reading Description | |
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Writing Descriptive Paragraphs | |
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Reading and Writing Example | |
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What Is an Example? | |
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Reading Examples | |
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Writing Example Paragraphs | |
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Thinking Critically About Patterns of Organization | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Student Essay From Bullet to Blue Sky | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Professional Essay Cairo Tunnel | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Organization: Additional Patterns | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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What Are Additional Patterns of Organization? | |
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Reading and Writing Definition | |
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What Is Definition? | |
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Reading Definition | |
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Writing Definition Paragraphs | |
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Reading and Writing Classification | |
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What Is Classification? | |
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Reading Classification | |
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Writing Classification Paragraphs | |
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Reading and Writing Comparison and Contrast | |
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What Are Comparison and Contrast? | |
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Reading Comparison and Contrast | |
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Writing Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs | |
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Reading and Writing Cause and Effect | |
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What Is Cause and Effect? | |
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Reading Cause and Effect | |
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Writing Cause and Effect Paragraphs | |
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Reading and Writing Other Patterns of Organization | |
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Statement and Clarification | |
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Summary | |
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Addition | |
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Spatial Order | |
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Thinking Critically About Patterns of Organization | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Student Essay Benefits of Joining the Military | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Professional Essay E-Waste and E-Waste Recycling | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Strategies for Revising Paragraphs | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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What Is Revision? | |
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Reading | |
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Read Critically to Revise | |
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Writing | |
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Consider Your Purpose and Audience | |
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Examine Your Ideas | |
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Revise for Specific and Vivid Language | |
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Edit for Correctness | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Student Essay My Unexpected Addiction | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Professional Essay Who Should Live, and Who Should Die? The Dilemma of Rationing Medical Care | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Reading and Writing Essays | |
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Reading, Planning, and Organizing Essays | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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Why Read and Write Essays? | |
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Reading | |
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Read Essays to Build Comprehension and Recall | |
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Understand the Structure of an Essay | |
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To Catch A Liar | |
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Mind Your Own Browser | |
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Read for Retention, Recall, and Response | |
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Think Critically About Essays | |
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Writing | |
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Choose a Topic | |
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Generate Ideas About Your Topic | |
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Plan Your Essay | |
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Organize Your Essay | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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Student Freewriting, Ted Sawchuck | |
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Read and Respond | |
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Measuring Success by Access to Gadgets, Patrick Smith | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Drafting and Revising Essays | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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What Is a Draft? | |
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Reading | |
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Read While Drafting | |
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Writing | |
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Write and Revise Your Thesis Statement | |
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Support Your Thesis with Substantial Evidence | |
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Use Transitions to Make Connections | |
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Write the Introduction, Conclusion, and Title | |
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Think Critically About Your Draft and How to Revise It | |
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Edit and Proofread | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Student Essay Relationships 2.0: Dating and Relating in the Internet | |
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Age | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Professional Essay Stop Asking Me My Major | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Reading and Writing Essays with Multiple Patterns | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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What Is a Multi-Pattern Essay? | |
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Reading | |
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Recognizing Multiple Patterns | |
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Writing | |
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Choose a Primary Pattern of Organization for Your Essay | |
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Common Secondary Patterns of Organization | |
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Plan and Write a Multi-Pattern Essay | |
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Use Multiple Patterns in Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusions | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Student Essay Gang Life: Better from the Outside | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Professional Essay Emotional Troubles for "Cyberbullies" and Victims | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing | |
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Critical Thinking: Making Inferences and Analyzing the Author's Message | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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What Is Critical Thinking? | |
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Reading | |
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Make Inferences | |
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Assess the Source and Author Qualifications | |
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Distinguish Between Fact and Opinion | |
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Evaluate Evidence and Omissions | |
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Analyze Tone | |
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Writing | |
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Think Critically When Writing | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Student Essay Making a Difference | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Professional Essay Are Latinos Different? | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Critical Thinking: Evaluating the Author's Techniques | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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Why Evaluate the Author's Techniques? | |
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Reading | |
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Understand Connotative and Figurative Language | |
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Analyze Assumptions | |
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Evaluate Generalizations | |
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Identify Bias | |
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Writing | |
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Write Effectively and Fairly | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Student Essay From Ignorant Bliss to Painful Awareness | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Professional Essay Sweatshops at Sea | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Critical Thinking: Reading and Writing Arguments | |
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Focusing on Reading and Writing | |
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What Is an Argument? | |
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Reading | |
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The Parts of an Argument | |
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Read an Argument Effectively | |
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Think Critically About Arguments | |
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From a Vegetarian: Looking at Hunting from Both Sides Now | |
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Writing | |
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Write Argument Paragraphs | |
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Write Argument Essays | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Student Essay Marijuana: An Argument for Legalization | |
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Read and Respond | |
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Paired Professional Essays Should Online States Ban Postings by Groups the Government Identifies as Terrorists? | |
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Pro Argument from Sen. Joseph Lieberman | |
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Con Argument Leslie Harris and John Morris | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Reading and Writing from Sources | |
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Writing Essays Using Sources | |
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Integrating Reading and Writing | |
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What Is an Essay that Uses Sources? | |
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Find and Record Appropriate Sources | |
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Use Sources to Support Your Thesis and Develop Your Essay | |
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Synthesize Sources | |
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Document Sources | |
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An Overview of MLA Style | |
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An Overview of APA Style | |
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Read and Respond | |
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A Student Essay Weighing the Consequences of Censorship in the Media | |
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Self-Test Summary | |
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Handbook: Reviewing the Basics | |
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U nderstanding the Parts of Speech | |
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U nderstanding the Parts of Sentences | |
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Avo iding Sentence Errors | |
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Writing Effective Sentences | |
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Us ing Punctuation Correctly | |
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M anaging Mechanics and spelling | |
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Error Correction Exercises | |
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Credits | |
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Index | |