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Preface | |
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Fundamentals | |
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The Writing Process | |
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What is Good Writing | |
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The Process and Structure of Writing | |
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Personal Versus Objective Writing | |
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Generating Ideas with Journal Writing | |
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Assembling a Portfolio | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Critical Thinking, Reading, and Seeing | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Critical Reading | |
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Poem: "Richard Cory" | |
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Critical Seeing | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Elements of Writing | |
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Purpose | |
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Audience | |
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Pattern | |
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Blending Rhetorical Patterns | |
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Practical Applications of the Rhetorical Strategies | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Planning and Organizing the Essay | |
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Finding a Topic | |
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The Controlling Idea | |
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Prewriting Activities | |
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Writer's Block | |
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The Informal Outline | |
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The Formal Outline | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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The Paragraph | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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Sentences that Back Up the Topic Sentence | |
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Sentences Used in Transitions between Concepts and Ideas | |
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More about the Topic Sentence | |
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Characteristics of the Paragraph | |
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Transitions Between Paragraphs | |
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Beginning and Ending Paragraphs | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Rewriting Assignment | |
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Drafting, Revising, and Style | |
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Pointers on Drafting | |
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The First Draft | |
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Revising the First Draft | |
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Achieving Style | |
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Editing the Second Draft | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Peer Review Assignment | |
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Writing the Essay | |
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Narration | |
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Story: "The Code" | |
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Poem: "Richard Cory" | |
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How to Write a Narration | |
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Professional Model: "A Gift of Laughter" | |
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Further Reading: Exerpt from Night | |
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Further Reading: "The Tell-Tale Heart" | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Internet Research Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments | |
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Rewriting Assignment | |
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Photo Writing Assignment | |
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Digging for Gold and for a Story Line | |
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Description | |
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Story: "The Lament" | |
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Poem: "Coats" | |
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How to Write a Description | |
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Professional Model: "Mma Ramotswe Thinks About the Land" | |
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World" | |
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World" | |
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Further Reading: "Bonobo Momma" | |
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Further Reading: "Sister Flowers" | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Internet Research Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments | |
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Rewriting Assignment | |
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Photo Writing Assignment | |
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Digging for Gold or for a Dominant Impression (Description) | |
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Examples | |
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Story: "We're Poor" | |
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Poem: "Eleanor Rigby" | |
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How to Write with Examples | |
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Professional Model: "Are You All Right?" | |
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Further Reading: "The Keypad Solution" | |
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Further Reading: "The Word as Person: Eponymns" | |
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Internet Research Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments | |
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Rewriting Assignment | |
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Photo Writing Assignment | |
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Digging for Gold or for Cases (Examples) | |
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Definition | |
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Story: "Arrangement in Black and White" | |
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Poem: "Incident" | |
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How to Write a Definition | |
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Professional Model: "Fundamentalism" | |
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Further Reading: "Will Someone Please Hiccup My Pat?" | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Internet Research Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments | |
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Rewriting Assignment | |
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Photo Writing Assignment | |
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Digging for Gold (Definitions) | |
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Comparison/Contrast | |
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Story: "Dream House" | |
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Poem: "The Twins" | |
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How to Write a Comparison/Contrast Paper | |
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Professional Model: "Diogenes and Alexander" | |
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Further Reading: "Grant and Lee: a Study in Contrasts" | |
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Further Reading: "The Richer, the Poorer" Dorothy West Writing Assignments | |
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Internet Research Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments | |
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Rewriting Assignment | |
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Photo Writing Assignment | |
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Digging for Gold or Likenesses and Differences (comparison/contrast) | |
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Process | |
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Story: "How Mr. Hogan Robbed a Bank? | |
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Poem: "Tract" | |
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How to Write a Process Paper | |
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Professional Model: "Coming into Language" | |
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Further Reading: "Battle of the Big Box" | |
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Further Reading: "How to Say Nothing in 50 Words" | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Internet Research Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments | |
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Rewriting Assignment | |
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Photo Writing Assignment | |
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Digging for Gold and for Steps (Process) | |
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Classification/Division | |
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Story: "Harrison Bergeron" | |
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Poem: "All the World's a Stage" | |
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How to Write a Classification/Division Paper | |
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Professional Model: "The Plot Against People" | |
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Further Reading: "Three Types of Resistance to Oppression" | |
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Further Reading: "On Dumpster Diving" | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Internet Research Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments | |
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Rewriting Assignment | |
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Photo Writing Assignment | |
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Digging for Gold or Related Types | |
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Causal Analysis | |
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Story: "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses" | |
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Poem: "Money" | |
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How to Write an Analysis of Cause | |
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Professional Model: "The Catastrophe of Success" | |
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Further Reading: "Why We Crave Horror Movies" | |
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Further Reading: "Nearing Ninety" | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Internet Research Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments | |
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Rewriting Assignment | |
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Photo Writing Assignment | |
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Digging for Gold or for Reasons and Consequences | |
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Argumentation | |
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Story: "War" | |
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Poem: "Dooley Is a Traitor" | |
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How to Write an Argument | |
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Professional Model: "The Case Against Man" | |
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Prejudice in Modern America" | |
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Prejudice in Modern America" | |
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Further Reading: "I Want a Wife" | |
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Further Reading: "Playing God on No Sleep" | |
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Cluster Discussion: Understanding Diversity | |
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Understanding Diversity in Religion | |
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"Soap and Ambergris" | |
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Understanding Diversity in Skin Color | |
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"Mixed-Blood Stew" | |
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Understanding Diversity in Sexual Orientation | |
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"First" | |
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Writing Assignments | |
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Internet Research Assignment | |
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Additional Writing Assignments | |
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Rewriting Assignment | |
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Photo Writing Assignment | |
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Digging for Gold or for Points and Counterpoints | |
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The Essay Examination | |
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Preparing for the Essay Examination | |
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How to Do Well on Essay Examinations | |
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Using Rhetorical Strategies in Essay Examinations | |
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Sample Essay Exams | |
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The Research Paper | |
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Doing the Research | |
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Choosing a Topic | |
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Doing the Research | |
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Using the Personal Interview to Research a Topic | |
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Using the Internet to Research a Topic | |
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Compiling a Bibliography | |
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Taking Notes | |
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Formulating the Thesis, Outlining the Paper, and Writing the Abstract | |
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Writing and Documenting the Paper | |
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Plagiarism | |
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Documenting the Humanities Paper (MLA) | |
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Documenting the Social Sciences Paper (APA) | |
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Preparing the Final Copy (MLA) | |
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Preparing the Final Copy (APA) | |
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Sample Student Papers | |
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Suicides Go Up" | |
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Suicides Go Up" | |
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Handbook | |
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Grammar Fundamentals | |
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The Sentence | |
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The Clause and Phrase | |
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Sentence Types | |
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Parts of Speech | |
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Correcting Common Errors | |
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Errors with Sentences | |
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Errors in Agreement | |
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Errors in Point of View | |
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Errors in Reference | |
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Errors with Modifiers | |
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Errors in Parallelism | |
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Errors in Diction | |
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Wordiness | |
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Combining Sentences | |
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Errors in Punctuation | |
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Errors in Capitalization | |
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Errors in Spelling | |
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Appendix: Answers to Self-Grading Exercises Credits | |
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Index | |