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| Preliminary Contents | |
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| Each chapter begins with Goals, includes a Review, and concludes with Web Work. Each of the Reading Selections in Part III is followed by Vocabulary, Comprehension Check, Mode and Skill Check, and Questions for Discussion and Writing | |
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| Improving Writing and Thinking Expectations and Attitudes Writing as Opportunity | |
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| The Opportunities Before You Now Writing Opportunities | |
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| The Writing Process | |
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| Prewriting The Writing Process Prewriting Topic to Main Idea Prewriting to Main Idea: A Student Demonstration | |
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| Organizing and Outlining Organizing Outlining Organizing and Outlining: A Student Demonstration | |
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| Writing a Paragraph | |
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| The Paragraph and Its Purpose | |
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| A Step-By-Step Guide to Composing a Paragraph | |
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| Some Helpful Tips for Composition | |
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| Writing a Paragraph: A Student Demonstration | |
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| Revising Revising vs. Editing Revising for Completeness | |
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| Revising for Cohesiveness | |
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| Revising for Coherence | |
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| Two Important Revision Tips | |
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| Revising a Paragraph: A Student Demonstration | |
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| Proofreading, Editing, and Preparing the Final Draft Editing to Improve Style | |
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| Editing to Correct Major Sentence Errors | |
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| Editing Errors in Grammar and Mechanics | |
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| Editing Spelling Errors | |
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| Preparing the Final Draft | |
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| Editing a Paragraph: A Student Demonstration | |
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| Writing the Essay | |
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| The Essay and Its Parts | |
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| Steps in Writing an Essay: A Student Demonstration | |
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| Developing Paragraphs and Essays with the Rhetorical Modes | |
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| The Reading/Writing Connection | |
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| Reading for Ideas | |
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| Reading for Learning and Critical Thinking | |
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| Reading to Improve Writing Skills | |
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| Active Reading Critical Reading | |
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| Keeping a Reading Journal | |
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| Narration Writing a Narrative Paragraph | |
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| Using Vivid Language | |
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| Writing Longer Narratives and Narrative | |
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| Essays In Summary: Steps in Writing Narratives | |
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| Topic Ideas for Narratives | |
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| Description Writing a Descriptive Paragraph | |
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| Using Vivid Language | |
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| Writing Longer Descriptions and Descriptive Essays | |
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| In Summary: Steps in Writing Descriptions | |
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| Topic Ideas for Descriptions | |
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| Process Writing a Process Paragraph | |
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| Writing Longer Process Passages and Process | |
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| Essays | |
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| In Summary: Steps in Writing Process | |
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| Topic Ideas for Process | |
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| Illustration Writing an Illustration Paragraph | |
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| Writing Longer Illustration Passages and Illustration Essays | |
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| In Summary: Steps in Writing Illustration | |
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| Topic Ideas for Illustration | |
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| Classification | |
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| Writing a Classification Paragraph | |
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| Writing Longer Classification | |
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| Passages and Classification | |
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| Essays | |
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| In Summary: Steps in Writing Classification | |
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| Topic Ideas for Classification | |
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| Division Writing a Division Paragraph | |
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| Writing Longer Division | |
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| Passages and Division | |
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| Essays | |
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| In Summary: Steps in Writing Division | |
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| Topic Ideas for Division | |
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| Comparison/Contrast Writing a Comparison/Contrast Paragraph | |
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| Writing Longer Comparison/Contrast Passages and Comparison/Contrast | |
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| Essays In Summary: Steps in Writing Comparison/Contrast | |
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| Topic Ideas for Comparison/Contrast | |
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| Cause/Effect Writing a Cause/Effect Paragraph | |
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| Writing Longer Cause/Effect Passages and Cause/Effect | |
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| Essays In Summary: Steps in Writing Cause and Effect Topic Ideas for Cause/Effect | |
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| Definition Writing a Definition | |
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| Paragraph Writing | |
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| Longer Definition Passages and Definition | |
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| Essays In Summary: Steps in Writing Definition | |
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| Topic Ideas for Definition | |
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| Argument/Persuasion Writing an Argument | |
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| Paragraph Writing | |
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| Longer Arguments and Argument | |
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| Essays In Summary: Steps in Writing Argument and Persuasion | |
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| Topic Ideas for Argument | |
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| Combining Modes Of Development | |
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| Some Common Combinations | |
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| Writing a Paragraph | |
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| Using a Combination of Modes | |
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| Combining Modes in Longer Passages and Essays | |
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| In Summary: Steps in Combining Modes Topic Ideas for Combining Modes | |
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| Reading Selection | |