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The Importance of Writing | |
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Avoiding the Two Major Problems of Poor Writing | |
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Writing as a Life Skill | |
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Elements of Good Writing | |
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Good Writing: Four Misconceptions | |
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Good Writing Doesn't Have to Be Complicated | |
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Good Writing Doesn't Have to Be Long | |
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Good Writing Is More Formal Than Talking | |
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Good Writing Needs Proper Punctuation | |
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The Computer, Writing, and You | |
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Writing Effective Sentences | |
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The Simple Sentence and the Independent Clause | |
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The Subject | |
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Subjects and Prepositional Phrases | |
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The Verb | |
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Verb Tense (Time) | |
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Compound Subjects | |
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Compound Verbs | |
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Correcting Sentence | |
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Fragments | |
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Linking Independent Clauses Using the Comma and Coordinators | |
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Coordinating Conjunctions | |
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Correcting Run-on and Comma | |
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Splice Sentences | |
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Combining Independent Clauses Using the Semicolon | |
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Combining Independent Clauses Using the Adverbial Conjunction | |
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Adding a List | |
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Punctuating and Placing the List | |
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Parallelism in a Series | |
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Adding a Colon for Variety | |
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The Dependent Clause | |
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Independent versus Dependent Clauses | |
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Punctuating Dependent Clauses | |
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The Introductory Phrase | |
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Introductory Phrase Variety | |
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Starting a Sentence with an Introductory Word | |
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Punctuating the Introductory Word | |
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When to Use Introductory Words | |
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Adding Interrupters to the Sentence | |
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Writing Effective Paragraphs Prewriting Activities | |
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The Paragraph | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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Support Sentences | |
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Creating the Working Outline of a Paragraph | |
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Writing the First Draft | |
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Revising the First Draft | |
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Proofreading: The Final Step | |
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Description | |
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Types of Description | |
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Dominant Impressions | |
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Sensory Images | |
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Comparisons | |
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A Ten-Step Process for Writing the Descriptive Paragraph | |
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Narration | |
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The Point of the Story | |
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Developing the Narrative | |
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Paragraph Model | |
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Narrative Paragraphs | |
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Transitional Expressions: Showing Time Sequence | |
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Using Examples | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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Transitional Expressions: Introducing Examples Using One Extended Example | |
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Classification | |
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Breaking Down a Topic | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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Transitional Expressions: Linking Your Classifications | |
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Process | |
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Types of Process | |
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Organizing the Process | |
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Paragraph | |
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Transitional Expressions: Connecting the Steps The Topic Sentence | |
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Comparison and Contrast | |
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Deciding to Compare or Contrast | |
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The Topic Sentence | |
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Organizing Comparisons and Contrasts | |
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Transitional Expressions: Connecting Your Comparisons and Contrasts | |
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Definition | |
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Simple Definitions | |
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Extended Definition | |
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The Topic Sentence of an Extended Definition | |
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Persuasion (Including Cause and Effect) | |
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Building the Persuasive Paragraph | |
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The Pro/Con | |
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List Support in Persuasion Paragraphs | |
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Organization Patterns | |
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Transitional Expressions for Persuasion | |
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Persuasive Logic: Cause and Effect | |
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Reasoning Transitional Expressions for Cause/Effect Writing | |
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The Topic Sentence in a Cause/Effect Paragraph | |
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Writing Effective Essays | |
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The Essay | |
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The Five-Paragraph Essay | |
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The Introductory Paragraph | |
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The Thesis Sentence | |
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Putting It All Together | |
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Introductory Sentences | |
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The Body Paragraphs | |
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The Concluding Paragraph | |
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Sample Student Essay | |
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The Writer's Resources | |
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Grammar | |
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Nouns | |
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Pronouns | |
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Verbs | |
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Adjectives | |
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Adverbs | |
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Conjunctions | |
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Interjetions | |
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Clauses and Phrases | |
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Types of Sentences | |
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Additional Practice with Sentences | |
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Preposition Combinations | |
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Articles Capitalization and Numbers Capitalization | |
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Numbers Additional | |
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Punctuation Rules | |
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The Apostroph | |
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Quotation Marks | |
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Parentheses | |
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Brackets | |
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The Dash | |
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The Hyphen | |
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Underlining or Italics | |
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Interrupters: Restricive and Nonrestrictive | |
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Clauses and Phrases (Modifiers) | |
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Words and Meanings | |
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Commonly Misspelled Words | |
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Words That Sound Alike | |
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Contractions That Sound Like Other Words | |
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Words That Sound or Look Almost Alike | |
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Confusing Verbs That Sound Alike: Lie/Lay; Rise/Raise; Sit/Set | |
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tTwo- and Three-Word Verb Phrases | |
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Readings Description | |
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The Mute Sense | |
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The Ice Cream Truck | |
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Rodriguez Halloween Havoc | |
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Narration The Roommate's Death | |
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The Eye of the Beholder, Grace Suh Shattered Sanctuary | |
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Example Extremely Cool | |
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The Culture of Violence, Myriam Miedzian Virtual Violence | |
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Classification Why We Carp and Harp | |
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The Plot Against People, Russell Baker Michelangelo Madness | |
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Process Conversational Ballgames | |
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Strive to Be Fit, Not Fanatical | |
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How to Become a Successful Student | |
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Comparison and Contrast Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts, Bruce Catton Hasta la Vista, Arnold | |
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The Family Sedan Versus Dad's Sports Car | |
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Definition Discrimination Is a Virtue | |
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The Handicap of Definition | |
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What Is Success? | |
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Persuasion The Recoloring of Campus Life | |
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Indistinguishable from Magic | |
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Unconditional Support | |
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The Family Collective | |