Part I The Writing Process
1 Explore and plan; rough out a first draft
2 Make global revisions; then revise sentences
STUDENT ESSAY
3 Build effective paragraphs
Part II Academic Writing
4 Writing about texts
SAMPLE ANNOTATED ARTICLE
SAMPLE ANNOTATED ADVERTISEMENT
SAMPLE ANALYSIS
SAMPLE ANALYSIS OF A VISUAL TEXT
5 Constructing reasonable arguments
STUDENT ESSAY
6 Evaluating arguments
7 Writing in the disciplines
Part III Clear Sentences
8 Prefer active verbs
9 Balance parallel ideas
10 Add needed words
11 Untangle mixed constructions
12 Repair misplaced and dangling modifiers
13 Eliminate distracting shifts
14 Emphasize key ideas
15 Provide some variety
Part IV Word Choice
16 Tighten wordy sentences
17 Choose appropriate language
18 Find the exact words
Part V Grammatical Sentences
19 Repair sentence fragments
20 Revise run-on sentences
21 Make subjects and verbs agree
22 Make pronouns and antecedents agree
23 Make pronoun references clear
24 Distinguish between pronouns such as I and me
25 Distinguish between who and whom
26 Choose adjectives and adverbs with care
27 Choose appropriate verb forms, tenses, and moods in standard English
Part VI ESL Challenges
28 Verbs
29 Articles
30 Sentence structure
31 Prepositions and idiomatic expressions
Part VII Punctuation
32 The comma
33 Unnecessary commas
34 The semicolon
35 The colon
36 The apostrophe
37 Quotation marks
38 End punctuation
39 Other punctuation marks
Part VIII Mechanics
40 Abbreviations
41 Numbers
42 Italics
43 Spelling
44 The hyphen
45 Capital letters
Part IX Researched Writing
46 Conducting research
47 Evaluating sources
48 Managing information; avoiding plagiarism
49 Choosing a documentation style
Writing MLA papers
50 Supporting a thesis
51 Citing sources; avoiding plagiarism
52 Integrating sources
53 Documenting sources
54 MLA manuscript format; sample paper
CASE STUDY: Highlights of one student's research process
SAMPLE MLA RESEARCH PAPER
55 Writing about literature
Writing APA papers
56 APA papers
SAMPLE APA RESEARCH PAPER
Writing Chicago papers
57 Chicago papers
SAMPLE PAGES FROM A CHICAGO-STYLE RESEARCH PAPER
Part X Document Design
58 Become familiar with the principles of document design
59 Use standard academic formatting
60 Use standard business formatting
Part XI Grammar Basics
61 Parts of speech
62 Sentence patterns
63 Subordinate word groups
64 Sentence types
GLOSSARY OF USAGE
ANSWERS TO TUTORIALS AND LETTERED EXERCISES
INDEX