Introduction to Writing

- 1Introduction to Writing
- 2Developing Paragraphs: Separating Ideas and Shaping Content
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  - 2.1Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
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  - 2.2Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
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  - 2.3Writing Paragraphs: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 3Rhetorical Modes
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  - 3.1Narration
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  - 3.2Illustration
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  - 3.3Description
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  - 3.4Classification
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  - 3.5Process Analysis
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  - 3.6Definition
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  - 3.7Comparison and Contrast
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  - 3.8Cause and Effect
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  - 3.9Persuasion
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  - 3.10Rhetorical Modes: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 4The Writing Process: How Do I Begin?
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  - 4.1Apply Prewriting Models
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  - 4.2Outlining
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  - 4.3Drafting
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  - 4.4Revising and Editing
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  - 4.5The Writing Process: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 5Writing Essays: From Start to Finish
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  - 5.1Developing a Strong, Clear Thesis Statement
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  - 5.2Writing Body Paragraphs
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  - 5.3Organizing Your Writing
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  - 5.4Writing Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
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  - 5.5Writing Essays: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 6Readings: Examples of Essays
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  - 6.1Introduction to Sample Essays
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  - 6.2Narrative Essay
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  - 6.3Illustration Essay
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  - 6.4Descriptive Essay
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  - 6.5Classification Essay
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  - 6.6Process Analysis Essay
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  - 6.7Definition Essay
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  - 6.8Compare-and-Contrast Essay
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  - 6.9Cause-and-Effect Essay
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  - 6.10Persuasive Essay
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- 7Writing from Research: Analysis and Evidence
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  - 7.1The Purpose of Research Writing
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  - 7.2Steps in Developing a Research Proposal
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  - 7.3Managing Your Research Project
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  - 7.4Strategies for Gathering Reliable Information
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  - 7.5Critical Thinking and Research Applications
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  - 7.6Writing from Research: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 8Writing a Research Paper and Avoiding Plagiarism
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  - 8.1Creating a Rough Draft and Avoiding Plagiarism
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  - 8.2Developing a Final Draft of a Research Paper
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  - 8.3Writing a Research Paper: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 9Refining Your Writing: How Do I Improve My Writing Technique?
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  - 9.1Sentence Variety
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  - 9.2Coordination and Subordination
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  - 9.3Parallelism
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  - 9.4Refining Your Writing: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 10APA and MLA Documentation and Formatting
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  - 10.1Formatting a Research Paper
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  - 10.2Citing and Referencing Techniques
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  - 10.3Creating a References Section
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  - 10.4Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Style
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  - 10.5APA and MLA Documentation and Formatting: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 11Reviewing the Basics: Which Word Is Correct?
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  - 11.1Commonly Confused Words
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  - 11.2Spelling
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  - 11.3Word Choice
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  - 11.4Prefixes and Suffixes
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  - 11.5Synonyms and Antonyms
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  - 11.6Using Context Clues
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  - 11.7Working with Words: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 12Reviewing the Basics: What Makes a Good Sentence?
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  - 12.1Sentence Writing
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  - 12.2Subject-Verb Agreement
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  - 12.3Verb Tenses: Past, Present, and Future
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  - 12.4Capitalization
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  - 12.5Pronouns
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  - 12.6Adjectives and Adverbs
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  - 12.7Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
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  - 12.8Writing Basics: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 13Reviewing the Basics: Punctuation
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  - 13.1Commas
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  - 13.2Semicolons
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  - 13.3Colons
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  - 13.4Quotes
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  - 13.5Apostrophes
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  - 13.6Parentheses
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  - 13.7Dashes
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  - 13.8Hyphens
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  - 13.9Punctuation: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 14Reviewing the Basics: English Language Learners
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  - 14.1Word Order
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  - 14.2Negative Statements
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  - 14.3Count and Noncount Nouns and Articles
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  - 14.4Pronouns
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  - 14.5Verb Tenses
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  - 14.6Modal Auxiliaries
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  - 14.7Prepositions
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  - 14.8Slang and Idioms
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  - 14.9Help for English Language Learners: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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- 15Creating Presentations: Sharing Your Ideas
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  - 15.1Organizing a Visual Presentation
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  - 15.2Incorporating Effective Visuals into a Presentation
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  - 15.3Considering Diverse Audiences: ADA-Compliant Presentations
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  - 15.4Giving a Presentation
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  - 15.5Creating Presentations: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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