Writing for Success
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Description
Contents
Reviews
Language
English
ISBN
978-1-946135-28-5
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table Of Contents
Publisher Information
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Dedications
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to Writing
1.1 Reading and Writing in College
1.2 Developing Study Skills
1.3 Becoming a Successful College Writer
1.4 Introduction to Writing: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 2: Writing Basics: What Makes a Good Sentence?
2.1 Sentence Writing
2.2 Subject-Verb Agreement
2.3 Verb Tense
2.4 Capitalization
2.5 Pronouns
2.6 Adjectives and Adverbs
2.7 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
2.8 Writing Basics: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 3: Punctuation
3.1 Commas
3.2 Semicolons
3.3 Colons
3.4 Quotes
3.5 Apostrophes
3.6 Parentheses
3.7 Dashes
3.8 Hyphens
3.9 Punctuation: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 4: Working with Words: Which Word Is Right?
4.1 Commonly Confused Words
4.2 Spelling
4.3 Word Choice
4.4 Prefixes and Suffixes
4.5 Synonyms and Antonyms
4.6 Using Context Clues
4.7 Working with Words: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 5: Help for English Language Learners
5.1 Word Order
5.2 Negative Statements
5.3 Count and Noncount Nouns and Articles
5.4 Pronouns
5.5 Verb Tenses
5.6 Modal Auxiliaries
5.7 Prepositions
5.8 Slang and Idioms
5.9 Help for English Language Learners: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 6: Writing Paragraphs: Separating Ideas and Shaping Content
6.1 Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
6.2 Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
6.3 Writing Paragraphs: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 7: Refining Your Writing: How Do I Improve My Writing Technique?
7.1 Sentence Variety
7.2 Coordination and Subordination
7.3 Parallelism
7.4 Refining Your Writing: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 8: The Writing Process: How Do I Begin?
8.1 Apply Prewriting Models
8.2 Outlining
8.3 Drafting
8.4 Revising and Editing
8.5 The Writing Process: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 9: Writing Essays: From Start to Finish
9.1 Developing a Strong, Clear Thesis Statement
9.2 Writing Body Paragraphs
9.3 Organizing Your Writing
9.4 Writing Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
9.5 Writing Essays: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 10: Rhetorical Modes
10.1 Narration
10.2 Illustration
10.3 Description
10.4 Classification
10.5 Process Analysis
10.6 Definition
10.7 Comparison and Contrast
10.8 Cause and Effect
10.9 Persuasion
10.10 Rhetorical Modes: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 11: Writing from Research: What Will I Learn?
11.1 The Purpose of Research Writing
11.2 Steps in Developing a Research Proposal
11.3 Managing Your Research Project
11.4 Strategies for Gathering Reliable Information
11.5 Critical Thinking and Research Applications
11.6 Writing from Research: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 12: Writing a Research Paper
12.1 Creating a Rough Draft for a Research Paper
12.2 Developing a Final Draft of a Research Paper
12.3 Writing a Research Paper: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 13: APA and MLA Documentation and Formatting
13.1 Formatting a Research Paper
13.2 Citing and Referencing Techniques
13.3 Creating a References Section
13.4 Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Style
13.5 APA and MLA Documentation and Formatting: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 14: Creating Presentations: Sharing Your Ideas
14.1 Organizing a Visual Presentation
14.2 Incorporating Effective Visuals into a Presentation
14.3 Giving a Presentation
14.4 Creating Presentations: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 15: Readings: Examples of Essays
15.1 Introduction to Sample Essays
15.2 Narrative Essay
15.3 Illustration Essay
15.4 Descriptive Essay
15.5 Classification Essay
15.6 Process Analysis Essay
15.7 Definition Essay
15.8 Compare-and-Contrast Essay
15.9 Cause-and-Effect Essay
15.10 Persuasive Essay
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