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PART 1 CONFORMING TO STANDARDS: APA AND THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT |
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Chapter 1 Capitalizing on Consistency: APA and the Academic Classroom |
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Understanding APA and Academic Standards |
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Standardizing how you handle topics |
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Respecting the academic environment |
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Identifying Your Role in Academic Process |
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APA and high school classrooms |
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Confronting Cultural Differences -- APA and Nonnative English Students |
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Seeking a professor who supports language learning |
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Understanding that English isn't easy |
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Making the transition seamlessly |
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Chapter 2 Updating and Debugging: APA Seventh Edition |
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Transitioning from the Sixth: APA for Today |
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Focusing on the Title Page and Page Organization |
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Eyeing the Changes with Citations and References |
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Addressing Bias-Free Writing Style and Updated Mechanics |
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Approaching APA Updates: Mindset |
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Student Publishing: Your Goal As a Serious Writer |
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Chapter 3 Understanding Expectations: APA and Discourse Communities |
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Understanding Academic Expectations in College |
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Figuring out what you want to achieve in college |
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Fulfilling your professors' expectations: Your needs |
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Examining APA Expectations |
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Identifying Discourse Communities You'll Encounter in College |
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Chapter 4 Protecting Scholarship: Plagiarism |
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Academic Integrity: Get Your Sheepskin |
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Defining academic integrity |
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Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty: You Know Better |
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Unauthorized collaboration |
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Avoiding Plagiarism: Your Responsibilities |
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Advocate academic integrity |
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Identify assignment limitations |
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Practice responsible citing |
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Utilize APA feedback resources |
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Steer clear of unreliable strategies |
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Closing Cultural Gaps: APA Strategies for Nonnative English Students |
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Grasping cultural differences in education |
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Utilizing additional APA strategies for nonnative English students |
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PART 2 EARNING APPLAUSE: APA WRITING FOR THE ACADEMIC AUDIENCE |
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Chapter 5 Writing for Success: APA Writing Style |
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Focusing on the Why and How: Audience and Purpose |
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Academic and assignment audience |
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Zeroing In: Assignment Approach and Focus |
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Smooth Sailing: Transitions and Flow |
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Writing with Attitude: Tone |
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Recalling Sandbox Lessons: Respectful Language |
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Racial and ethnic references |
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Age and disability references |
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Gender and sexual orientation references |
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Chapter 6 Creating a Foundation: The Principal Parts of Speech, Structure, and Usage |
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Shining the Spotlight on the Stars of the Show: Action Verbs |
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Avoiding Anonymity: Nouns |
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Designating Replacements: Pronouns |
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Eyeing APA person preferences |
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Building Basics: Structures |
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Reducing Confusion: Problem Pairs |
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Chapter 7 Navigating Pages: Conventions of Style |
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Marking Cadence: Punctuation |
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End punctuation and spacing |
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Parentheses, brackets, and ellipses |
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Seeking Attention: Special Conventions |
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Perfecting Appearance: Spelling |
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Standing Tall: Capitalization |
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Chapter 8 Covering All Bases: Three-Level Revising |
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Revising: Why Rewriting Is So Important |
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Seeking feedback when revising |
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Rewriting in action: A real-life example |
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Streamlining: Structural Organization |
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Opening: Working title, first sentence, and introduction |
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Paring: Paragraphs and Sentences |
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Spoken-language wordiness |
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Wordy phrases and clauses |
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Unnecessary and overused words |
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Verb and ly-adverb combinations |
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Chapter 9 Achieving Your Personal Best: Student Improvement Plan |
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Understanding What Makes a College Reader |
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Developing Lifetime Literacy Skills: Reading for Success |
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Improving your reading plan |
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Writing As a Skill for Lifetime Success |
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Developing Lifetime Literacy Skills: Writing for Success |
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Putting together your writing improvement plan |
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Studying in Small Groups: Literacy and Socializing |
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PART 3 PRACTICING SAFE CITES: WRITING AND CITING SOURCES |
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Chapter 10 Gaining Insight: To Cite or Not to Cite |
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Crediting Sources: General Guidelines |
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Full and partial quotations |
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Summarizing and paraphrasing |
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Statistical data within the context of research |
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Terms specific to a field |
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Tables, Internet images, and clip art |
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Facts and figures that aren't common knowledge |
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Controversial information that contradicts generally accepted truths |
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Coordinating Citations: Common Elements |
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Citing author-date format |
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Citing repeated narratives |
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Citing same author, same date |
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Citing authors with the same surname |
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Citing organization authors |
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Addressing Special Approaches: Personal, Authoritative, and Legal |
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Citing Electronic Sources: Websites, Periodicals, Software, and Visuals |
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Determining what makes a reliable source |
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Assessing the quality of the sources cited |
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Chapter 11 Preparing for Conflict: Source Engagement |
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Pre-Gaming: Gathering Sources |
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Rehearsing: Preparing Sources |
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Summarizing and citing correctly |
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Paraphrasing and citing correctly |
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Quoting and citing correctly |
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Synthesizing: Engaging with Sources |
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Source, source, and author |
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Source, source, and source |
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Primary sources as engagement |
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Post-Gaming: Verifying Information |
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Chapter 12 Formatting Last Impressions: Reference List |
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Playing by the Rules: General Guidelines |
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Coordinating Reference Elements: Author, Date, Title, and Source |
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Clarifying Elements: Reference Conventions and Abbreviations |
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Punctuating your references |
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Playing by the Rules: Specifics for Formatting Periodicals |
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Seeing Is Believing: Real-Life Reference Items |
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Books and reference works |
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Edited book chapters and works in reference books |
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Periodical and journal articles |
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Audiovisual media and works |
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Conferences and presentations |
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Extending References: Annotated Bibliography |
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PART 4 PERFECTING PRESENTATION: BEGINNINGS, ENDINGS, AND OTHER WRITINGS |
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Chapter 13 Preparing Appetizers and Desserts: Front and Back Materials |
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Opening Impressions: Formatting Front Matter |
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Previewing your paper: Table of contents |
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Listing figures and tables |
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Including an executive summary |
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Closing Remarks: Formatting Back Matter |
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Wrapping up with appendixes |
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Including footnotes and endnotes |
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Chapter 14 Acing a First Impression: Formatting Title Page and Page Layout |
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Naming Writes: Title Page and Titles |
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Recognizing title page elements |
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Strategizing for writing titles |
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Packaging Appearance: Formatting and Organization |
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Page formatting: Consistency is key |
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Page organization: Sequence is essential |
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Chapter 15 Understanding First Year Writing: APA Essays and Reaction Papers |
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Conquering College Comp: Essay Basics |
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Differentiating essays from research writing |
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Identifying the fundamentals of writing an essay |
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Focusing on Essay Structure and Formatting |
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Writing a memorable essay title |
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Starting your essay with a bang |
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Giving the body what it needs: Figurative language |
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Formatting your essay citations |
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Implementing Essay Variations: Common College Essays |
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Reading and Responding: Reaction Paper Basics |
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Writing a successful reaction paper |
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Organizing a reaction paper |
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Formatting a reaction paper |
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Chapter 16 Mastering Advanced Writing: APA Review of Literature |
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Reviewing Literature: Searches and Steps |
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Sequencing the process in four steps |
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Studying Samples: Introduction, Body, and Conclusion |
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Starting with the thesis: The introduction |
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Developing the thesis: The body |
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Ending with significant findings: The conclusion |
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Determining other major sections |
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Laying Out Pages and the Title Page of the APA Literature Review |
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Chapter 17 Perfecting Specialized Writings: APA Reports |
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APA Report Writing: Creating and Organizing |
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Eyeing the purpose and benefits of reports |
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Examining report characteristics |
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Writing Reports in Six Easy-to-Follow Steps |
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Step 2 Search for information |
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Step 3 Analyze the information |
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Step 4 Organize major and optional sections |
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Adapting APA Formatting to Reports |
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Studying Report Samples: Introduction, Body, and Conclusion |
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Organizing Your Report: Other Essential Sections |
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APA Report Writing: Specializing and Personalizing |
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Sales and marketing reports |
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Chapter 18 Ten Priorities for Proficient Academic Writing |
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Focus on Audience and Purpose |
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Begin Assignments with Background Reading |
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Focus on Specific Nouns and Action Verbs |
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Reference Sources Beyond Professors' Expectations |
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Develop a Writer's Work Ethic |
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Chapter 19 Ten Strategies for Creative Source Engagement |
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Look for Power Language within Sources |
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Think Critically to Analyze Sources |
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Utilize Professors as a Source |
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Master a Variety of Signal Phrases |
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Use Source Engagement with Every Applicable College Paper |
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Engage Exclusively with Classic Sources |
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Chapter 20 Ten Tips for High-Scoring Research Papers |
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Include a Few Optional Parts |
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Schedule Reviews with Your Writing Center |
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Perfect Your Reference List |
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Select a Local Topic with a Global Application |
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Contact an Expert for an Interview |
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Utilize the Professor's Office Hours |
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