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1 A Writer's Opportunities |
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b Using social media wisely |
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c Positioning yourself as an academic writer |
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7 | (3) |
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e Time, genre, medium, and format |
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3 Exploring, Planning, and Drafting |
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b Developing a working thesis |
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c Gathering credible evidence |
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4 Making Design Decisions |
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d Ethical use of visuals and media |
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5 Reviewing, Revising, and Editing |
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24 | (14) |
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c Editing and proofreading |
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20 Top Twenty Tips for Editing Your Academic Writing |
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6 Sharing and Reflecting on Your Writing |
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38 | (4) |
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c Reflecting on your own work |
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d Student Writing: Reflection |
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CONTEXTS FOR WRITING, READING, AND SPEAKING |
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7 Learning from Low-Stakes Writing |
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42 | (2) |
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a The value of low-stakes writing |
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b Types of low-stakes assignments |
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8 Reading and Listening Analytically, Critically, and Respectfully |
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44 | (7) |
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a Reading collaboratively |
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f Student Writing: Rhetorical Analysis |
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9 Arguing Ethically and -- Persuasively |
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a Listening purposefully and openly |
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b Identifying basic appeals |
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c Analyzing the elements of an argument |
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g Student Writing' Argument Essay |
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10 Writing in a Variety of Disciplines and Genres |
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a Expectations of academic disciplines |
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b Understanding and using genres |
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c Adapting genre structures |
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d Choosing genres for public writing |
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e Student Writing: Samples In A Variety Of Disciplines And Genres |
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11 Creating Presentations |
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a Task, purpose, and audience |
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b Memorable introduction and conclusion |
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c Structure and signpost language |
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h Student Writing: Presentation Excerpts |
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a Understanding challenges to research |
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b Beginning the research process |
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c Choosing among types of sources |
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d Using web and library resources |
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13 Evaluating Sources and Taking Notes |
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d Reading and analyzing sources |
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f Keeping track of sources |
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g Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing |
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h Creating an annotated bibliography |
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i Student Writing: Annotated Bibliography Entries |
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14 Integrating Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism |
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a Using sources ethically |
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b Integrating source material |
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c Integrating visuals and media |
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d Knowing which sources to acknowledge |
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15 Writing a Research Project |
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120 | (4) |
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c Preparing a list of sources |
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d Editing and proofreading |
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e Student Writing: Outline |
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124 | (50) |
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130 | (6) |
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e MLA list of works cited |
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136 | (38) |
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f Student Writing: MLA Style |
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174 | (38) |
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178 | (4) |
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182 | (30) |
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e Student Writing: APA Style |
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212 | (23) |
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c Chicago notes and bibliographic entries |
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d Student Writing: Chicago Style |
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235 | (13) |
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238 | (10) |
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d Student Writing: CSE Style |
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STYLE: EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE |
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a How language shapes identity |
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b Language to shape your own identity |
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21 Writing across Cultures, Communities, and Identities |
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a Thinking about what seems "normal" |
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c Meeting audience expectations |
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22 Language That Builds Common Ground |
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a Assumptions and stereotypes |
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b Assumptions about gender; pronouns |
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c Assumptions about race and ethnicity |
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d Abilities and disabilities |
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260 | (8) |
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a Practicing language awareness |
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b Understanding "standardized English" |
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c Bringing in other languages |
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268 | (10) |
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b Denotation and connotation |
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c General and specific language |
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STYLE: EFFECTIVE SENTENCES |
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278 | (2) |
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26 Consistency and Completeness |
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280 | (3) |
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a Revising sentence structure |
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b Matching subjects and predicates |
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c Making complete comparisons |
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27 Coordination and Subordination |
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283 | (4) |
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b Distinguishing main ideas |
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287 | (3) |
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a Eliminating redundant words |
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b Eliminating empty words |
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c Replacing wordy phrases |
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d Simplifying sentence structure |
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290 | (3) |
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a With items in a series or list |
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c Words necessary for clarity |
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293 | (5) |
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d Between direct and indirect discourse |
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31 Verbs and Verb Phrases |
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a Regular and irregular verb forms |
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c Infinitives and gerunds |
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d Lie and lay, sit and set, rise and raise |
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f Active and passive voice |
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32 Nouns and Noun Phrases |
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a Count and noncount nouns |
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33 Subject-Verb Agreement |
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a Words between subject and verb |
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d With indefinite pronouns |
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e With who, which, and that |
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g With subjects that end in -s |
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h With subjects that follow the verb |
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i With titles and words used as words |
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34 Adjectives and Adverbs |
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325 | (4) |
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a Adjectives after linking verbs |
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b Comparatives and superlatives |
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329 | (4) |
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333 | (9) |
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a A pronoun's role in the sentence |
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b Agreement with antecedents |
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c Reference to clear antecedents |
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37 Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases |
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342 | (3) |
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a Appropriate preposition |
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38 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences |
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a Separating clauses into two sentences |
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b Linking clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction |
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c Linking clauses with a semicolon |
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d Rewriting two clauses as one independent clause |
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e Rewriting one independent clause as a dependent clause |
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f Linking clauses with a dash |
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349 | (5) |
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c Compound-predicate fragments |
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354 | (11) |
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a With introductory elements |
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b With clauses in compound sentences |
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c With nonrestrictive elements |
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e With parenthetical and transitional expressions |
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g With parts of dates and addresses |
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365 | (2) |
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a Linking independent clauses |
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b Separating items in a series containing other punctuation |
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c Avoiding misused semicolons |
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367 | (3) |
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370 | (3) |
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373 | (4) |
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b For titles of short works and definitions |
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d Misused quotation marks |
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377 | (7) |
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384 | (3) |
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a First word of a sentence |
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b Proper nouns and proper adjectives |
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c Titles before proper names |
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e Unnecessary capitalization |
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47 Abbreviations and Numbers |
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387 | (3) |
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390 | (5) |
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b Italics for words, letters, and numbers used as terms |
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c Italics for non-English words |
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e Hyphens with compound words |
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Glossary Of Usage |
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Index/Glossary Of Terms |
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Language, Culture, And Context |
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