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PART 1 The Academic Writer |
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1 Thinking as an Academic Writer |
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4 | (14) |
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5 | (1) |
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Understand the Process of Writing |
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6 | (1) |
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Understand the Rhetorical Situation |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (2) |
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Think About What Your Readers Expect |
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14 | (2) |
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Think About Your Credibility |
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16 | (2) |
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2 Reading as an Academic Writer |
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18 | (16) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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Annotate Academic Readings |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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Move from Reading to Invention |
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28 | (3) |
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Start an Annotated Bibliography |
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31 | (1) |
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Synthesize Readings and Visuals |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (8) |
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Move from a General Topic to a Writing Plan |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (12) |
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Draft with Strategies in Mind |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (4) |
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Draft From a Working Outline 46 Start Fast with an Engaging Title and Opening Paragraph |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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Link Within and Across Paragraphs |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (10) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (1) |
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Pay Attention to Details Last |
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59 | (1) |
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Revise Using Your Instructor's Comments |
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60 | (4) |
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PART 2 The Persuasive Writer |
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64 | (40) |
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65 | (1) |
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What Makes a Good Reflection? |
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65 | (1) |
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Reflections About Visuals |
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66 | (1) |
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Sue Kunitonomi Embrey, Some Lines for a Younger Brother ... |
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67 | (5) |
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David Sedaris, Let It Snow |
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72 | (3) |
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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, My Hips, My Caderas |
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75 | (3) |
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78 | (8) |
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How to Write a Reflection |
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86 | (12) |
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Janine Carter, The Miracle Quilt |
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98 | (4) |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (50) |
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105 | (1) |
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What Makes a Good Observation? |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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Kellie Schmitt, The Old Man Isn't There Anymore |
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107 | (6) |
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Gwendolyn Oxenham, Pelada |
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113 | (6) |
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John Muir, Interview with the Bear |
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119 | (5) |
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Ansel Adams, Photographs of Japanese Americans at Manzanar |
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124 | (5) |
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National Park Service, Yellowstone's Geothermal Resources |
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129 | (3) |
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How to Write an Observation |
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132 | (14) |
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Sarah Cuellar, Playing in Traffic: How Parallel Play Helps Preschool Children "Merge" into Group Play |
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146 | (6) |
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152 | (2) |
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8 Informative Essays and Visuals |
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154 | (62) |
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155 | (1) |
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What Makes Good Informative Writing? |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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Reading Informative Writing |
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Katherine Mangan, Is Faster Always Better? |
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157 | (9) |
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Kheehong Song and Allison Cui, Understanding China's Middle Class |
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166 | (5) |
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Shane D. Johnson, Aiden Sidebottom, and Adam Thorpe, Bicycle Theft |
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171 | (5) |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, The Current and Future Consequences of Climate Change |
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176 | (5) |
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, MyPlate Brochure |
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181 | (5) |
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John Mitchell, A Map of the British and French Dominions in North America, 1755 |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (18) |
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Lakshmi Kotra, The Life Cycle of Stars |
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206 | (8) |
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214 | (2) |
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9 Rhetorical, Visual, and Literary Analyses |
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216 | (52) |
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217 | (1) |
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Writing a Rhetorical Analysis |
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218 | (1) |
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Writing a Visual Analysis |
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219 | (1) |
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Writing a Literary Analysis |
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220 | (1) |
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Tim Collins, Straight from the Heart |
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221 | (5) |
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David T. Z. Mindich, The Collapse of Big Media: The Young and the Restless |
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226 | (6) |
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Frank Gehry, The Ray and Maria Stata Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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232 | (3) |
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Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour |
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235 | (4) |
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Dagoberto Gilb, Love in L.A. |
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239 | (4) |
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Quandre Brown, Fender-bender Romance in Dagoberto Gilb's "Love in L.A." |
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243 | (3) |
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246 | (14) |
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Chris Gonzalez, Russell Lee's Pie Town Photographs |
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260 | (6) |
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266 | (2) |
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268 | (56) |
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Writing a Causal Argument |
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269 | (1) |
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What Makes a Good Causal Argument? |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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Laura Fraser, The French Paradox |
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271 | (5) |
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Emily Raine, Why Should I Be Nice to You? Coffee Shops and the Politics of Good Service |
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276 | (9) |
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Kay S. Hymowitz, The New Girl Order |
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285 | (12) |
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Tom Vanderbilt, Why I Became a Late Merger (and Why You Should Too) |
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297 | (7) |
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How to Write a Causal Argument |
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304 | (14) |
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Armadi Tansal, Modern Warfare: Video Games' Link to Real-World Violence |
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318 | (4) |
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322 | (2) |
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324 | (46) |
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Writing an Evaluation Argument |
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325 | (1) |
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What Makes a Good Evaluation Argument? |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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Bill McKibben, The Only Way to Have a Cow |
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327 | (4) |
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Rachel Laudan, In Praise of Fast Food |
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331 | (7) |
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Katharine Mieszkowski, We Paved Paradise |
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338 | (8) |
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How to Write an Evaluation Argument |
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346 | (14) |
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Jenna Picchi, Organic Foods Should Come Clean |
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360 | (8) |
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368 | (2) |
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370 | (54) |
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Writing a Position Argument |
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371 | (1) |
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What Makes a Good Position Argument? |
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371 | (1) |
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Visual Position Arguments |
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372 | (1) |
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Reading Position Arguments |
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Ted Koppel, Take My Privacy, Please! |
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373 | (4) |
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Frederick Douglass, What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? |
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377 | (8) |
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Michael Pollan, Eat Food: Food Defined |
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385 | (7) |
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Jeff Speck, The Walkability Dividend |
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392 | (6) |
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James Paul Gee, Games, Not Schools, Are Teaching Kids to Think |
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398 | (3) |
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New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Are You Pouring on the Pounds? Don't Drink Yourself Fat; Center for Consumer Freedom, Food Cops Bust Cookie Monster |
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401 | (3) |
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How to Write a Position Argument |
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404 | (12) |
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Patrice Conley, Flagrant Foul: The NCAA's Definition of Student Athletes as Amateurs |
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416 | (6) |
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422 | (2) |
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424 | (66) |
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Writing a Proposal Argument |
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425 | (1) |
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What Makes a Good Proposal Argument? |
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425 | (1) |
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426 | (1) |
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Reading Proposal Arguments |
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Thomas Jefferson and others, The Declaration of Independence |
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427 | (5) |
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Sunni Brown, The Doodle Revolutionary's Manifesto |
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432 | (5) |
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Glenn Loury, A Nation of Jailers |
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437 | (10) |
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Peter Huber, Bound to Burn |
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447 | (11) |
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Chris Packham and Mark Wright, Should Pandas Be Left to Face Extinction? |
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458 | (4) |
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San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, Connecting the City |
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462 | (2) |
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How to Write a Proposal Argument |
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464 | (16) |
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Kim Lee, Let's Make It a Real Melting Pot with Presidential Hopes for All |
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480 | (6) |
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486 | (4) |
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PART 3 The Multimedia Writer |
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14 Composing in Multimedia |
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490 | (12) |
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Communicate with Visuals and Words |
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491 | (1) |
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Understand the Process of Composing in Multimedia |
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492 | (1) |
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Take Pictures That Aren't Boring |
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493 | (1) |
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494 | (1) |
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495 | (1) |
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496 | (1) |
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497 | (1) |
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498 | (1) |
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Christine Vasquez, Protecting the Cloud Forest: Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve |
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498 | (4) |
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15 Designing for Print and Digital Readers |
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502 | (6) |
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503 | (1) |
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Use Headings and Subheadings Effectively |
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504 | (1) |
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505 | (1) |
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506 | (1) |
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507 | (1) |
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16 Delivering Presentations and Portfolios |
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508 | (8) |
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509 | (1) |
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510 | (1) |
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Deliver a Successful Presentation |
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511 | (1) |
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512 | (4) |
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17 Writing for Online Courses |
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516 | (4) |
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Keep Track of Online Coursework |
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517 | (1) |
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Participate in Online Discussions |
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518 | (1) |
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519 | (1) |
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520 | (8) |
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521 | (1) |
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522 | (1) |
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523 | (5) |
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PART 4 The Writer as Researcher |
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528 | (6) |
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Analyze the Research Task |
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529 | (1) |
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530 | (1) |
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531 | (2) |
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533 | (1) |
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534 | (12) |
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Identify the Kinds of Sources That You Need |
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535 | (1) |
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536 | (2) |
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Find Sources in Databases |
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538 | (2) |
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540 | (3) |
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543 | (1) |
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544 | (1) |
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Create a Working Bibliography |
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545 | (1) |
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546 | (6) |
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Determine the Relevance and Quality of Sources |
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547 | (1) |
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Determine the Kind of Source |
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548 | (1) |
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Determine if a Source Is Trustworthy |
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549 | (3) |
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22 Exploring in the Field |
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552 | (6) |
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553 | (1) |
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554 | (2) |
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556 | (2) |
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23 Writing the Research Project |
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558 | (12) |
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559 | (1) |
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560 | (1) |
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Quote Sources Without Plagiarizing |
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561 | (2) |
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Summarize and Paraphrase Sources Without Plagiarizing |
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563 | (2) |
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565 | (3) |
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568 | (1) |
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Review Your Research Project |
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569 | (1) |
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570 | (30) |
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Elements of MLA Documentation |
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571 | (1) |
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Entries in the Works-cited List |
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572 | (3) |
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In-text Citations in MLA Style |
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575 | (3) |
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Books in MLA-style Works Cited |
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578 | (2) |
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Sample Works-cited Entries for Books |
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580 | (2) |
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Periodicals in MLA-style Works Cited |
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582 | (2) |
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Sample Works-cited Entries for Periodicals |
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584 | (2) |
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Online Sources in MLA-style Works Cited |
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586 | (2) |
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Sample Works-cited Entries for Online Sources |
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588 | (2) |
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Other Sources in MLA-style Works Cited |
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590 | (1) |
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Visual Sources in MLA-style Works Cited |
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591 | (1) |
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592 | (8) |
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George Abukar, It's Time to Shut Down the Identity Theft Racket |
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592 | (8) |
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600 | (26) |
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602 | (1) |
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In-text Citations in APA Style |
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603 | (2) |
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Books in APA-style References |
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605 | (3) |
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Periodicals in APA-style References |
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608 | (3) |
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Web Sources in APA-style References |
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611 | (3) |
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Other Sources in APA-style References |
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614 | (1) |
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615 | (11) |
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Blair Zacharias, Parking Design Recommendations for Publicly Funded Commercial Redevelopment Projects |
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615 | (11) |
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PART 5 The Writer as Editor |
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26 Writing Effective Sentences |
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626 | (8) |
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627 | (1) |
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628 | (1) |
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Focus on People and Actors |
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629 | (1) |
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630 | (1) |
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631 | (1) |
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Match Structure with Ideas |
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632 | (1) |
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Summary for Editing Sentences |
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633 | (1) |
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634 | (10) |
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635 | (1) |
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636 | (1) |
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637 | (1) |
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Make Verbs Agree with Subjects |
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638 | (1) |
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639 | (1) |
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640 | (1) |
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641 | (1) |
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Place Modifiers Carefully |
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642 | (1) |
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Summary for Editing for Errors |
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643 | (1) |
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28 Understanding Punctuation and Conventions |
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644 | (10) |
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Identify Where Commas Are Needed |
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645 | (1) |
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Place Commas Correctly with Modifiers |
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646 | (1) |
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Place Commas Correctly with Clauses and Phrases |
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647 | (1) |
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Use Semicolons and Colons Correctly |
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648 | (1) |
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Use Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses Correctly |
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649 | (1) |
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Use Quotation Marks Correctly |
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650 | (1) |
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Use Other Punctuation Correctly |
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651 | (1) |
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Understand Print Conventions |
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652 | (1) |
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Summary for Punctuation and Conventions |
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653 | (1) |
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29 Writing in a Second Language |
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654 | (8) |
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Understand the Demands of Writing in a Second Language |
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655 | (1) |
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Understand Nouns in English |
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656 | (1) |
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Understand Articles in English |
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657 | (1) |
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Understand Verbs and Modifiers in English |
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658 | (2) |
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Understand English Sentence Structure |
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660 | (1) |
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Summary for Second-language Writers |
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661 | (1) |
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662 | (1) |
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