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INTRODUCTORY PAGES

Complete Table of Contents (this page)

What Is This Book?

Who Wrote It?

What is "free use"?

What are the "Study Questions"

What are the "Sample Papers"?

          
Part I. BASICS OF WRITING

A. Starting to Write: Chapters 1-6

  1. How a Writer Learned

  2. How to Focus

  3. Writing First Drafts

  4. Writing for Self and Others

  5. The Rhetorical Modes

  6. College Thinking
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       Also see:

       Activities (Exercises)
       8 Students Talk about Writing
       UNO Universal Organizing Chart

 

B. Organizing: Chapters 7-13

   7. What Is "Organizing"?

   8. Major Organization

   9. Basic Paper Layouts

 10. Typical Body Section

 11. Types of Paragraphs

 12. Intros & Conclusions

 13. Details & Images

C. Revising & Editing: Ch. 14-20

 14. What Is "Revising"?

 15. Peacock Sentences

 16. Peacock Punctuation

 17. Punctuation Review

 18. Five Special Methods

 19. Typing/Printing

 20. Revision Checklist

 

Part II. COLLEGE WRITING

D. Overview: Ch. 21-23

  21. What is "College Writing"?

  22. The Levels of the College Writer

  23. Searching for Resources & Readings

E. Writing about Readings: Chapters 24-30

  24. What Is a "Response"?

  25. How to Read Texts

  26. Summary

  27. Analysis

  28. Disagreement

  29. Evaluation

  30. Critical Review

F. Arguing: Chapters 31-35

  31. What Is an "Argument"?

  32. Dialogic/Dialectic

  33. Thesis Worksheet

  34. Thesis Paper

  35. Tests & Other Arguments

G. Researching: Chapters 36-42

  36. What Is "Research"?

  37. Research Process

  38. Choosing Resources

  39. Developing the Paper

  40. Quoting/Paraphrasing

  41. Avoiding Plagiarism

  42. Critical Thinking

 I. Writing for Majors & Work: Ch. 49-58

    MAJORS:

    49. Case Study

    50. IMRaD Science Report

    51. Magazine/Nwsltr. Article

    52. News Article/Release

    53. Story Writing
       

    WORK:

    54. Jobs, Colleges, & Scholarships

    55. Process/Instructions

    56. Professional Report

    57. Professional Proposal

    58. Recommendation Report

Part III. WRITING TO LITERATURE

 H. Writing to Literature: Chapters 43-48

   43. What Is "Writing to Literature"?

   44. How To Read Literature

   45. Analysis of Elements

   46. Critical Literary Analysis

   47. Interpretive Thesis

   48. Literary Review

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