Part 1 Genres

1 Narratives

2 Reports

3 Arguments

4 Evaluations

5 Causal Analyses

6 Proposals

7 Literary Analyses

8 Rhetorical Analyses

Part 2 Special Assignments

9 Essay Examinations

10 Position Papers 

11 Annotated Bibliographies

12 Synthesis Papers

13 E-mails 

14 Business Letters

15 Résumés

16 Personal Statements 

17 Writing Portfolios

18 Oral Reports

Part 3 Ideas

19 Brainstorming

20 Smart Reading

21 Critical Thinking

22 Experts

23 Writer’s Block

Part 4 Shaping & Drafting

24 Thesis

25 Strategies

26 Organization

27 Outlines

28 Paragraphs

29 Transitions

30 Introductions and Conclusions

31 Titles

Part 5 Style

32 High, Middle, and Low Style

33 Inclusive and Culturally Sensitive Style

34 Vigorous, Clear, Economical Style

Part 6 Revising & Editing

35 Revising Your Own Work

36 Peer Editing

Part 7 Research & Sources

37 Beginning Your Research

38 Finding Print and Online Sources

39 Doing Field Research

40 Evaluating Sources

41 Annotating Sources

42 Summarizing Sources

43 Paraphrasing Sources

44 Incorporating Sources into Your Work

45 Documenting Sources

46 MLA Documentation and Format

47 APA Documentation and Format

Part 8 Media & Design

48 Understanding Digital Media

49 Tables, Graphs, and Infographics

50 Designing Print and Online Documents

Part 9 Common Errors

51 Capitalization

52 Apostrophes

53 Commas

54 Comma Splices, Run-ons, and Fragments

55 Subject/Verb Agreement

56 Irregular Verbs

57 Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement

58 Pronoun Reference

59 Pronoun Case

60 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

61 Parallelism

Part 10 Readings

62 Narratives: Readings

63 Reports: Readings 

64 Arguments: Readings 

65 Evaluations: Readings 

66 Causal Analyses: Readings

67 Proposals: Readings 

68 Literary Analyses: Readings 

69 Rhetorical Analyses: Readings 

Index