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table of contents
  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. To the Student: How to Use This Book
  7. Part I. Welcome to University
    1. Chapter 1. How to Succeed in Your University Studies
      1. Learning in a Post-secondary Context: The Transition from High School to University
      2. Set Goals
      3. Manage Your Time
      4. Understand Yourself as a Learner
      5. Take Notes Effectively
      6. Make Use of Resources
    2. Chapter 2. Introduction to Academic Reading
      1. Reading in University
      2. Reading Strategies
      3. Improve Your Reading Comprehension
      4. Read Actively
    3. Chapter 3. Introduction to Academic Writing
      1. Writing in University
      2. What Is Academic Writing?
      3. The Writing Process in Brief
      4. Managing Writing Assignments
  8. Part II. The Writing Process
    1. What Is the Writing Process?
    2. The Recursive Writing Process
    3. Chapter 4. Prewrite: Generate Ideas for Writing
      1. The Purpose of Prewriting
      2. Using Experience and Observations
      3. Reading and Viewing
      4. Freewriting
      5. Asking Questions
      6. Brainstorming
      7. Idea Mapping
      8. Searching the Internet
    4. Chapter 5. Plan and Outline: Organize Your Ideas
      1. First Things First: Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
      2. Methods of Organization
      3. Creating an Outline
    5. Chapter 6. Draft: Develop a Piece of Writing
      1. The Role of the First Draft
      2. Strategies for Drafting
      3. The Importance of Tone
    6. Chapter 7. Revise: Improve What You’ve Written
      1. The Purpose of Revision
      2. Strategies for Revision
      3. Revise to Improve Organization
      4. Revise to Improve Coherence
      5. Revise to Improve Unity
      6. Peer Review: Revision
    7. Chapter 8. Edit: Improve How You’ve Written
      1. The Purpose of Editing
      2. Strategies for Editing
      3. Edit for Style and Tone
      4. Peer Review: Editing
    8. Chapter 9. Proofread: Polish Your Writing for an Audience
      1. The Purpose of Proofreading
      2. Strategies for Proofreading
      3. Proofread for Errors in Grammar and Mechanics
      4. Proofread for Errors in Format and Documentation
      5. Peer Review: Proofreading
  9. Part III. Building Paragraphs and Essays
    1. Chapter 10. Develop an Effective Topic for a Paragraph or an Essay
      1. Choose a Topic
      2. Narrow the Focus
    2. Chapter 11. Paragraph Essentials
      1. What Is a Paragraph?
      2. Effective Topic Sentences
      3. Supporting Sentences
      4. Transitions
      5. Closing Sentences
      6. Paragraph Length
    3. Chapter 12. Essay Essentials: Structure and Thesis Statements
      1. The Parts of an Essay
      2. Thesis Statements
    4. Chapter 13. Essay Essentials: Body Paragraphs
      1. How to Plan the Body of an Essay
      2. Selecting Primary Support
      3. Structuring the Body Paragraphs
    5. Chapter 14. Essay Essentials: Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
      1. The Introductory Paragraph
      2. The Concluding Paragraph
      3. Write an Effective Essay Title
  10. Part IV. Common Writing Assignments
    1. Chapter 15. Summary
      1. What Is a Summary?
      2. How to Write a Summary
      3. Avoiding Plagiarism While Summarizing
      4. Preparing a Summary for Submission
      5. Sample Summary
    2. Chapter 16. Expository Essay
      1. What Is an Expository Essay?
      2. How to Write an Expository Essay
      3. Classification Essay
      4. Compare-Contrast Essay
      5. Cause-Effect Essay
      6. Process Essay
    3. Chapter 17. Argumentative Essay
      1. The Art of Persuasion
      2. Rhetorical Devices
      3. Logical Fallacies
      4. How to Write an Argumentative Essay
    4. Chapter 18. Analytical Essay
      1. What Is Analysis?
      2. The Process of Analyzing
      3. Analytical Context
      4. Critical Analysis Essay
      5. Rhetorical Analysis Essay
    5. Chapter 19. Personal Essay
      1. What Is (and Isn’t) a Personal Essay?
      2. How to Write a Personal Essay
      3. How to Structure a Personal Essay
  11. Part V. Research and Documentation
    1. Chapter 20. Research Sources: Finding and Selecting Relevant, Reliable Sources
      1. Identifying Keywords for a Research Search
      2. Types of Research Sources
      3. Evaluating Research Sources
      4. Managing Information from Research
      5. Thinking Critically About Information from Research
    2. Chapter 21. Integrating Research: Paraphrasing and Quoting
      1. What Is Paraphrasing?
      2. How to Paraphrase Effectively
      3. What Are Quotations?
      4. When to Quote
      5. Guidelines for Quoting
      6. Short Quotations
      7. Long (Block) Quotations
      8. How to Alter Quotations
    3. Chapter 22. Documentation: Plagiarism, Citations, and the List of Sources
      1. Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
      2. When to Cite
      3. Citations
      4. List of Sources
      5. Sample MLA-Style List of Sources and Citations
      6. Sample APA-Style List of Sources and Citations
  12. Part VI. Writer’s Handbook
    1. Chapter 23. Writing Style
      1. Words and Their Meanings
      2. Words to Avoid in Academic Writing
      3. Commonly Confused Words
      4. Point of View
    2. Chapter 24. Grammar Handbook
      1. Components of a Sentence
      2. Subject-Verb Agreement
      3. Verb Tense
      4. Pronouns
      5. Adjectives and Adverbs
      6. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
    3. Chapter 25. Mechanics: Punctuation, Capitalization, and Spelling
      1. Comma
      2. Semicolon
      3. Colon
      4. Quotation Marks
      5. Apostrophe
      6. Dash
      7. Hyphen
      8. Parentheses
      9. Square Brackets
      10. Ellipses
      11. Slash
      12. Italics
      13. Capitalization
      14. Spelling
  13. Answer Key

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