| Hands-On Advice for Writers 1 Ten Top Tips for College Writers 2 Ten Troublesome Mistakes Writers Make Sentence fragments Comma splices and run-ons Subject-verb disagreement Pronoun-antecedent disagreement Unclear pronoun reference Sentence shifts Misplaced modifiers Comma errors Apostrophe errors 3 Thinking Critically a Critical thinking b Rhetoric and the appeals c Inductive and deductive reasoning d Logical fallacies 4 Reading Texts and Visuals Critically a Critical reading b Steps for critical reading c Close reading techniques d Reading-writing connection e Critical reading of visuals Writing Processes 5 Planning Your Writing a Writing processes b Thinking like a writer c Planning a writing portfolio d Purposes for writing e Audience f Developing ideas g Thesis statement h Outlining 6 Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Proofreading a First draft b Overcoming writer,s block c Revising d Revising with thesis statements and titles e Revising for style and tone f Editing g Editing software h Proofreading 7 Composing Paragraphs a Understanding paragraphs b Introductory paragraphs c Topic sentences d Supporting details e Coherent paragraphs f Strategies for body paragraphs g Concluding paragraphs 8 Designing Documents a Understanding document design b Principles of design c Text d Headings e Photographs f Other visuals g Page layout Frames for College Writing 9 Personal Essays a Understanding personal essays b Generating ideas and revising c Frame for a personal essay d Sentence and paragraph guides e Student essay example 10 Informative Essays a Understanding informative essays b Generating ideas and revising c Frame for an informative essay d Sentence and paragraph guides e Student essay example 11 Essays Analyzing a Text a Understanding rhetorical and content analysis b Generating ideas and revising c Frame for a textual analysis d Sentence and paragraph guides e Student essay example 12 Argument a Understanding argument b Generating ideas and revising c Frames for argument d Sentence and paragraph guides e Student essay example 13 Proposal or Solution Essays a Understanding proposal/solution essays b Generating ideas and revising c Frame for a proposal/solution essay d Sentence and paragraph guides e Student essay example 14 Evaluations a Understanding evaluations b Generating ideas and revising c Frame for an evaluation d Sentence and paragraph guides e Student essay example Source-based Writing 15 Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing a Integrating sources b Quoting sources c Paraphrasing sources d Summarizing sources e Verbs for integrating sources 16 Avoiding Plagiarism a Understanding plagiarism b Avoiding plagiarism c Avoiding plagiarism of Internet sources d What not to document e Documenting ideas 17 Writing about Readings a Typical assignments b Summary essays c Response essays d Analysis or interpretation essays e Synthesis essays Research Writing 18 Starting a Research Project a Understanding research b Choosing a topic c Developing a research question d Types of research papers 19 Developing a Search Strategy a Understanding search strategies b Understanding sources c Doing field research d Choosing a documentation style e Using a research log f Creating a working bibliography g Using documentation software h Creating an annotated bibliography I Taking content notes j Planning a research project 20 Finding Published Sources a Understanding published sources b Using libraries c Search engines v. databases d Using search engines and databases e Using subject directories f Finding books g Finding periodicals h Using reference works i Finding images j Finding government documents 21 Evaluating Sources a Location of a source b Credibility of the publisher c Credibility of the author d Sufficiency/accuracy of evidence e Other critical thinking tests f Combining evaluation strategies 22 Synthesizing Sources in Research Papers a Understanding the synthesis of sources b Relationships between sources c Sources about different subtopics? d Sources that agree e Sources that partly agree f Sources that disagree g One source more specific than the other 23 Drafting and Revising a Research Paper a Writing process for research papers b Drafting a research paper? c Frames for research papers d Argumentative research paper frame e Revising a research paper f Editing and formating a research paper MLA Documentation 24 MLA In-Text Citations a MLA documentation style b MLA in-text parenthetical documentation c Additional MLA guidelines for parenthetical citations 25 MLA Works-Cited List a MLA guidelines for a Works Cited list b MLA guidelines for sources in a Works Cited list c MLA guidelines for content or bibliographic notes 26 A Student,s MLA Research Paper a MLA format guidelines for research papers b A student,s MLA research paper APA, CMS, and CSE Documentation 27 APA In-Text Citations a APA documentation style b APA in-text parenthetical citations c APA guidelines for in-text citations d APA guidelines for writing an abstract e APA guidelines for content notes 28 APA References List a APA guidelines for a references list b APA guidelines for sources in a references list 29 A Student,s APA Research Paper a APA format guidelines for research papers b A student,s APA research paper 30 CMS Documentation a CMS documentation b CM guidelines for bibliographic notes 31 CSE Documentation a CSE documentation b CSE guidelines for sources in a list of references Grammar Basics 32 Parts of Speech and Parts of Sentences Parts of Speech a Nouns b Pronouns c Verbs d Verbals e Adjectives f Adverbs g Prepositions h Conjunctions i Interjections Parts of Sentences j Subjects and predicates k Direct and indirect objects l Complements, modifiers, and appositives m Phrases n Clauses o Sentence types 33 Verbs a How verbs function b Forms of main verbs c Auxiliary verbs d Using lie or lay e Verb tenses f Indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods g "Voice" in verbs 34 Subject-Verb Agreement a What subject-verb agreement is b Ignoring words between a subject and its verb c Verbs when subjects are connected by and d Verbs when subjects are connected by or e Verbs with indefinite pronouns f Verbs with who, which, and that g Verbs with one of the ... who h Other complicated cases 35 Pronouns: Agreement, Reference, and Case Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement a What pronoun-antecedent agreement is b Pronouns when and connects antecedents c Pronouns when or connects antecedents d Pronouns when antecedents are indefinite pronouns e Pronouns when antecedents are collective nouns Pronoun Reference f Avoiding unclear pronoun reference g Pronouns with it, that, this, and which h Using you for direct address i Using who, which, and that Pronoun Case j What pronoun case is k Personal pronouns l Selecting the correct case m Case when and connects pronouns n Matching case in appositives o Subjective case after linking verbs p Using who, whoever, whom, and whomever q Case after than and as r Case with infinitives and -ing words s Case for -self pronouns 36 Adjectives and Adverbs a Differences between adjectives and adverbs b Double negatives c Adjectives or adverbs after linking verbs d Comparative and superlative forms e Nouns as modifiers Sentences and Words 37 Sentence Fragments a Recognizing fragments b Correcting fragments that start with a subordinating word c Correcting fragments that lack a verb d Correcting fragments that lack a subject e Correcting fragments in a compound predicate f Intentional fragments 38 Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences a What comma splices and run-on sentences are b Correcting comma splices and run-on sentences 39 Problems with Sentence Shifts a Consistent person and number b Consistent subject and voice c Consistent mood d Consistent verb tense e Consistent direct and indirect discourse f Sentences with mixed parts g Ellipticals and comparisons 40 Misplaced Modifiers a Misplaced modifiers b Squinting modifiers c Split infinitives 0 d Modifiers that disrupt a sentence e Dangling modifiers 41 Conciseness 39 a Writing concisely b Avoiding redundancies c Avoiding wordy sentence structures d Combining sentence elements e Verbs and conciseness 42 Coordination and Subordination 395 a Coordination: Expressing equivalent ideas b Coordination: Avoiding problems c Subordination: Expressing nonequivalent ideas d Subordination: Avoiding problems 43 Sentence Style a Understanding parallelism b Avoiding faulty parallelism c Parallelism with conjunctions d Strengthening a message with parallelism e Understanding sentence variety f How subjects affect emphasis g Adding modifiers h Inverting standard word order 44 Word Meanings and Word Impact a Words and their meanings b Exact words c Increasing my vocabulary d Suitable language e Figurative language f Cliches g Effect of tone in writing 45 Using Inclusive Language a Gender in English b Gender-neutral language 46 Spelling a Plurals b Suffixes c The ie, ei rule d Homonyms and other frequently confused words e Other spelling errors Punctuation and Mechanics 47 Commas a When to use commas b With introductory words c Before coordinating conjunctions d With a series e Between adjectives f With nonrestrictive and restrictive elements g With quoted words h Other word groups to set off i In dates, names, places, addresses, letter format, and numbers j Preventing misreadings k Avoiding other comma errors 48 Semicolons a Instead of periods b Instead of commas 49 Colons a Lists, appositives, or quotations b Between sentences c Conventional formats 50 Apostrophes 444 a Possessive nouns b Possessive indefinite pronoun... |
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