Preface |
Acknowledgments |
Writing a Paragraph / Part I: |
Paragraph Structure / Chapter 1: |
The Three Parts of a Paragraph |
The Topic Sentence |
Position of Topic Sentences |
The Two Parts of a Topic Sentence |
Supporting Sentences |
The Concluding Sentence |
Review |
Writing Practice |
Unity and Coherence / Chapter 2: |
Unity |
Coherence |
Repetition of Key Nouns |
Key Noun Substitutes |
Consistent Pronouns |
Transition Signals |
Logical Order |
Supporting Details: Facts, Quotations, and Statistics / Chapter 3: |
Facts versus Opinions |
Using Outside Sources |
Plagiarism |
Citing Sources |
Quotations |
Direct Quotations |
Reporting Verbs and Phrases |
Punctuating Direct Quotations |
Indirect Quotations |
Statistics |
Writing an Essay / Part II: |
From Paragraph to Essay / Chapter 4: |
The Three Parts of an Essay |
The Introductory Paragraph |
Funnel Introduction |
Attention-Getting Introduction |
Thesis Statement |
Body Paragraphs |
Logical Division of Ideas |
Thesis Statements for Logical Division of Ideas |
Thesis Statement Pitfalls |
Transition Signals between Paragraphs |
The Concluding Paragraph |
Essay Outlining |
Applying What You Have Learned |
Reading |
Questions |
Suggestions for Discussion or Writing |
Chronological Order: Process Essays / Chapter 5: |
Thesis Statements for a Process Essay |
Transition Signals for Chronological Order |
Cause/Effect Essays / Reading 1: |
Organization for Cause/Effect Order |
Block Organization |
Chain Organization |
Cause/Effect Signal Words and Phrases |
Cause Signal Words |
Effect Signal Words |
Comparison/Contrast Essays / Chapter 7: |
Organization of Comparison/Contrast Essays |
Point-by-Point Organization |
Comparison and Contrast Signal Words |
Comparison Signal Words |
Contrast Signal Words |
Paraphrase and Summary / Chapter 8: |
Paraphrasing |
Using Paraphrases as Support |
Summarizing |
Argumentative Essays / Chapter 9: |
Organization of Argumentative Essays |
Topic 1, Reading 1 |
Topic 1, Reading 2 |
Topic 2, Reading 1 |
Topic 2, Reading 2 |
Sentence Structure / Part III: |
Types of Sentences / Chapter 10: |
Clauses |
Independent Clauses |
Dependent Clauses |
Kinds of Sentences |
Simple Sentences |
Compound Sentences |
Complex Sentences |
Compound-Complex Sentences |
Sentence Types and Writing Style |
Using Parallel Structures and Fixing Sentence Problems / Chapter 11: |
Parallelism |
Parallelism with Coordinators: And, Or, But |
Parallelism with Correlative (Paired) Conjunctions |
Sentence Problems |
Sentence Fragments |
Choppy Sentences |
Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices |
Stringy Sentences |
Editing Practice |
Noun Clauses / Chapter 12: |
That Clauses |
Sentences Beginning with It |
Special Verb Tenses in That Clauses |
If/Whether Clauses |
Question Clauses |
Adverb Clauses / Chapter 13: |
Kinds of Adverb Clauses |
Punctuation of Adverb Clauses |
Time Clauses |
Place Clauses |
Distance, Frequency, and Manner Clauses |
Reason Clauses |
Result Clauses |
Purpose Clauses |
Contrast Clauses |
Direct Opposition Clauses |
Concession (Unexpected Result) Clauses |
Conditional Clauses |
Adjective Clauses / Chapter 14: |
Relative Pronouns and Adverbs |
Position of Adjective Clauses |
Verb Agreement in Adjective Clauses |
Kinds of Adjective Clauses |
Relative Pronouns as Subjects |
Relative Pronouns as Objects |
Possessive Adjective Clauses |
Relative Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions |
Relative Pronouns in Phrases of Quantity and Quality |
Adjective Clauses of Time and Place |
Participial Phrases / Chapter 15: |
Participles |
Reduced Adjective Clauses |
Position and Punctuation of Participial Phrases |
General Form -ing Participial Phrases |
General Form -ed Participial Phrases |
Perfect Form Participial Phrases |
Participial Phrases and Writing Style |
Reduced Adverb Clauses |
The Process of Academic Writing / Appendix A: |
Creating (Prewriting) / The Writing Process, Step 1: |
Planning (Outlining) / The Writing Process, Step 2: |
Writing / The Writing Process, Step 3: |
Polishing / The Writing Process, Step 4: |
Punctuation Rules / Appendix B: |
Commas |
Semicolons |
Colons |
Quotation Marks |
Charts of Connecting Words and Transition Signals / Appendix C: |
Coordinating Words |
Subordinating Words |
Conjunctive Adverbs |
Editing Symbols / Appendix D: |
Research and Documentation of Sources / Appendix E: |
Types of Sources |
Evaluating Sources |
Documentation of Sources |
In-Text Citations |
Works-Cited Lists |
Self-Editing and Peer-Editing Worksheets / Appendix F: |
Scoring Rubrics |
Index |
Credits |
Preface |
Acknowledgments |
Writing a Paragraph / Part I: |