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Attribution
Accessibility Statement
Loyalist College Land Affirmation
For Students: How to Access and Use this Textbook
Navigating Your Understanding
Writing Emails
Writing Instant Messages
Netiquette
Test Your Knowledge
Key Takeaways
Activities for Further Reflection
Navigate Your Understanding
What is Plagiarism?
What is Citing?
When to Cite Sources
Paraphrasing
Documenting Source Material
Karan's Story
Finding Reputable Sources
Evaluating Sources
Strategies for Gathering Reliable Information
Citation Guidelines
Making Your Quotes Fit
Creating a Reference Page
Activities For Further Reflection
Time Management
Taking Note
Organizing Time for Writing
Reading
Reading Comprehension Techniques
What Role Do Emotions Play in Writing?
Writing
The Writing Process
Improving Your Writing Process
Coming Up With a Topic
Narrowing Your Focus
Prewriting
Making Sure Your Voice is Present
Looking Back On Your Writing Experiences
Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
Language Choice
Anmol’s Story
Angle of Vision
The Purpose of Persuasion
Communication & Context
Writing For Your Audience
Being Critical
Commonly Confused Words
Spelling
Word Choice
Writing Better Sentences
What's punctuation got to do with it?
Writing Effective Paragraphs
Topic Sentences
Supporting Sentences
Concluding Sentences
Transitions
Summaries
Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
Writing Memos
Writing Letters
Social Media Communication in the Workplace
Social Media Communication in Action: Special K Cereal
Types of Writing
Developing a Strong, Clear Thesis Statement
Organizing Your Ideas
Organizing Your Writing
Drafting
Editing and Developing a Final Draft of a Research Paper
Outlining
Audience Analysis in Reports
Types of Reports
Organizing Reports
Writing Formal Reports
Revision
Reverse Outlining
Test Your Revision Skills
Interpersonal Communication
Intercultural Communication
What's Public Speaking?
Communication and Public Speaking
Public Speaking Anxiety
Verbal Communication Strategies
Appendix 1: Readings: Examples of Essays
Versioning History
In this section, you will:
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