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Acknowledgements
About this Book
How to Navigate this Book
I. An Overview of the WRIT Curriculum
II. The WRIT Rubric
III. What Are Writing Prompts?
IV. Tips for Writing Prompts
V. Sample Writing Prompt A
VI. Sample Writing Prompt B
Chapter 1: Introduction to Writing
1.1 Reading and Writing in College
1.2 Developing Study Skills
1.3 Becoming a Successful College Writer
1.4 Introduction to Writing: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 2: Close Reading and Textual Analysis
2.1 Introduction to Close Reading
2.2 Learning to Read with a Purpose
2.3 A Close Reading Example
2.4 Close Reading Activity 1
2.5 Pause and Reflect: The Observational Paragraph
2.6 Close Reading Activity 2: The Observational Paragraph
2.7 Final Thoughts on Close Reading
Chapter 3: The Writing Process: Where Do I Begin?
3.1 Apply Prewriting Models
3.2 Outlining
3.3 Drafting
3.4 Revising and Editing
3.5 The Writing Process: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 4: Writing Essays From Start to Finish
4.1 Developing a Strong, Clear Thesis Statement
4.2 Writing Body Paragraphs
4.3 Organizing Your Writing
4.4 Writing Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
4.5 Identifying Concessions and Counter Arguments
4.6 Concessions and Counter Arguments: Practice
4.7 Writing Essays: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 5: Rhetorical Modes
5.1 Narration
5.2 Illustration
5.3 Description
5.4 Classification
5.5 Process Analysis
5.6 Definition
5.7 Comparison and Contrast
5.8 Cause and Effect
5.9 Persuasion
5.10 Rhetorical Modes: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 6: Writing Paragraphs, Separating Ideas, and Shaping Content
6.1 Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
6.2 Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
6.3 Writing Paragraphs: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 7: Writing Basics
7.1 Sentence Writing
7.2 Subject-Verb Agreement
7.3 Verb Tense
7.4 Capitalization
7.5 Pronouns
7.6 Adjectives and Adverbs
7.7 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
7.8 Writing Basics: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 8: Working with Words
8.1 Commonly Confused Words
8.2 Spelling
8.3 Word Choice and Dictionary Use
8.4 Prefixes and Suffixes
8.5 Synonyms and Antonyms
8.6 Using Context Clues
8.7 Working with Words: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 9: Refining Your Writing
9.1 Sentence Variety
9.2 Coordination and Subordination
9.3 Parallelism
9.4 Refining Your Writing: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 10: Punctuation
10.1 Commas
10.2 Semicolons
10.3 Colons
10.4 Using Quotes
10.5 Apostrophes
10.6 Parentheses
10.7 Dashes
10.8 Hyphens
10.9 Punctuation: End-of-Chapter Exercises
A.1.1 Word Order
A.1.2 Negative Statements
A.1.3 Count and Noncount Nouns and Articles
A.1.4 Pronouns
A.1.5 Verb Tenses
A.1.6 Modal Auxiliaries
A.1.7 Prepositions
A.1.8 Slang and Idioms
A.1.9 Help for English Language Learners: End-of-Chapter Exercises
B.1.1 Introduction to Sample Essays
B.1.2 Narrative Essay
B.1.3 Illustration Essay
B.1.4 Descriptive Essay
B.1.5 Classification Essay
B.1.6 Process Analysis Essay
B.1.7 Definition Essay
B.1.8 Compare-and-Contrast Essay
B.1.9 Cause-and-Effect Essay
B.1.10 Persuasive Essay
C.1.1 Documentation Exercises
Ancillary Resources
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1.1 Reading and Writing in College 1.2 Developing Study Skills 1.3 Becoming a Successful College Writer 1.4 Introduction to Writing: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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