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Acknowledgements
Introduction to the Text
Putting the Pieces Together: An Overview of the WRIT Curriculum
Putting the Pieces Together: The WRIT Rubric
Putting the Pieces Together: What Are Writing Prompts?
Putting the Pieces Together: Tips for Writing Prompts
Putting the Pieces Together: Sample Writing Prompt A
Putting the Pieces Together: Sample Writing Prompt B
Chapter 1: Introduction to Writing: Section Overview
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: Section Overview
Aaron Tucker and Paul Chafe
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? Section Overview
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: Section Overview
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: Section Overview
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: Section Overview
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: What Makes a Good Sentence? Section Overview
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: Which Word Is Right? Section Overview
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: How Do I Improve My Writing Technique? Section Overview
9.1 Sentence Variety
9.2 Coordination and Subordination
9.3 Parallelism
9.4 Refining Your Writing: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 10: Punctuation: Section Overview
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
Appendix A: Writing Supports for EAP
Help for English Language Learners: Section Overview
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
Appendix B: Examples of Essays
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
Appendix C: Documentation
APA and MLA Documentation and Formatting
C.1.1 Formatting a Research Paper
C.1.2 Citing and Referencing Techniques
C.1.3 Creating a References Section
C.1.4 Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Style
C.1.5 APA and MLA Documentation and Formatting: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Ancillary Resources
Version History
Chapter Sections
6.1 Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content 6.2 Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph 6.3 Writing Paragraphs: End-of-Chapter Exercises
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