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B Audience and purpose across the curriculum. Writing About the Humanities. A What the humanities are. B Types of papers in the humanities. C Documentation in the humanities. D Writing about literature. E Different types of papers about literature. F Special rules for writing about literature. G Documentation in writing about literature. Writing in the Social and Natural Sciences. A What the social sciences are. E Types of papers in the natural sciences. F Documentation in the natural sciences.
Writing Under Pressure. A Writing under pressure. B Preparing for essay exams. Making Presentations. A What presentations are.
B Using situation to focus a presentation. C Adapt the message to the audience. D Organize a presentation. E Using multimedia in presentations. F Presentation styles. G Collaborative presentations. Writing for Digital Environments. E Video and sound recordings. F Web sites.
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You have successfully signed out and will be required to sign back in should you need to download more resources. Douglas Hesse, Illinois State University. Description For courses in first-year composition. Now available! Reading and Writing NEW! A chapter on the reading process guides students in analyzing their purposes for college reading, employing a structured reading strategy, and improving their reading comprehension Chapter 3.
Contemporary emphasis on visual and media literacy includes coverage of reading visuals critically Ch. The Terms Glossary provides a convenient cross-referencing system.
Key terms are boldfaced and defined where they first appear in this book, and are thereafter presented in small capital letters — providing visual cues to readers that definitions can be found in the Terms Glossary. New to This Edition. A new chapter on the reading process guides students in analyzing their purposes for college reading, employing a structured reading strategy, and improving their reading comprehension Chapter 3.
MLA, APA, and CM documentation examples have been completely updated and color-coded, with more examples of sources like e-readers, social media, and wikis to help students accurately cite increasingly common types of sources Chapters 26— Table of Contents I. Ten Top Tips for College Writers 1. Record writing ideas. Focus on purpose and audience. Use logical, ethical, and emotional appeals. Engage your readers. Record source information. Welcome feedback.
Ten Troublesome Mistakes Writers Make 1. Sentence fragments 2. Comma splices and run-ons 3. Mistakes in subject—verb agreement 4. Mistakes in pronoun—antecedent agreement 5. Unclear pronoun reference 6. Sentence shifts 7. Misplaced modifiers 8. Mistakes with homonyms 9. Comma errors Apostrophe errors 3. Adjectives and Adverbs A Adjectives versus adverbs B When to use adverbs as modifiers C Double negatives D Adjectives or adverbs after linking verbs E Comparative and superlative forms F Avoiding a long string of nouns as modifiers Comma Splices and Run-On Sentences A What comma splices and run-ons are B Recognizing comma splices and run-ons C Period to correct comma splices and run-ons D Semicolon to correct comma splices and run-ons E Comma and coordinating conjunction to correct comma splices and run-ons F Revising clauses to correct comma splices and run-ons G Using adverbs and transitions to correct comma splices and run-ons Commas A The role of the comma B Commas with coordinating conjunctions C Commas with introductory clauses, phrases, and words D Commas with items in a series E Commas with coordinate adjectives F Commas with nonrestrictive elements G Commas with parenthetical expressions, contrasts, words of direct address, and tag sentences H Commas with quoted words I Commas in dates, names, addresses, correspondence, and numbers J How commas clarify meaning K Misusing commas L Avoiding comma errors Semicolons A Uses of a semicolon B Semicolon, not period, between independent clauses C When else to use a semicolon between independent clauses D Semicolons with coordinating conjunctions E Semicolons between items in a series F Avoiding semicolon errors Apostrophes A Role of the apostrophe B Apostrophe to show a possessive noun C Apostrophe with possessive pronouns D Apostrophe with contractions E Apostrophe with possessive indefinite pronouns F Plural of miscellaneous elements G When an apostrophe is wrong Quotation Marks A Role of quotation marks B Quotation marks with short direct quotations C Quotation marks with long quotations D Quotation marks for quotations within quotations E Quotation marks for quotations of poetry and dialogue F Quotation marks with titles of short works G Quotation marks for words used as words H Quotation marks with other punctuation I When quotation marks are wrong Numbers M When to use spelled-out numbers N Standard practices for writing numbers Singulars and Plurals A Count and noncount nouns B Determiners with singular and plural nouns C One of , nouns as adjectives, and states in names or titles D Nouns with irregular plurals Articles A A , an , or the with singular count nouns B Articles with plural nouns and noncount nouns C The with proper nouns and gerunds Prepositions A Recognizing prepositions B Prepositions with expressions of time and place C Prepositions in phrasal verbs D Prepositions with past participles E Prepositions in expressions Gerunds, Infinitives, and Participles A Gerunds and infinitives as subjects B Using a gerund, not an infinitive, as an object C Using an infinitive, not a gerund, as an object D How meaning changes when certain verbs are followed by a gerund or an infinitive E How meaning is unchanged when a gerund or an infinitive follows sense verbs F - ing and - ed forms for adjectives Modal Auxiliary Verbs A Conveying ability, necessity, advisability, possibility, and probability with modals B Conveying preferences, plans, and past habits with modals C Modals in the passive voice IX.
Writing in the Social and Natural Sciences A What the social sciences are B Types of papers in the social sciences C Documentation in the social sciences D What the natural sciences are E Types of papers in the natural sciences F Documentation in the natural sciences Share a link to All Resources. Instructor Resources.
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