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Preface
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: Punctuation
2.1 Commas
2.2 Semicolons
2.3 Colons
2.4 Quotes
2.5 Apostrophes
2.6 Parentheses
2.7 Dashes
2.8 Hyphens
2.9 Punctuation: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 3: Working with Words: Which Word Is Right?
3.1 Commonly Confused Words
3.2 Spelling
3.3 Word Choice
3.4 Using Context Clues
3.5 Working with Words: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 4: Writing Paragraphs - Separating Ideas and Shaping Content
4.1 Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content (summary/analysis/evaluation)
4.2 Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
4.3 Writing Paragraphs: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 5: Refining Your Writing: How Do I Improve My Writing Technique?
5.1 Sentence Variety
5.2 Coordination and Subordination
5.3 Parallelism
5.4 Refining Your Writing: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 6: The Writing Process: How Do I Begin?
6.1 Apply Prewriting Models
6.2 Outlining
6.3 Drafting
6.4 Revising and Editing
6.5 The Writing Process: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 7: Writing Essays: From Start to Finish
7.1 Developing a Strong, Clear Thesis Statement
7.2 Writing Body Paragraphs
7.3 Organizing Your Writing
7.4 Writing Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
7.5 Writing Essays: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 8: Rhetorical Modes
8.1 Narration
8.2 Illustration
8.3 Description
8.4 Classification
8.5 Process Analysis
8.6 Definition
8.7 Comparison and Contrast
8.8 Cause and Effect
8.9 Persuasion
8.10 Rhetorical Modes: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 9: Writing from Research - What Will I Learn?
9.1 The Purpose of Research Writing
9.2 Steps in Developing a Research Proposal
9.3 Managing Your Research Project
9.4 Strategies for Gathering Reliable Information
9.5 Critical Thinking and Research Applications
9.6 Writing from Research: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 10: Writing a Research Paper
10.1 Creating a Rough Draft for a Research Paper (and academic honesty)
10.2 Developing a Final Draft of a Research Paper
10.3 Writing a Research Paper: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 11: APA and MLA Documentation and Formatting
11.1 Formatting a Research Paper
11.2 Citing and Referencing Techniques
11.3 Creating a References Section
11.4 Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Style
11.5 APA and MLA Documentation and Formatting: End-of-Chapter Exercises
11.6 Sample Essays Using MLA 9 (added 2023)
Chapter 12: Creating Presentations - Sharing Your Ideas
12.1 Organizing a Visual Presentation
12.2 Incorporating Effective Visuals into a Presentation
12.3 Giving a Presentation
12.4 Creating Presentations: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Chapter 13: Examples of Essays
13.1 Introduction to Sample Essays
13.2 Narrative Essay
13.3 Illustration Essay
13.4 Descriptive Essay
13.5 Classification Essay
13.6 Process Analysis Essay
13.7 Definition Essay
13.8 Compare-and-Contrast Essay
13.9 Cause-and-Effect Essay
13.10 Persuasive Essay
Chapter 14 Argumentation
14.1 All Writing is Argumentative
14.2 Research Writing as a Process
14.3 Research and Critical Reading
14.4 Key Features of Critical Reading
14.5 From Reading to Writing
14.6 Strategies for Connecting Reading and Writing
14.7 Finding and Evaluating Research Sources
14.8 Acknowledging Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
14.9 Research Writing in the Academic Disciplines
14.10 Google Scholar
14.11 Level up Your Google Game
14.12 Logical Fallacies
Chapter 15: FCC Related Content
15.1 SafeAssign
15.2 Blackboard Basics
15.3 Links to Research Guides
15.4 CRAAP Test (Evaluating Sources)
15.5 Office 365 Introduction and General Student Support Links
15.6 FCC Academic Support Videos (updated 2023)
15.7 The Maryland "C" Standard
15.8 FCC Policies Related to Students
Appendix
What is Culturally Responsive Teaching?
Culturally Responsive Teaching Syllabus
Culturally Responsive Teaching Assignment
A Generative AI Guide for Students (2023)
A Generative AI Guide for Teachers (2023)
Policy for Ethical Use of Generative AI Technologies-Samples for DE Instructors
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