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Sandra Collins

The purpose of the more detailed table of contents below is to give you an overview of the contents of the book and to allow you to quickly navigate to a particular section or subsection within each chapter.

Introduction

Chapter 1. What do you mean by professional writing?

Developing your voice	Writing in the first person Using active versus passive voice Modeling cultural sensitivity and eliminating bias Tone of voice
Intellectual honesty	Plagiarism Effective paraphrasing Discerning when to cite others Secondary sources
Discerning appropriate information sources	Scientific and scholarly foundation Library sources Web sources Open Education Resources Sources to use with caution

Chapter 2. How do I generate and position my ideas?

Phases in the writing process
Planning your paper	Selecting a topic and defining your purpose Generating and organizing your ideas
Drafting your paper	Critical thinking and critical writing Developing a thesis statement Building your argument Synthesis and integration of professional literature Drafting an introduction Drafting a conclusion

Chapter 3. How do I effectively communicate my ideas?

Developing strong paragraphs	Creating flow (key point and sub-points) Transitional devices (pronouns / transitional words) Clarity and conciseness Structuring skills
Using verbs effectively	Using verbs that reflect your information source Selecting verb tense
Sentence structure	Basic components of a sentence Sentence fragments (incomplete sentences) Agreement between subject and verb Agreement between noun and pronoun Appropriate placement of modifiers Subordinate elements Parallel construction
Spelling	Commonly misspelled words Canadian spelling Hyphenation
Punctuation	Commas Semicolons Colons Quotations marks Dashes Parentheses Slashes
Word formatting	Capitalization Abbreviations Italics Numbers

Chapter 4. How do I give credit to others for their ideas?

Citations and quotations	Integrating citations Integrating quotations Citing multiple sources Sources repeated in the same paragraph
Components of references	Author Date Title Source
Integrating reference components

Chapter 5. How do I structure and format my paper?

Creating headings	Using headings to group key points Formatting headings
Formatting your document	Order of document components
Selecting a title	Formatting the title page
Formatting the body of paper	Tables and figures
Formatting your reference list
Final review	Peer review Professional editing

Practice Exercises

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