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Successful Writing

v. 1.0

Table of Contents
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About the Author

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Acknowledgements

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Dedications

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Preface

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Writing
◦Reading and Writing in College
◦Developing Study Skills
◦Becoming a Successful College Writer
◦Introduction to Writing: End-of-Chapter Exercises

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Chapter 2: Writing Basics: What Makes a Good Sentence?
◦Sentence Writing
◦Subject-Verb Agreement
◦Verb Tense
◦Capitalization
◦Pronouns
◦Adjectives and Adverbs
◦Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
◦Writing Basics: End-of-Chapter Exercises

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Chapter 3: Punctuation
◦Commas
◦Semicolons
◦Colons
◦Quotes
◦Apostrophes
◦Parentheses
◦Dashes
◦Hyphens
◦Punctuation: End-of-Chapter Exercises

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Chapter 4: Working with Words: Which Word Is Right?
◦Commonly Confused Words
◦Spelling
◦Word Choice
◦Prefixes and Suffixes
◦Synonyms and Antonyms
◦Using Context Clues
◦Working with Words: End-of-Chapter Exercises

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Chapter 5: Help for English Language Learners
◦Word Order
◦Negative Statements
◦Count and Noncount Nouns and Articles
◦Pronouns
◦Verb Tenses
◦Modal Auxiliaries
◦Prepositions
◦Slang and Idioms
◦Help for English Language Learners: End-of-Chapter Exercises

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Chapter 6: Writing Paragraphs: Separating Ideas and Shaping Content
◦Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
◦Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
◦Writing Paragraphs: End-of-Chapter Exercises

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Chapter 7: Refining Your Writing: How Do I Improve My Writing Technique?
◦Sentence Variety
◦Coordination and Subordination
◦Parallelism
◦Refining Your Writing: End-of-Chapter Exercises

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Chapter 8: The Writing Process: How Do I Begin?
◦Apply Prewriting Models
◦Outlining
◦Drafting
◦Revising and Editing
◦The Writing Process: End-of-Chapter Exercises

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Chapter 9: Writing Essays: From Start to Finish
◦Developing a Strong, Clear Thesis Statement
◦Writing Body Paragraphs
◦Organizing Your Writing
◦Writing Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
◦Writing Essays: End-of-Chapter Exercises

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Chapter 10: Rhetorical Modes
◦Narration
◦Illustration
◦Description
◦Classification
◦Process Analysis
◦Definition
◦Comparison and Contrast
◦Cause and Effect
◦Persuasion
◦Rhetorical Modes: End-of-Chapter Exercises

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Chapter 11: Writing from Research: What Will I Learn?
◦The Purpose of Research Writing
◦Steps in Developing a Research Proposal
◦Managing Your Research Project
◦Strategies for Gathering Reliable Information
◦Critical Thinking and Research Applications
◦Writing from Research: End-of-Chapter Exercises

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Chapter 12: Writing a Research Paper
◦Creating a Rough Draft for a Research Paper
◦Developing a Final Draft of a Research Paper
◦Writing a Research Paper: End-of-Chapter Exercises

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Chapter 13: APA and MLA Documentation and Formatting
◦Formatting a Research Paper
◦Citing and Referencing Techniques
◦Creating a References Section
◦Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Style
◦APA and MLA Documentation and Formatting: End-of-Chapter Exercises

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Chapter 14: Creating Presentations: Sharing Your Ideas
◦Organizing a Visual Presentation
◦Incorporating Effective Visuals into a Presentation
◦Giving a Presentation
◦Creating Presentations: End-of-Chapter Exercises

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Chapter 15: Readings: Examples of Essays
◦Introduction to Sample Essays
◦Narrative Essay
◦Illustration Essay
◦Descriptive Essay
◦Classification Essay
◦Process Analysis Essay
◦Definition Essay
◦Compare-and-Contrast Essay
◦Cause-and-Effect Essay
◦Persuasive Essay