Table of Contents

Tab 1: Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking Through Reading
Critical Thinking in Writing
Critical Thinking Through Visual Images
Understanding Argument and Persuasion
Assessing Writing
Tab 2: The Writing Process
Getting Started
Planning
Drafting
Revising
Editing and Proofreading
Submitting, Publishing, and Portfolios
Tab 3: Style Issues
Writing Strong Paragraphs
Writing Effective Sentences
Strengthening Word Choice
A Glossary of Word Usage
Tab 4: Design Issues
Designing Documents
Designing and Using Visuals
Writing and Designing for the Web
Tab 5: Grammar
Nouns and Pronouns
Verbs
Other Parts of Sppech
Tab 6: Sentences
Sentence Basics
Using Phrases
Using Clauses
Solving Sentence Prob.
Agreement Errors
Sentence Problems
Tab 7: Punctuation and Mechanics
Using End Punctuation
Commas
Other Punctuation
Capitalization
Spelling and Plurals
Numbers and Abbreviations
Tab 8: Multilingual and ESL Guidelines
Surviving College
Understanding Words[
Understanding Sentences
Understanding Idioms and Mixed Pairs
WAC & Research
Tab 9: Writing Across the Curriculum
Forms of College Writing: An Overview
Personal Essays
Analytical Essays
Persuasive Essays
Literary Analyses
Business and Application Writing
Oral Presentations
Objective and Essay Tests
Tab 10: Research Writing
Planning Your Research Project
Note-Taking Strategies
Doing Primary Research
Doing Library Research
Doing Internet Research
Drafting Papers with Documented Research
Tab 11: MLA
The MLA System and Sample Paper
MLA In-Text Citations
MLA Works Cited
Tab 12: APA, Chicago, and CSE
The APA System and Sample Paper
APA In-Text Citations
APA References
Chicago (CMS) and Turabian Format and Documentation
CSE (CBE) Format and Documentation

About the Author

John Van Rys (Ph.D. Dalhousie University, M.A./B.A. University of Western Ontario) has taught composition, business writing, and literature courses to college students for more than fifteen years, primarily at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. In the fall of 2005, Van Rys began teaching in the English Department at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario, where he also is pursuing scholarly work in Canadian literature. For over a decade, he has worked on writing-across-the-curriculum theory and practice, on connections between workplace and academic writing, and on strategies for strengthening varied literacies in students (from reading to information to visual literacy). With Write Source Educational Publishing and Cengage Learning, he has coauthored writing handbooks for students from middle school to college. Van Rys also has coauthored an award-winning business-writing handbook for workplace professionals, WRITE FOR BUSINESS, with UpWrite Press. Patrick Sebranek (M.A. University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse) taught English, speech, and multimedia classes for sixteen years at Union Grove High School in Wisconsin. During that time, he served as the English department chair and worked on several district-wide projects, including a writing-across-the-curriculum program and a K-12 writing sequence. He has studied the works of James Moffett, Ken Macrorie, Linda Reif, Nancie Atwell, and many other contemporary educators dealing with writing and learning. Sebranek is an author and editorial director for the Write Source Educational Publishing House and works closely with teachers and educators on all new and revised handbooks and sourcebooks. Randall VanderMey (Ph.D. University of Iowa, M.F.A. Iowa Writers' Workshop, M.A. University of Pennsylvania) is an associate professor in the Department of English at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He also has taught composition, literature, and technical writing at Iowa State University, Dordt College, and the University of Iowa. He is a contributing editor and creative consultant for Write Source. VanderMey has received numerous fellowships, grants, and awards for his teaching and poetry. He has published two books of poems, GROWING SOUL: A SONG CYCLE, GOD TALK, and CHARM SCHOOL: FIVE WOMEN OF THE ODYSSEY, as well as a commissioned biography, MERIZON: THE GREAT JOURNEY. Verne Meyer (Ph.D. University of Minnesota) has spent twenty-five years in the English classroom, first at the high school level and more recently at the college level. He has taught composition and theater at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. Meyer has received several awards recognizing his excellence as both a classroom teacher and a director of dramatic arts. He is considered an authority on writing across the curriculum and workplace writing, and often gives presentations as a featured speaker at educational conferences.

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Tab 1: Critical Thinking Critical Thinking Through Reading Critical Thinking in Writing Critical Thinking Through Visual Images Understanding Argument and Persuasion Assessing Writing Tab 2: The Writing Process Getting Started Planning Drafting Revising Editing and Proofreading Submitting, Publishing, and Portfolios Tab 3: Style Issues Writing Strong Paragraphs Writing Effective Sentences Strengthening Word Choice A Glossary of Word Usage Tab 4: Design Issues Designing Documents Designing and Using Visuals Writing and Designing for the Web Tab 5: Grammar Nouns and Pronouns Verbs Other Parts of Sppech Tab 6: Sentences Sentence Basics Using Phrases Using Clauses Solving Sentence Prob. Agreement Errors Sentence Problems Tab 7: Punctuation and Mechanics Using End Punctuation Commas Other Punctuation Capitalization Spelling and Plurals Numbers and Abbreviations Tab 8: Multilingual and ESL Guidelines Surviving College Understanding Words[ Understanding Sentences Understanding Idioms and Mixed Pairs WAC & Research Tab 9: Writing Across the Curriculum Forms of College Writing: An Overview Personal Essays Analytical Essays Persuasive Essays Literary Analyses Business and Application Writing Oral Presentations Objective and Essay Tests Tab 10: Research Writing Planning Your Research Project Note-Taking Strategies Doing Primary Research Doing Library Research Doing Internet Research Drafting Papers with Documented Research Tab 11: MLA The MLA System and Sample Paper MLA In-Text Citations MLA Works Cited Tab 12: APA, Chicago, and CSE The APA System and Sample Paper APA In-Text Citations APA References Chicago (CMS) and Turabian Format and Documentation CSE (CBE) Format and Documentation