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About This Book
Amy Minervini; Liza Long; and Joel Gladd
The Writing Process
Angela Spires; Brendan Shapiro; Geoffrey Kenmuir; Kimberly Kohl; and Linda Gannon
Generate Ideas
Drafting Part 1: Getting Started
Peer Feedback, Revising, and Editing
Liza Long and Joel Gladd
Audience
Purpose
Setting a Purpose
How to Find the Main Points
Active Reading
Other Reading Strategies
Reading to Write
Liza Long
Characteristics of a Strong Thesis
Introduction to Writing Your Story
Description
Narration
“This I Believe” Essay
Storytelling Memorability: 6 Keys for Success
Introduction to Informative Writing
Amy Minervini
Writing Summaries
Definition
[Author removed at request of original publisher]
Illustration
Introduction to Analysis Writing
Rhetorical Analysis
Literary Analysis
Visual Rhetoric
Cause and Effect
Analysis Paper Outline
Introduction to Argumentative Writing
Joel Gladd and Amy Minervini
Putting It All Together: Basic Elements of an Argument Essay
Joel Gladd
Tips for Writing Academic Persuasive Essays
Proposal Argument Model
Introduction to Evaluative Writing
Evaluation
Comparison and Contrast
Synthesis
Considering Multiple Views & Avoiding Bias
How to Develop a Research Question
Thesis Statements in Research Writing
Teaching & Learning and University Libraries
What's a Source?
Teaching & Learning; University Libraries; and Liza Long
Developing Search Terms
How to Find Scholarly Sources
University Libraries and Teaching & Learning
Breaking Down Scholarly Articles
Evaluating Sources
Sources and Paragraph Structure
Summarizing and Paraphrasing
Quotations and Punctuation
How to Prompt AI Chatbots
Acknowledging and Citing Generative AI in Academic Work
Prior Knowledge, Metacognition, and Reflective Writing
Reflective Cover Letters
Joel Gladd and Liza Long
Common Sentence Errors
Academic Style
Word Choice
Avoiding Clichés
Avoiding Overly General Language
Active vs. Passive Voice
Sentence Variation
This is a test
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