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ADDED: Advanced Assignments
Introduction to Units about Reading
Introduction to Topics and Main Ideas
Introduction to Units about Sentences
Introduction to Verb Tense
Introduction to Subject-Verb Agreement
Introduction to Fragments
Introduction to Run-ons
Introduction to Active and Passive Voice
Pre-Test for Adjectives and Adverbs
Introduction to Adjectives and Adverbs
What Are Adjectives?
What are Adverbs?
Post-Test for Adjectives and Adverbs
ADDED: Introduction to Comparatives and Superlatives
Pre-Test for Apostrophes
Introduction to Apostrophes
Post-Test for Apostrophes
Pre-Test for Appropriate Language
Introduction to Appropriate Language
Post-Test for Appropriate Language
Pre-Test for Argument
Introduction to Argument
Post-Test for Argument
Pre-Test for Capitalization
Introduction to Capitalization
Post-Test for Capitalization
Pre-Test for Commas
Introduction to Commas
Post-Test for Commas
Pre-Test for Coordination and Subordination
Introduction to Coordination and Subordination
Reasons to Use Coordinating Conjunctions
Strategies for Coordination
Reasons to Use Subordinating Conjunctions
Strategies for Subordination
Post-Test for Coordination and Subordination
Pre-Test for Critical Reading
Introduction to Critical Reading
Post-Test for Critical Reading
Introduction to Units Combining Reading and Writing Skills
Pre-Test for Modifier Placement
Introduction to Modifier Placement
Post-Test for Modifier Placement
Pre-Test for Nouns and Pronouns
Introduction to Nouns
What Are Nouns?
Making Nouns Plural
Post-Test for Nouns and Pronouns
Pre-Test for Parallelism
Introduction to Parallelism
Post-Test for Parallelism
Introduction to Parts of Speech
Pre-Test for Patterns of Organization
Introduction to Patterns of Organization
Strategies for Recognizing Patterns of Organization
Post-Test for Patterns of Organization
Pre-Test for Prepositions and Conjunctions
Introduction to Prepositions
Introduction to Conjunctions
Post-Test for Prepositions and Conjunctions
Pre-Test for Prewriting
Introduction to Prewriting
What is Prewriting?
Explore the Topic
Evaluate Ideas
Strategies for Prewriting
Post-Test for Prewriting
Pre-Test for Pronouns
Introduction to Pronouns
Introduction to Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Introduction to Pronoun Case
Introduction to Pronoun Reference
Post-Test for Pronouns
Pre-Test for Quotation Marks
Introduction to Quotation Marks
Post-Test for Quotation Marks
Introduction to Units about Research Skills
Pre-Test for Semicolons and Colons
Introduction to Semicolons and Colons
Post-Test for Semicolons and Colons
Introduction to Units about Style and Mechanics
Pre-Test for Thesis Statements
Introduction to Thesis Statements
What Is a Thesis Statement?
Make a Thesis Substantitve
Make a Thesis Grounded
Make a Thesis Assertive
Post-Test for Thesis Statements
Pre-Test for Topic, Audience, and Purpose
Introduction to Topic, Audience, and Purpose
Understand the Assignment
Narrow the Topic
Determine the Audience
Post-Test for Topic, Audience, and Purpose
Pre-Test for Topic Sentences and Supporting Details
Introduction to Topic Sentences and Supporting Details
Post-Test for Topic Sentences and Supporting Details
Pre-Test for Vocabulary
Introduction to Vocabulary
Post-Test for Vocabulary
Pre-Test for Working with Sources
Introduction to Working with Sources
Post-Test for Working with Sources
Introduction to Units about Writing
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Credits
Acknowledgements
Introduction to Drafting
What is Drafting?
Organizing and Outlining
Drafting Stand-Alone Paragraphs
Drafting Body Paragraphs with Topic Sentences and Supporting Details
Making Transitions between Paragraphs
Drafting Introductions
Drafting Conclusions
Strategies for Drafting
Introduction to Revising
What is Revising?
Revising for Purpose and Audience
Revising for Organization
Revising for Support
Revising with a Rubric or Evaluation Criteria
Revising with Peer Feedback
Revising with Instructor Feedback
Revising after Visiting Your Writing Center
Revision Lingo
Strategies for Revising
Introduction to Editing
What is Editing?
Focusing on Your Specific Needs
Improving Each Sentence
Editing for Style
Editing for Proper Use of Sources
Strategies for Editing
Introduction to Summarizing
What is Summarizing?
Drafting Your Summary
Incorporating Your Summary
Strategies for Summarizing
Introduction to Interpretive Reading
Introduction to Active Reading
Introduction to Sentence Variety
Introduction to Mixed and Incomplete Constructions
Introduction to Wordiness
Directory of Readings
Reading: Angier, “One Thing They Aren't: Maternal”
Reading: Baldwin, “If Black English Isn't Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?”
Reading: Brownmiller, “Let's Put Pornography Back in the Closet”
Reading: Bryson, “Walking around Sydney”
Reading: Carson, “The Obligation to Endure”
Reading: Chief Seattle, “Address”
Reading: Dodds, “Beautiful Teenage Brains”
Reading: Douglass, “Learning to Read and Write”
Reading: Eighner, “On Dumpster Diving”
Reading: Elton, “My First Helping of Canada Goose”
Reading: Ericsson, “The Ways We Lie”
Reading: Etzioni, “Working at McDonald's”
Reading: Goodman, “Spring Cleaning Our Lives”
Reading: Hardin, “Lifeboat Ethics”
Reading: Hubbell, “The Beekeeper”
Reading: Kaminer, “The War on High Schools”
Reading: Kotz, “How to Boost Your Will Power”
Reading: Levin, “The Case for Torture”
Reading: Lutz, “The World of Doublespeak”
Reading: Maisami, “Born in Amrika”
Reading: Schlosser, “The Most Dangerous Job”
Reading: Soto, “The Grandfather”
Reading: Truth, “Ain't I a Woman?”
Reading: Twain, “Two Ways of Seeing a River”
Reading: Zinsser, “Clutter”