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wait for, wait on

was vs. were

quick help: subject-verb agreement

subject-verb agreement at a glance

conditional sentences

subjunctive mood

ways

we

vs. us

vs. you or they

weather, whether

web-creation sites

presentation spaces for multimodal projects

web-hosting sites

presentation spaces for multimodal projects

web résumés. See also résumés

sample web résumé

website (sample student project)

sample website project (D’Amato)

choosing genre

documenting sources in

emphasizing information in

main idea of

prewriting for

revising with feedback

draft of informative website

wireframe for

websites

for help with writing

for listening and reading

websites, composing. See also website (sample student project)

emphasizing information in

informational

common genres of multimodal compositions

planning

wireframe for a website

revising

draft of informative website

wireframe for

wireframe for a website

web sources

refining keyword searches in databases and search engines

abstracts, in databases

avoiding plagiarism

library catalog

citing

APA style

Chicago style

CSE style

MLA style

course materials, citing

APA style

MLA style

databases, for periodicals

discussion forums

evaluating sources for bias

evaluating all sources

evaluating sources found on the web

for research process

excerpts

finding web sources

full-text sources vs. abstracts

how to identify the author of web sources

how to determine the author of reposted files

PDF vs. HTML sources

previewing

reading critically

search engines

selecting appropriate versions

welcome page, in online course

home page for English Composition I

well, good

adjective vs. adverb

usage note

were vs. was

quick help: subject-verb agreement

subject-verb agreement at a glance

conditional sentences

subjunctive mood

we vs. us

pronoun case

subjective vs. objective case

where vs. that

whether vs. if

whether, weather

whether . . . or

correlative conjunction

parallelism with

which

broad reference

subject-verb agreement

vs. that

restrictive (essential) vs. nonrestrictive (nonessential)

usage note

vs. who

while

white space

who

needed word

subject-verb agreement

vs. which or that

vs. whom

case

usage note

whoever

subject-verb agreement

vs. whomever

case

usage note

who’s, whose

confused words

usage note

wikis

citing, APA

citing, MLA

in online course

sprecialized online search tools

will, as modal

modals and their meanings

in conditional sentences

defined

will, shall

wireframe, for website project

wireframe for a website

wishes, subjunctive mood for

word choice (diction)

wordiness

empty or inflated phrases

reducing phrases and clauses

redundancy

repetition, unnecessary

sentence structure, simplifying

word processing programs

qualities, skills, and tools of successful online learners

division of words

citing sources

document design

keeping track of files

words. See also language; spelling

abstract vs. concrete

antonyms (opposites)

clichés

colloquial

compound, hyphens in

concrete

connotation and denotation

division

euphemisms

euphemisms and plain English alternatives

foreign, italics for

general

definite vs. indefinite

vs. specific

homophones (sound-alike)

jargon

choosing alternatives to jargon

meaning

misuse of

needed

offensive

origin of (etymology)

prefixes and their meanings

sexist

avoiding sexist language

recognizing sexist language

revising sexist language

slang

suffixes and their parts of speech

synonyms

words as words

italics

plural

quotation marks

singular

working bibliography

information for a working bibliography

guidelines

research log

working in groups. See collaborative activities

working thesis

testing a working thesis statement

characteristics of an effective thesis

effective thesis statements

workplace, multimodal projects in

works cited list (MLA)

directory to MLA works cited models

sample works cited list (MLA)

sample works cited list (Harba; MLA)

sample works cited list (Orlov; MLA)

sample works cited list, argument (Jacobs; MLA)

sample works cited list, literature (Larson; MLA)

formatting

general guidelines for the MLA works cited list

in literature paper

World Wide Web. See web sources

World Wildlife Fund PSA, analyzing

would, as modal

modals and their meanings

in conditional sentences

defined

would of (nonstandard)

writer-responsible language, English as

writing across the curriculum

writing activities, for improving English

strategies

writing assignments

assessing the writing situation

understanding an assignment

writing center

how the writing center can help your writing

preparing for a writing center visit

for online course

writing conventions

in biological sciences

in business

in criminal justice and criminology

in education

in engineering

in history

in literature

in music

in nursing

in psychology

writing guides

for analysis essay

for annotated bibliography

for argument essay

for literacy narrative

for reflective letter for a portfolio

writing in the disciplines

asking questions

assignments

sample biology assignment

sample business assignment

sample nursing assignment

sample psychology assignment

choosing a citation style

evidence in different disciplines

language conventions

writing prompt: examining the writing in a particular field

writing prompt: examining a writing assignment from one of your courses

writing process

quick help: the writing process

in the disciplines

drafting

editing

peer review

planning

research, one student’s process

revising, global

revising with comments

writing prompts

assignable

for multilingual writers

writing situation

assessing the writing situation

understanding an assignment

academic English: writing across cultures

writing tutors, help offered by. Also see reviewers; revising with comments

tips for using reviewers’ comments

how the writing center can help your writing

preparing for a writing center visit

written texts

analyzing

sample analysis of an article (Sanchez; MLA)

annotating

annotated article

conversing with

outining

outline of a written text

reading actively

guidelines for actively reading a written text

summarizing

guidelines for writing a summary of a written text

summary of a written text (big-box stores)

written words, analyzing

analyzing written words

audience

features

genre

everyday multimodal texts

meaning

analysis of a public letter

purpose