Writing for Success

Table of Contents

• Licensing Information

• Preface

• 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

• 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

• Chapter 3: Punctuation

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Chapter 8: The Writing Process: How Do I Begin?

  • Apply Prewriting Models
  • Outlining
  • Drafting
  • Revising and Editing
  • The Writing Process: End-of-Chapter Exercises

• 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

• Chapter 10: Rhetorical Modes

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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