Write for College : A Student Handbook

Why Write? 1(2) THE WRITING PROCESS One Writer's Process 3(14) Prewriting and Planning 4(4) Writing the First Draft 8(2) Revising and Refining 10(4) Editing and Proofreading 14(3) A Guide to Prewriting 17(8) Selecting a Subject 18(2) Free-Writing Guidelines 20(1) Shaping a Subject 21(2) Taking Inventory 23(1) Focusing Your Efforts 24(1) A Guide to Drafting 25(4) Developing Your Text 26(1) Bringing Your Writing to a Close 27(1) Staying in Pitch 28(1) A Guide to Revising 29(8) Using Basic Revising Guidelines 30(1) A Revising Strategy That Works 31(1) ``Classic'' Revising Problems 32(2) Peer Reviewing 34(3) A Guide to Editing and Proofreading 37(4) Editing Checklist 38(1) Proofreading Checklist 39(1) Common Writing Errors 40(1) Writer's Resource 41(5) Writing Terms 42(2) Foreign Words and Phrases 44(2) THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF WRITING Writing with Style 46(22) Key Stylistic Reminders 47(2) Developing a Sense of Style 49(3) Special Features of Style 52(5) Using an Alternative Style 57(1) Checking for Common Ailments 58(2) Using Clear, Fair Language 60(8) Making Sentences Work 68(28) Writing Complete Sentences 69(5) Writing Clear Sentences 74(6) Writing Natural Sentences 80(8) Writing Acceptable Sentences 88(5) Combining Sentences 93(1) Modeling Sentences 94(1) Expanding Sentences 95(1) Developing Strong Paragraphs 96(14) Writing Focused Paragraphs 97(3) Selecting Supporting Details 100(1) Arranging Your Details 101(7) Connecting Your Details 108(2) Mastering the College Essay 110(18) Focusing Your Efforts 112(1) Forming a Thesis Statement 113(1) Planning and Organizing Your Essay 114(3) Writing the Initial Drafts 117(4) Improving Your Writing 121(1) Two Sample Essays 122(6) Taking Care of Business 128(17) Writing the Business Letter 130(5) Preparing a Resume 135(2) Applying for a Job 137(6) Writing Memos and E-Mail 143(2) THE FORMS OF WRITING Personal Writing 145(17) Personal Reminiscence 147(5) Personal Essay 152(5) Essay of Experience 157(5) Report Writing 162(25) Summary Report 164(2) Compiled Report 166(5) Interview Report 171(5) Observation Report 176(5) Personal Research Report 181(6) Analytical Writing 187(35) Analysis of a Process 189(4) Essay of Comparison 193(5) Essay of Classification 198(5) Essay of Definition 203(4) Cause/Effect Essay 207(4) Problem/Solution Essay 211(5) Essay of Evaluation 216(6) Persuasive Writing 222(25) Editorial 224(3) Personal Commentary 227(5) Essay of Argumentation 232(6) Position Paper 238(6) Thinking Through an Argument 244(3) Writing About Literature 247(37) Personal Response 249(7) Review 256(7) Limited Literary Analysis 263(4) Extended Literary Analysis 267(7) Literary Terms 274(10) THE RESEARCH CENTER Writing the Research Paper 284(10) Research Update 285(1) Steps in the Process 286(8) Writing Responsibly 294(6) Writing Paraphrases 295(2) Plagiarism 297(2) Using Quoted Material 299(1) MLA Documentation Style 300(72) Parenthetical References 301(10) Works Cited Entries 311(51) MLA Research Paper 362(10) APA Documentation Style 372(72) Parenthetical References 373(12) References Entries 385(45) APA Research Paper 430(14) Searching for Information 444(12) Using the Library 446(4) Locating Books and References 450(3) Finding Articles in Periodicals 453(2) Evaluating Information 455(1) Using Electronic Sources 456(6) Computer Networks 457(3) Traveling on the Information Superhighway 460(1) Using CD-ROM's 461(1) Writing with a Computer 462(6) The Writing Process in Action 463(2) Computer and Internet Terms 465(3) Using the Writing Center 468(5) How Does a Writing Center Work? 469(1) A Closer Look... 470(2) The On-Line Writing Lab (OWL) 472(1) THE TOOLS OF LEARNING Reading to Learn 473(8) Reading to Learn 474(1) Study-Reading: PQ4R 475(4) Reading a Novel 479(1) Reading a Poem 480(1) Critical Listening and Note Taking 481(12) Improving Critical Listening Skills 482(3) Taking Lecture Notes 485(2) Using a Note-Taking Guide 487(4) Electronic Note Taking 491(2) Writing to Learn 493(8) Writing in Learning Logs 494(2) Writing a Summary 496(3) Writing a Paraphrase 499(1) Writing an Abstract 500(1) Taking Tests 501(12) Reviewing for Tests 502(3) Taking the Essay Test 505(6) Taking an Objective Test 511(2) Building a College-Sized Vocabulary 513(16) Using Context Clues 515(2) Using a Theasurus 517(1) Using Word Parts: Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots 518(11) Speaking Effectively 529(14) Preparing to Give a Speech 530(1) Writing the Speech 531(2) Rehearsing and Delivering the Speech 533(6) A Closer Look at Style 539(2) Conducting Interviews 541(2) Succeeding in College 543(9) The Keys to Success 544(1) Managing Your Time 545(1) If Only I Had Known 546(2) Glossary of College Terms 548(4) PROOFREADER'S GUIDE Marking Punctuation 552(77) Checking Mechanics 629(40) Capitalization 629(14) Plurals 643(12) Numbers 655(1) Abbreviations 656(3) Acronyms and Initialisms 659(4) Commonly Misspelled Words 663(6) Using the Right Word 669(89) Understanding Our Language 758(46) Parts of Speech 758(46) Using the Language 804(48) Constructing Sentences 804(5) Using Phrases 809(10) Using Clauses 819(4) Using Sentence Variety 823(14) Getting Sentence Parts to Agree 837(15) ALMANAC Tables and Lists 852(8) Holidays 852(1) Weights and Measures 853(2) The Metric System 855(2) 6-Year Calender 857(1) Common Parliamentary Procedures 858(1) Periodic Table of Elements 859(1) World Maps 860(12) The U.S. Constitution 872