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Kristin Shelby
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1. Introduction to Writing
2. Types of Writing Styles
3. Active Reading
4. Defining the Writing Process
5. Audience
6. Rhetorical Context
7. Videos: Prewriting Techniques
8. Planning a Document
9. Outlining
10. How to Write a Thesis Statement
11. Thesis Statements
12. Thesis Statements
13. Organizing an Essay
14. The Perfect Paragraph
15. Paragraphs
16. Using Transitions in Paragraphs
17. Introductions and Conclusions
18. Conclusions
19. Comparative Chart of Writing Strategies
20. Drafting
21. Revision
22. Revising
23. Revising and Editing
24. Matters of Grammar, Mechanics, and Style
25. What is MLA, APA, and CMS?
26. Why Is Research Important?
27. MLA Format
28. MLA Format
29. MLA Signal Phrases
30. Formatting the Works Cited Page (MLA)
31. Formatting the Works Cited Page (MLA)
32. How to Write a Summary by Paraphrasing Source Material
33. Using Sources in Your Paper
34. MLA Citation Examples
35. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Avoiding Plagiarism
36. Citing Paraphrases and Summaries (APA)
37. APA Citation Style, 6th edition: General Style Guidelines
38. Keyword Searching: Do it Better!
39. Is this source scholarly?
40. Evaluating Sources
41. Evaluating Web Sources
42. What Do You Need for a Citation?
43. Avoiding Plagiarism
44. Introduction to Grammar
45. Subject-Verb Agreement
46. Sentence Fragments
47. Should You Use –s (or –es) for a Present-Tense Verb?
48. Run-on Sentences
49. Is Your Sentence a Fragment?
50. Is Your Sentence a Run-On?
51. Does Your Sentence Have a Dangling Modifier?
52. End Punctuation
53. Outcome: Punctuation
54. Commas
55. Verb Types
56. Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
57. Analyzing a Text
58. Rhetorical Concepts
59. How to: Write a Summary
60. Countering Opposing Arguments
61. How to: Be a Constructive Peer Reviewer
62. Narration
63. Why It Matters: Reading
64. Illustration
65. Description
66. Process Analysis
67. Definition
68. Comparison and Contrast
69. Cause and Effect
70. Persuasion
71. Using lots of social media accounts linked to anxiety
72. People who obsessively check social media get less sleep
73. A Wolf in the City
74. Reading to Write
75. Introduction to Argument Essay
76. Audience
77. Evidence
78. Text: Evaluating Information With Critical Thinking
79. Rogerian Argument
80. “The Case Against Torture,” by Alisa Soloman
81. Keeping Your Writing Engaging
82. “The Case for Torture” by Michael Levin
83. Writing for Success: Argument
84. How to Read Like a Writer
85. Student Sample: Argument Essay
86. Argumentation Part I
87. Reading Games
88. Argumentation Part II
89. 4.1 Commonly Confused Words
90. 4.2 Spelling
91. 4.3 Word Choice
92. 4.4 Prefixes and Suffixes
93. 4.5 Synonyms and Antonyms
94. 4.6 Using Context Clues
95. 6.2 Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
Greeting a Stranger
96. Ordinal Numbers
97. Vowels, Consonants, Nouns, and Articles
98. Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns
99. Verb Be, Making Questions
100. Questions with Do and Does
101. Questions with Be Verb and Have
102. This/That and Calendar Vocabulary
103. Prepositions of Place and Time
104. Articles and Nouns
105. Pronouns, Adjectives, and Greetings
106. Present Tenses and Parts of Speech
107. Simple Past and Future with Be Verb
108. Negative Sentences and Questions
109. Verb Patterns
110. Quantity
111. Some and Any
112. Prepositions of Time
113. Comparative Adjectives
114. Sentence Writing
115. Subject-Verb Agreement
116. 2.3 Verb Tense
117. 2.4 Capitalization
118. 2.5 Pronouns
119. 2.6 Adjectives and Adverbs
120. 2.7 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
121. 3.1 Commas
122. 3.2 Semicolons
123. 3.3 Colons
124. 3.4 Quotes
125. 3.5 Apostrophes
126. 3.6 Parentheses
127. 3.7 Dashes
128. 3.8 Hyphens
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Outside Tools and Resources
Pronouns, Adjectives, and Greetings
Present Tenses and Parts of Speech
Simple Past and Future with Be Verb
Negative Sentences and Questions
Verb Patterns
Articles – Indefinite and Definite
Quantity
Some and Any
Prepositions of Time
Comparative Adjectives
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