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IMPORTANT NOTICE
1. Introduction to Writing
2. Defining the Writing Process
3. Videos: Prewriting Techniques
4. What is an Essay?
5. Audience
6. Rhetorical Context
7. Thesis Statements
8. How to Write a Thesis Statement
9. Organizing an Essay
10. Creating Paragraphs
11. Paragraphs
12. Conclusions
13. The Perfect Paragraph
14. Introductions and Conclusions
15. Comparative Chart of Writing Strategies
16. Revising
17. Matters of Grammar, Mechanics, and Style
18. Peer Review Checklist
19. Essay Basics
20. Introduction to Narrative Essay
21. Student Sample: Narrative Essay
22. "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell
23. "Sixty-nine Cents" by Gary Shteyngart
24. Video: The Danger of a Single Story
25. How to Write an Annotation
26. How to Write a Summary
27. Writing for Success: Narration
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28. Student Sample: Narrative Essay
29. Your Instructions for Essay 1
30. Grammar/Mechanics Mini-Lecture
31. Introduction to Illustration/Example Essay
32. Writing for Success: Illustration/Example
33. "She's Your Basic L.O.L. in N.A.D" by Perri Klass
34. "April & Paris" by David Sedaris
35. Student Sample: Illustration/Example Essay
36. Grammar/Mechanics Mini-Lecture
37. Introduction to Compare/Contrast Essay
38. "Disability" by Nancy Mairs
39. "Friending, Ancient or Otherwise" by Alex Wright
40. "A South African Storm" by Allison Howard
41. Writing for Success: Compare/Contrast
42. Grammar/Mechanics Mini-Lecture
43. Introduction to Cause and Effect Essay
44. "Cultural Baggage" by Barbara Ehrenreich
45. "Women in Science" by K.C. Cole
46. Writing for Success: Cause and Effect
47. Student Sample: Cause and Effect Essay
48. Grammar/Mechanics Mini-Lecture
49. Preliminary Research Strategies
50. Intermediate Research Strategies
51. Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
52. How to Search in a Library Database
53. Evaluating Sources
54. Why Is Research Important?
55. Tools for Evaluating Sources
56. Using Multiple Sources
57. Using Sources in Your Paper
58. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Avoiding Plagiarism
59. Avoiding Plagiarism
60. How to Write a Summary by Paraphrasing Source Material
61. MLA Format
62. Formatting the Works Cited Page (MLA)
63. Citing Paraphrases and Summaries (APA)
64. APA Citation Style, 6th edition: General Style Guidelines
65. Grammar/Mechanics Mini-Lecture
66. Introduction to Argument Essay
67. Evidence
68. Rogerian Argument
69. "The Case Against Torture," by Alisa Soloman
70. "The Case for Torture" by Michael Levin
71. Writing for Success: Argument
72. Student Sample: Argument Essay
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