Contents
Part I: THE WRITER'S CRAFT. 1. The Rhetorical Situation: Writers' Choices. 2. The Writer's Process. 3. Collaboration, Peer Review, and Writing as a Public Act. 4. Reading, Thinking, and Writing Critically. Part II: WRITING TO EXPLORE. 5. Writing a Narrative: Memoirs. 6. Writing about Others: Profiles. 7. Synthesizing Information: The Essay of Ideas. Part III: WRITING TO INFORM. 8. Writing Short Articles: The Explainer. 9. Writing a Report: News for Print, Web, and Social Media. Part IV: WRITING TO ANALYZE. 10. Writing an Evaluation: Reviews. 11. Writing a Causal Analysis: Long Researched Articles. Part V: WRITING TO ARGUE. 12. Writing an Argument: Editorials, Commentaries, and Blogs. 13. Creating a Visual Argument: Public Service Messages. 14. Writing for Your Community: Proposals. Part VI: RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION. 15. Research. 16. Documentation (MLA and APA Guidelines). Part VII: GRAMMAR AND STYLE HANDBOOK. 17. Grammar Refresher. 18. Punctuation. 19. Common Errors. MindTap Online Chapter. Trouble Spots for Nonnative Speakers.
