Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Genres: Narratives -- Reports -- Arguments -- Evaluations -- Casual analyses -- Proposals -- Literary analyses -- Rhetorical analyses -- Special assignments: Essay examinations -- Position papers -- Annotated bibliographies -- Synthesis papers -- E-mails -- Business letters -- Resumes -- Personal statements -- Writing portfolios -- Oral reports -- Ideas: Brainstorming -- Smart reading -- Critical thinking -- Experts -- Writer's block -- Shaping & drafting: Thesis -- Strategies -- Organization -- Outlines -- Paragraphs -- Transitions -- Introductions and conclusions -- Titles -- Style: High, middle and low style -- Inclusive and culturally sensitive style -- Vigorous, clear, economical style -- Revising & editing: Revising your own work -- Peer editing -- Research & sources: Beginning your research -- Finding print and online sources -- Doing field research -- Evaluating sources -- Annotating sources -- Summarizing sources -- Paraphrasing sources -- Incorporating sources into your work -- Documenting sources -- MLA documentation and format -- APA documentation and format -- Media & design: Understanding digital media -- Tables, graphs and infographics -- Designing print and online documents -- Common errors: Capitalization -- Apostrophes -- Commas -- Comma splices, run-ons and fragments -- Subject/verb agreement -- Irregular verbs -- Pronoun/Antecedent agreement -- Pronoun reference -- Pronoun case -- Misplaced and dangling modifiers -- Parallelism -- Readings: Narratives: readings -- Reports: readings -- Arguments: readings -- Evaluations: readings -- Casual analyses: readings -- Proposals: readings -- Literary analyses: readings -- Rhetorical analyses: readings --