PART I Writing Processes

1 What Does Writing Involve?

a Why write?

b What does it take to write well?

c How does writing work?

d How do you define a writing situation?

e How do you define your purpose(s) for writing?

f   How do you write for an audience?

g How do you present yourself to readers?

2 How Do You Find and Explore a Topic?

a How do you find a topic?

b How do you refine your topic?

c How do you explore and develop a topic?

d How do you write a topic proposal?

3 How Do You Focus and Organize a Writing Project?

a How do you craft a thesis statement?

b How do you avoid plagiarism?

c How do you organize a writing project?

d How do you outline a paper?

e How do you choose a title?

4 How Do You Write a Draft?

a How do you start a draft?

b How do you keep a draft on track?

c When should you take a break?

d How do you know when you have a solid draft?

e How do you work on a draft collaboratively?

5 How Do You Revise, Edit, and Proofread?

a What does revising involve?

b What does editing involve?

c What does proofreading involve?

d How do you help another writer revise, edit, and proofread?

PART II Writing for Academic and Public Forums

6 How Do You Write in College?

a How do you write a successful academic paper?

b How do you write on essay examinations?

7 How Do You Write for the Public?

a How do you write outside the classroom?

b How do you write in service-learning courses?

8 How Do You Read and Think Critically?

a How do you read to understand complex material?

b How do you think critically about your reading?

c How do you critically interpret charts, tables, and graphs?

d How do you write a response paper?

9 How Do Written and Visual Arguments Work?

a What is an argument?

b How do visual arguments work? 

c How can you recognize and avoid fallacies?

10 How Do You Write Powerful Arguments?

a How do you construct a solid written argument?

b How do you write an argument that appeals to readers?

c How do you effectively address other viewpoints?

11 How Do You Write About Literature and Film?

a What elements should you look for when you read literature or view film?

b What approaches can you use to write about literature and film?

c What sources can you use in writing essays about literature and film?  

d How do you develop a paper that analyzes literature or film?

PART III Style

12 What Makes Paragraphs Work?

a How do you construct unified paragraphs?

b How can you organize paragraphs?

c How long should a paragraph be?

13 How Do You Craft Opening and Closing Paragraphs?

a What makes an opening paragraph effective?

b What makes a closing paragraph effective?

14 How Do You Manage Transitions?

a How do you spot problems with transitions?

b How can you solve problems with transitions?

15 What Kinds of Language Can You Use?

a How formal should your writing be?

b What’s denotation and connotation?

c How do you improve readability?

d How do you keep language civil?

e Do you understand dialects?

16 How Do You Construct Effective Sentences?

a How are sentences structured?

b What do modifiers do?

c What are phrases?

d What do clauses do in sentences?

e What types of sentences can you write?<