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Table of Contents

PART 1. JOIN THE CONVERSATION        
1. Understand Yourself as a Writer         
2. Explore Conversations           
3. Read Critically and Actively       
 
PART 2. WORK WITH GENRE AND DESIGN
4. Write a Reflective Essay
5. Write an Argument 
6. Write an Informative Article
7. Write a Proposal      
8. Write a Rhetorical Analysis  
9. Write a Review         
10. Create an Annotated Bibliography 
11. Summarize and Respond to a Source
12. Write a Literature Review
13. Create a Multimedia Presentation 
14. Create a Podcast
15. Design Your Document        

  
Genre Design Gallery  
G1. Academic Essays
G2. Articles
G3. Annotated Bibliographies
G4. Photo Essays
G5. Multimodal Essays
G6. Multimedia Presentations
G7. Websites
G8. Blog Posts
G9. Videos
G10. Infographics
G11. Posters
G12. Professional Pages

PART 3. CONDUCT RESEARCH  
16. Collect Information 
17. Assess and Evaluate Your Sources  
18. Manage Your Sources          
19. Use Sources Effectively      
20. Understand and Avoid Plagiarism    

    
PART 4. DRAFT YOUR DOCUMENT         
21. Define Your Thesis Statement                   
22. Support Your Main Point           
23. Organize Your Ideas            
24. Write Your First Draft                   
25. Use Sources to Accomplish Your Purpose
26. Write Effective Introductions            
27. Write Effective Conclusions     

    
PART 5. REVISE AND EDIT          
28. Revise Your Document                                 
29. Edit Your Document             
30. Understand the Parts of a Sentence      
31. Choose Sentence Structures Thoughtfully   
32. Write in Complete Sentences           
33. Write Clear, Logical Sentences        
34. Choose Engaging Language
35. Use Verbs Skillfully
36. Use Pronouns to Be Clear and Inclusive          
37. Use Adjectives, Adverbs, and Articles Expertly        
38. Use Punctuation to Help Readers 
39. Use Sentence Mechanics to Orient Readers

PART 6. DOCUMENT YOUR SOURCES   
40. Use MLA Style                     
41. Use APA Style                 
42. Use Chicago Style  
43. Use CSE Style          
            
Glossary of Terms         
Frequently Confused, Misused, and Abused Words        

Authors

Mike Palmquist

Mike Palmquist is Professor of English and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar at Colorado State University. Prior to returning to his role as a faculty member in the 2020-’21 academic year, Mike served for fourteen years in various university leadership roles, including founding director of the Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT), director of CSU Online (CSU’s Division of Continuing Education), and Associate Provost for Instructional Innovation. His scholarly interests include writing across the curriculum, the effects of computer and network technologies on writing instruction, and new approaches to scholarly publishing. Mike's work has appeared in journals including College English, College Composition and Communication, ADE Bulletin, Computers and Composition, Kairos, Written Communication, Writing Program Administration, Marketing Education Review, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, and Social Forces, as well as in edited collections. Since 1992, he has coordinated the development of WAC Clearinghouse, a publishing collaborative that provides open-access to more than 125 scholarly books, several academic journals, and a wide range of instructional and professional resources. Mike is the author of several books, including the textbooks In Conversation, Joining the Conversation and The Bedford Researcher, all published by Bedford/St. Martin's. Mike is a member-at-large of the executive board of the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum, a trustee of the University Press of Colorado, and a member of the editorial boards of several journals. He served as chair of the National Council of Teachers of English College Section Steering Committee and as a member of the NCTE Executive Committee from 2009 to 2011. He served as chair of the NCTE College Section Steering Committee Working Group on the Status and Working Conditions of Contingent Faculty, whose policy statement and recommendations were endorsed by the NCTE Executive Committee and published on the NCTE website in 2010. In 2004, Mike was the recipient of the Charles Moran Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field, awarded by Computers and Composition. In 2006, he was presented with the Outstanding Technology Innovator by the CCCC Committee on Computers in Composition and Communication. He was named a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar in 2000.

Barbara Wallraff

Barbara Wallraff is a professional writer and editor. She spent 25 years at the Atlantic Monthly, where she was the language columnist and an editor. The author of three books on language and style—the national bestseller Word Court, Your Own Words, and Word Fugitives—Wallraff has lectured at the Columbia School of Journalism, the Council of Science Editors, Microsoft, the International Education of Students organization, and the Radcliffe Publishing Program. Her writing about English usage has appeared in national publications including the American Scholar, the Wilson Quarterly, the Harvard Business Review blog, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times Magazine.

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In Conversation with Exercises

Mike Palmquist; Barbara Wallraff | Third Edition | 2023 | ISBN:9781319412456

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