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WRITING FUNDAMENTALS

The Writing Process: -- Introduction: Writing Any Document -- Preparing to Write -- Thinking and Researching -- Paraphrasing and Summarizing -- Quotations -- Thinking and Researching: An Overview -- Planning

Writing Your Document: -- Getting Started -- Your Authorial Voice -- Composition: Paragraphs

Revising Your Document: -- How to Revise -- Revision Checklist -- An Example of Revising a Text -- Checking for Consistency -- Proofreading -- References

Writing About... -- Writing about Themes -- Writing about Character -- Writing about Form and Genre -- Writing about Language, Symbols, and Imagery -- Writing about History and Context -- Writing about Philosophy and Ideas -- Writing Compare and Contrast Essays

A Good Essay Step by Step (with Examples): -- Introduction to Writing an Essay -- Before You Write -- Writing a Thesis Statement w/ Sample Thesis Statements -- Writing an Outline w/ Sample Outlines -- Writing Body Paragraphs w/ Sample Body Paragraphs -- Writing an Introduction w/ Sample Introductions -- Writing a Conclusion w/ Sample Conclusions -- Citations and Formatting --

GRAMMAR & PUNCTUATION --

WRITING WITH STYLE --

GUIDE TO DOCUMENTS --

GUIDE TO RESEARCH --

REFERENCE SHELF

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