Main Description
Required handbook for course ENG 101 at the USAFA. Connect Plus access code can be found inside this text.
Tab 1 Writing Responsibly in the Information Age
1 Writing Today 2 The Writer’s Responsibilities Tab 2 Writing Matters
3 Reading Critically 4 Planning Your Project 5 Crafting and Connecting Paragraphs 6 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Tab 3 Design Matters
7 Designing Printed and Electronic Documents 8 Designing in Context: Academic and Business Documents 9 Designing a multimedia presentation Tab 4 Genre Matters: Writing in College
10 Writing in College: Comparing the Disciplines 11 Analyzing and Crafting Arguments 12 Writing about Literature Tab 5 Research Matters
13 Planning a Research Project 14 Finding Information 15 Evaluating Information 16 Using Information Responsibly: Taking Notes and Avoiding Plagiarism 17 Writing the Research Project Tab 6 Documentation Matters: MLA Style
18 Creating MLA-Style In-Text Citations 19 Preparing an MLA-Style List of Works Cited 20 Using MLA Style for Content and Bibliographic Notes 21 Formatting a Paper in MLA Style Tab 7 Documentation Matters: APA Style
22 Creating APA-Style In-Text Citations 23 Preparing an APA-Style Reference List 24 Using APA Style for Informational Notes 25 Formatting a Paper in APA Style Tab 8 Documentation Matters: Chicago and CSE Styles
26 Documenting Sources: Chicago Style 27 Documenting Sources: CSE Style Tab 9 Style Matters
28 Writing Concisely 29 Using Parallelism 30 Engaging Readers with Variety and Emphasis 31 Choosing Appropriate Language 32 Choosing Effective Words 33 Using the Dictionary and Thesaurus 34 Glossary of Usage Tab 10 Sentence Matters
35 Basic Sentence Grammar 36 Avoiding Sentence Fragments 37 Avoiding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences 38 Maintaining Agreement 39 Using Verbs 40 Understanding Pronoun Case and Reference 41 Using Adjectives and Adverbs 42 Avoiding Confusing Shifts 43 Avoiding Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers 44 Avoiding Mixed and Incomplete Constructions Tab 11 Language Matters: Issues for Multilingual Writers
45 Word Order and Sentence 46 Nouns and Noun Determines 47 Managing English Verbs 48 Managing Adjectives and Adverbs 49 Using Prepositions Tab 12 Detail Matters: Punctuation and Mechanics
50 Commas 51 Semicolons 52 Apostrophes 53 Quotation Marks 54 End Punctuation 55 Dashes, Parentheses, and Other Marks 56 Capitalizing 57 Italics and Underlining 58 Abbreviations
