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I. THINKING AND READING CRITICALLY.  1. Thinking Critically.  2. Reading Critically.  3. Connecting Thinking and Reading to Writing.  4. Distinguishing Between Summary and Synthesis. II. WRITING PROCESS.  5. Getting Started.  6. Drafting.  7. Revising, Editing, and Proofreading.  8. Composing Paragraphs.  9. Writing to Inform. 10. Writing to Argue. III. SENTENCES. 11. Sentence Fragments. 12. Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences. 13. Problems with Sentence Shifts. 14. Problems with Misplaced Modifiers. 15. Conciseness. 16. Coordination and Subordination. 17. Sentence Style. IV. WORDS. 18. Usage Glossary. 19. Word Meanings and Word Impact. 20. Gender-Neutral Language. 21. Spelling. V. RESEARCH. 22. Starting a Research Project. 23. Developing a Search Strategy. 24. Finding, Evaluating, and Using Library Sources. 25. Finding, Evaluating, and Using Online Sources. 36. Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism. 27. Drafting and Revising a Research Paper. VI. MLA DOCUMENTATION. 28. MLA In-Text Citations. 29. MLA Works Cited List. 30. A Student's MLA Research Paper. VII. APA, CM, CSE, AND COS DOCUMENTATION. 31. APA In-Text Citations. 32. APA References List. 33. A Student's APA Research Paper. 34. CM-Style Documentation. 35. CSE-Style Documentation. 36. COS Documentation. VIII. DOCUMENT AND WEB DESIGN. 37. Document Design. 38. Writing for the Web. IX. GRAMMAR BASICS. 39. Parts of Speech and Parts of Sentences. 40. Verbs. 41. Subject-Verb Agreement. 42. Pronouns: Agreement, Reference, Case. 43. Adjectives and Adverbs. X. TIPS FOR MULTILINGUAL WRITERS. Message from Lynn Troyka to Multilingual Writers. 44. Singulars and Pl