From the Publisher Preface Acknowledgements 1. Write Now: Start, Develop, Revise Where to Start Examples of Freewriting Two Composition Approaches Beginning with Storytelling - "The Stovepipe Hole" by Elizabeth Clark - "Cell Phone" by Peter Palladini Academic Writing Revision Types of Editing How and Where to Edit Chapter Summary Further Readings 2. Economy The Morality of Wordiness Forms of Wordiness Editing Wordiness in Academic Writing Peer Models for Emulation - "My Mom and Bramalea" by Julie Michelangelo - "The Pet Owner''s Burden" by Emilia Di Luca Chapter Summary Further Readings 3. Strong Verbs Concrete Verbs Less-than-Concrete Verbs Abstract Verbs The Greater Consequences of Dead Verbs Academic Writing and Strong Verbs Final Thoughts Peer Models for Emulation - "Going to Chinese School" by Jennifer Lee - "Stealing Spirituality: The Non-Native Use of Native American Spirit Guides" by Graeme Scallion Chapter Summary Further Readings 4. Active Voice Word Order Active Voice Passive Voice The Morality of Passive Voice The Permanence of Passive in Various Fields Is it Ever Okay to Use Passive? Academic Writing and Active Voice Final Thoughts on Active and Passive Peer Models for Emulation - "Jafar Uncle''s Chocolates" by Nabila Rizvi - "A Flourishing of Humans" by Sara Menuck Chapter Summary Further Readings 5. Strong Nouns The Problem of Pronouns Examples of Unclear Pronouns Pronouns and Repetition The Morality of Unclear Pronouns Inclusive Pronouns Subject-Verb Agreement Adjective-Pronoun Agreement Academic Writing, Strong Nouns, and Vague Pronouns Final Thoughts on Nouns and Pronouns Peer Models for Emulation - "Two Weeks at Notre Dame Hospital" by Eric Ramadi - "Tobacco Cigarettes as a Cause of Urinary Bladder Cancer" by Elizabeth Dancey Chapter Summary Further Readings 6. Original Language Examples of Cliches Why Would Any Writer Use Cliches? Is it Ever Okay to Use a Cliche? Original Phrasing Fresh Figurative Language Academic Writing and Original Language Final Thoughts on Figurative Language and Originality Peer Models for Examination - "Christine" by Adam Giles - "Financial Hardship among Former Professional Athletes and Its Contributing Factors" by Taylor Lush Chapter Summary Further Readings 7. Parallelism The Grammar Behind Parallelism Surface and Under-the-Surface Parallelism Single-Element Parallelism: Part I Single-Element Parallelism: Part II Multiple-Element Parallelism Academic Writing and Parallelism Interview-based Articles Doing the Interview The Questioner and the Listener Writing Interviews Peer Models for Emulation - "Two Hard Years" by Joyce Ong - "Solace in Obsolescence: Vinyl in the Age of Free Music" by Nicole Brewer Chapter Summary Further Readings 8.
Sentence Variation and Sound Sentence Patterns Short Sentences Long Sentences Variation of Long and Short for Effect Academic Writing and Sentence Variation Sound Personal Essays The Power of the Personal Essay Writer as Cultural Observer Writer as Activist Personal Essays and the Truth Three Rhetorical Elements Peer Model Writing for Emulation - "I Wear My Too-black Skin with Pride" by Petura Burrows - "Saints and Monsters: The Psychology of Altruism and Malice" by Nick Zabara Chapter Summary Further Readings Appendix: Research and Citations Glossary Credits Works Cited Index.