1. A PROCESS FOR ACADEMIC COMPOSING What is rhetoric? What is composing? A rhetorical process for composing Understanding a project assignment Composing in different academic genres Academic composing. 2. FINDING IDEAS A research process Finding a general topic Narrowing a topic Questions to guide research Kinds of research Kinds of sources Choosing sources Periodical sources Nonperiodical sources Finding sources Using your school''s library catalog Which search results best help your research? Starting a paper: One student''s process 3. EVALUATING AND TRACKING SOURCES ETHICALLY Evaluating sources for RELEVANCE Evaluating sources for CREDIBILITY Evaluating sources for INTEGRITY Why cite and document sources? Considering plagiarism and how to avoid it The four facets of citing and documenting Collecting citation information From books From periodicals From webpages From articles you find in a database of journals Keeping track of sources: Starting a working bibliography Hints and tips for collecting citation information 4. ENGAGING WITH AND ANALYZING SOURCES Engaging with sources Summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting Summarizing and paraphrasing others'' words Quoting others'' words Ways to use others'' words and ideas well An annotated bibliography: Summary and response Putting sources in dialogue with each other What is analysis?: About critical reading Analyzing to understand Identifying rhetorical strategies Analyzing thesis statements Using rhetorical analysis to understand Analyzing to evaluate 5. ARRANGING A PROJECT Using analysis to develop a thesis statement Using a thesis statement to arrange an academic paper Arranging paragraphs for audience and purpose Unified and coherent paragraphs Paragraphs that develop Multimodal arranging: Visual texts Multimodal arranging: Oral presentations 6. DRAFTING A PROJECT, CONNECTING WITH AUDIENCES Understanding your audience Developing a statement of purpose Composing a first draft A rough draft Once you''ve finished a draft.

Receiving feedback to a draft Responding to your peers'' writing 7. REVISING WITH STYLE Revising a project Developing a revision plan Styling paragraphs Concluding paragraphs Introductory paragraphs Transitions between paragraphs Passive voice Styling sentences Academic sentences Sentences that are easy to read Parallelism Using coordination and subordination Using inclusive language Styling words Multimodal style: Visual texts Multimodal style: Oral presentations Slides to support oral presentations 8. DOCUMENTING MLA DOCUMENTATION Guide to MLA Documentation Models A Paper in MLA Format A Works-Cited Page in MLA Format MLA Documentation for In-Text Citations Variations on the MLA In-Text Citation Pattern MLA Documentation for Works Cited "Stand-alone sources" and "Sources in containers" Pattern : MLA Works Cited Pattern : MLA Works Cited for Sources inside containers, inside containers What sources need which elements Figuring out a citation if there isn''t a model Element 1 : Author Element 2 : Source Titles Element 3 : Container Titles Element 4 : Other Contributors Element 5 : Version Element 6 : Number Element 7 : Publisher Element 8 : Publication Date Element 9 : Location Citing sources when your project isn''t a research paper APA DOCUMENTATION Guide to APA Documentation Models Pages from a Paper in APA Format A Reference List Page in APA Format APA Documentation for In-text Citations Variations on the APA Pattern for In-text Citations APA Documentation for Reference List Entries Pattern : APA References for Periodical Sources Pattern : APA References for Nonperiodical Sources APA References Author''s Name Date of Publication Place of Publication Titles Additional Information Periodical Volume and Issue For Online Texts For Other Kinds of Sources CSE DOCUMENTATION Guide to CSE Documentation Models CSE References: The Patterns Details of the Patterns CSE List of References In-text Citations Sample References CMS DOCUMENTATION Guide to CMS Documentation Models CMS In-text Citations and Footnotes Subsequent Note Entries Bibliography CMS Sample References 9. EDITING AND PROOFREADING YOUR WORK Editing and proofreading Making subject-verb agreement Using verb tenses consistently Using verb tenses in academic writing Avoiding shifts in style and voice Avoiding.