Contents

• Welcome, Students!
  • About This Book
  • About Me
• Welcome, Instructors!
  • Open Pedagogy Assignment
• Acknowledgements
• Land Acknowledgement
  • Land Acknowledgement Statement for the ROTEL Grant
• Icons, Textboxes, and Images
  • Icons and Textboxes
  • Attribution and Images
• Part I. Doing Intellectual Work
• What Is Intellectual Work?
• Understanding Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • The Knowledge Dimension
  • The Cognitive Processes Dimension
  • Embrace the Power of “And”
• Bloom's and Generative AI
  • Bloom’s and GenAI
  • Cautions about Using AI
  • AI as a Support in Your Writing Process
  • AI, Plagiarism, and Permission
• Understanding Writing Assignments as Intellectual Work
  • Finding Key Sentences
  • Identifying Verbs
  • Identifying Kinds of Knowledge
• Examining Sample Assignment 1: Summary and Analysis
  • Examining the Verbs in Key Sentences
  • Applying Bloom
  • Putting It Together
• Examining Sample Assignment 2: Position Paper
  • Examining the Verbs in Key Sentences
  • Applying Bloom
  • Putting It Together
• Examining Sample Assignment 3: Article for a Public Audience
  • Examining the Verbs in Key Sentences
  • Applying Bloom
  • Putting It Together
• Examining Sample Assignment 4: Reflection
  • Examining the Verbs in Key Sentences
  • Applying Bloom
  • Putting It Together
• Treating Complex Tasks as Intellectual Work: Why?
• Part II. Successful College Reading
• Why Reading in a College Writing Textbook?
  • *Using* Texts
  • Using *Texts*
• Reading Effectively
• Creating an Optimal Setting for Reading
  • Choosing When to Read
  • Choosing Where to Read
  • Choosing Your Format
  • Limiting Distractions
  • Using Your Optimal Setting
• Examining a Sample Assignment
• Using Pre-Reading Strategies
  • Start with the Title
  • Identify the Author’s Expertise
  • Skim the Headings
  • Scan the Images and “Pull-Outs”
  • Check the Publication Date
  • Using Your Preview
• Focusing Your Reading
• Annotating and Note-Taking
  • Understanding What to Take Notes About
  • Understanding How to Take Notes
• Doing Quick Research
  • Handling Unfamiliar Vocabulary
  • Handling Unfamiliar References
• Finding the Main Point
  • Break the Reading into Sections
  • Focus on the Ending and the Beginning
  • Follow the Topic Sentences
  • Eliminate the Examples
  • Identify Who Is Talking
• Working Carefully Through Trouble Spots
  • Slow Down
  • Follow the Topic Sentences
  • Eliminate the Examples
  • Come Back to the Section
  • Ask Your Classmates or Professor
• Rereading
• Responding to What You Are Reading
• Summarizing and Reflecting on a Text
  • Summarize
  • Reflect on Your Purpose
  • Reflect on Your Learning
• Reading in College and Elsewhere
• Part III. Writing Process in College
• Why Writing Process in College?
• Thinking about Writing Process
  • Economy vs. Copia
• Prewriting 1: Understanding the Task
  • Understanding Purpose
  • Understanding Audience
  • Considering the Technicalities
  • Topic
  • Checking Your Assignment Again and Again
• Prewriting 2: Generating Ideas
  • Starting When You Don’t Have a Topic…Yet
  • Narrowing or Focusing Your Topic
  • Starting to Write
• Drafting 1: Setting Up Your Structure
  • Creating a Logical Organization
  • Writing a Working Thesis
• Drafting 2: Producing Text
  • Getting Words Out
  • Building Body Paragraphs
  • Writing Introductions
  • Writing Conclusions
• Getting Feedback
  • Finding a Reader
  • Choosing Your Moment
  • Getting Useful Feedback
  • Using Feedback
  • When You’re Giving Feedback
• Revising 1: Revising Globally
  • Prioritizing Your Revisions
  • Deleting: A Strategy to Clear Away Extraneous Material
  • Creating a Topic Sentence Outline: A Strategy to Strengthen Structure
  • Reordering Your Paper: A Strategy to Strengthen Organization
  • Balancing Your Evidence and Explanation: A Strategy to Strengthen Development
• Revising 2: Revising Paragraphs
  • Color Coding Topics: A Strategy to Strengthen Focus
  • Revisiting the Evidence/Explanation Balance: A Strategy to Strengthen Development
  • Mapping Paragraphs: A Strategy to Strengthen Logical Coherence
  • Checking Introductions and Conclusions
  • Checking Paragraph-Level Transitions
• Editing
  • Strengthening Sentences
  • Checking Stylistic Coherence
  • Eliminating Wordiness
  • Checking Your Person
• Proofreading
  • Hearing the Text: Strategies for Good Ears
  • Seeing the Text: Strategies for Good Eyes
  • Moving: Strategies for [pb_glossary id="225"]Kinesthetic[/pb_glossary] Writers
  • Checking Details
• Owning Your Process
• Part IV. Writing with Sources
• How Are Sources Used in College?
  • Gathering Sources
  • Using Sources
• Understanding Sources Types
  • Recognizing Popular Sources
  • Recognizing Trade Sources
  • Recognizing Scholarly Sources
  • Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources
  • Using Encyclopedias (Including Wikipedia)—Or Not
• Finding Sources
  • Locating Internet Sources
  • Using Library Databases
  • Using Google Scholar™
  • Checking Your Sources
• Evaluating Sources
• Summarizing
  • Writing Strong Summaries
• Paraphrasing
  • Using a Two-Part Process
• Quoting
  • Understanding the Rules and Guidelines for Quoting
  • Altering Quotations
• Choosing Between Quotations and Paraphrases
  • Quoting for a Reason
  • Paraphrasing Instead
• Citing Your Sources
  • Understanding Citation Styles
  • Starting with Reference Lists
  • Creating In-Text Citations
  • Checking Citations
• Plagiarizing
  • Paraphrasing and Plagiarizing
  • Quoting and Plagiarizing
  • Citing and Plagiarizing
  • Plagiarizing Sources Other Than Writing
• Integrating Source Material with Your Ideas
  • Quoting and Paraphrasing Successfully
  • Differing Numbers of Sources
• Thoughtful Source Use
• Glossary
• Works Cited
• Grant Information
• Version History