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Writing Skills Lab
- Author
- Lumen Learning
- Publisher
- Lumen Learning
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- Language
- EN
- Category
- English
Contents· 168 sections
- 01: Module- Reflection
- 1.01: Why It Matters- Reflection
- 1.02: Introduction to Reflection in Thinking and Learning
- 1.03: What is Reflective Thinking
- 1.04: Reflection as Academic Work Knowledge Types
- 1.05: Reflection as a Continuum
- 1.06: Introduction to Reflective Writing
- 1.07: Frameworks for Reflective Writing
- 1.08: Process of Reflective Writing
- 1.09: Putting It Together- Reflection
- 02: Module- Rhetorical Reading
- 2.01: Practice- Context Clues
- 2.02: Read Strategically- Retain New Words
- 2.03: Read Strategically- Diversify Your Vocabulary
- 2.04: Putting It Together- Rhetorical Reading
- 2.05: Why It Matters- Rhetorical Reading
- 2.06: Introduction to Rhetorical Context
- 2.07: Rhetorical Context
- 2.08: Practice- Rhetorical Context
- 2.09: Introduction to Active Reading Strategies
- 2.10: Strategies for Active Reading
- 2.11: Academic Reading Strategies
- 2.12: Introduction to Vocabulary-Building Reading Strategies
- 2.13: Read Strategically- Context Clues
- 03: Module- Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay
- 3.01: Revising Paragraphs
- 3.02: Introduction to Effective Introductions and Conclusions
- 3.03: Introductions
- 3.04: Conclusions
- 3.05: Putting It Together- Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay
- 3.06: Why It Matters- Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay
- 3.07: Introduction to Organically Structured Essays
- 3.08: Formulaic vs. Organic Structure
- 3.09: Beyond Formulaic Writing
- 3.10: Practice- Organically Structured Essays
- 3.11: Introduction to Effective Paragraphs
- 3.12: Key Sentences
- 3.13: Logic in Paragraphs
- 3.14: Paragraph Transitions
- 04: Module- Revision
- 4.01: Paragraph Structure
- 4.02: Arranging your Ideas
- 4.03: Introduction to Revising for Style
- 4.04: Rhetorical Context and Style
- 4.05: Revising for Style- Word Choice
- 4.06: Revising for Style- Choose words that are sensitive to your audience
- 4.07: Revising for Style- Wordiness
- 4.08: Revising for Style- Sentence Variety
- 4.09: Revising for Style- Voice
- 4.10: Introduction to Revising for Grammar and Mechanics
- 4.11: Why It Matters- Revision
- 4.12: Adopting a Listening Ear
- 4.13: Obvious Grammatical Errors
- 4.14: Obvious Punctuation Errors
- 4.15: Proofreading Guidelines and Techniques
- 4.16: Putting It Together- Revision
- 4.17: Introduction to Revising for Content
- 4.18: Rhetorical Context and Purpose
- 4.19: Rhetorical Context and Audience
- 4.20: Working with your Draft
- 4.21: Working with Peers
- 4.22: Introduction to Revising for Structure
- 4.23: Global Structure
- 4.24: Rhetorical Context and Structure
- 05: Module- Analysis
- 5.01: Introduction to Types of Analysis
- 5.02: Rhetorical Analysis
- 5.03: Process Analysis
- 5.04: Critical Analysis
- 5.05: Putting It Together- Analysis
- 5.06: Why It Matters- Analysis
- 5.07: Introduction to Analysis As Critical Thinking
- 5.08: What Is Analysis
- 5.09: The Language of Analytic Assignments
- 5.10: Overcoming Barriers to Analysis
- 5.11: Introduction to the Keys to Successful Analysis
- 5.12: Suspend Judgment
- 5.13: Analytic Thesis
- 5.14: Evidence
- 06: Module- Rhetorical Appeals
- 6.01: Kairos and Pathos
- 6.02: Introduction to Ethos
- 6.03: Appeals to Ethos
- 6.04: Manipulative Appeals to Ethos
- 6.05: Establishing Ethos
- 6.06: Putting It Together- Rhetorical Appeals
- 6.07: Why It Matters- Rhetorical Appeals
- 6.08: Introduction to Logos
- 6.09: Appeals to Logos
- 6.10: The STAR Criteria
- 6.11: Manipulative Appeals to Logos
- 6.12: Kairos and Logos
- 6.13: Introduction to Pathos
- 6.14: Appeals to Pathos
- 6.15: Manipulative Appeals to Pathos
- 07: Module- Academic Argument
- 7.01: Audience Awareness
- 7.02: Tone Language and Appeal
- 7.03: Introduction to Rebuttal and Refutation of Counterargument
- 7.04: Formula for Refutation and Rebuttal
- 7.05: Further Your Understanding- Refutation and Rebuttal
- 7.06: Putting It Together- Academic Argument
- 7.07: Why It Matters- Academic Argument
- 7.08: Introduction to Argumentative Thesis Statements
- 7.09: Argumentative Thesis Statements
- 7.10: Practice- Argumentative Thesis Statements
- 7.11: Introduction to Logical Fallacies
- 7.12: Common Logical Fallacies
- 7.13: Spotting Logical Fallacies
- 7.14: Introduction to Building Common Ground
- 7.15: Audience Analysis
- 08: Module- Evaluating Sources
- 8.01: CRAAP Analysis of Multimedia Sources
- 8.02: Putting It Together- Evaluating Sources
- 8.03: Why It Matters- Evaluating Sources
- 8.04: Introduction to Types of Sources
- 8.05: Scholarly vs. Non-Scholarly Sources
- 8.06: Types of Sources
- 8.07: Introduction to Print Sources
- 8.08: CRAAP Analysis of Print Sources
- 8.09: Introduction to Online Sources
- 8.10: CRAAP Analysis of Online Sources
- 8.11: Introduction to Multimedia Sources
- 09: Module- Using Sources
- 9.01: MLA Works Cited
- 9.02: MLA In-Text Citations
- 9.03: Practice- Citing Sources
- 9.04: Using Online Citation and Reference Tools
- 9.05: Introduction to Establishing Source Credibility
- 9.06: Building Credibility through Source Integration
- 9.07: Credibility Markers
- 9.08: Putting It Together- Using Sources
- 9.09: Why It Matters- Using Sources
- 9.10: Introduction to Integrating Source Material
- 9.11: Bringing Sources into the Conversation
- 9.12: Introduction to Using Paraphrase Summary and Quotation
- 9.13: Paraphrase and Summary
- 9.14: Quotation
- 9.15: Practice- Using Paraphrase Summary and Quotation
- 9.16: Applying Paraphrase Summary and Quotation
- 9.17: Introduction to Citing Sources
- 10: Module- Multimodality
- 10.01: Why It Matters- Multimodality
- 10.02: Introduction to Multimodality
- 10.03: What is a Mode
- 10.04: The Five Modes
- 10.05: Examples of Multimodal Texts
- 10.06: Introduction to Remediation and Remix
- 10.07: What Are Remediation and Remix
- 10.08: Remix and Attribution
- 10.09: Putting It Together- Multimodality
- 11: Module- Readability
- 11.01: Commas As Separators
- 11.02: Conjunctions and Lists
- 11.03: Comma Overuse
- 11.04: Introduction to Run-on Sentences and Sentence Fragments
- 11.05: Run-on Sentences
- 11.06: Sentence Fragments
- 11.07: Putting It Together- Readability
- 11.08: Why It Matters- Readability
- 11.09: Introduction to Apostrophes
- 11.10: Possessives
- 11.11: Contractions Acronyms and Numbers
- 11.12: Introduction to Semicolons and Colons
- 11.13: Semicolons- The Connectors
- 11.14: Colons- The Signposts
- 11.15: Practice- Semicolons and Colons
- 11.16: Introduction to Commas