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Writing critically : key skills for post-secondary success / M. Feltham, WM. P. Meahan, W. Hoth.

Feltham, Mark, 1973- (Author). Meahan, Paul. (Added Author). Hoth, Whitney. (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 9780199006809 (Paper)
  • ISBN: 0199006806 (Paper)
  • Physical Description: xi, 274 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, c2015.

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Includes index.

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Subject: English language > Rhetoric.
Academic writing.
Critical thinking.

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Broadway Library PE 1408 F45 2015 (Text) 33109010198950 Stacks Volume hold Available -
► Summaries & More
▼ Additional Content
Introduction xii
Acknowledgements xiii
Author Team xiv
Part 1 Critical Reading and Critical Response
Module 1 Student Roadmap for This Book
3(10)
Yes, You Can Write
4(1)
Organization: The Book
4(1)
Organization: The Modules
5(2)
Objectives and Self-Checks
5(1)
The Main Event
5(1)
Wrapping Things Up
6(1)
Module Activities
6(1)
Your First Assignment
7(1)
"Students Need a Gap Year"
8(2)
"The Future = Math Required"
10(3)
Module 2 Breaking Down Arguments
13(14)
Module Objectives
14(1)
What's Your Point?
15(3)
Main and Supporting Points
18(2)
Module Checklist
20(1)
Looking Ahead
21(1)
Activities
22(5)
Module 3 Referring to Texts
27(16)
Module Objectives
28(1)
So Then She Said...
29(1)
Types of Signal Phrases
30(1)
How to Use Signal Phrases: The Basics
30(6)
Qrtation, Paraphrase, and Summary
32(1)
Quotations and Quotation Integration
33(1)
Paraphrase and Summary Must Be in Your Own Words
34(2)
Varying Signal Phrases
36(1)
Sequencing Your Points: Which Ones, in What Order?
37(2)
Module Checklist
39(1)
Looking Ahead
40(1)
Activities
41(2)
Module 4 Critical Response
43(26)
Module Objectives
44(1)
It's One or the Other-Really?
45(1)
Yes, Do Judge: What Does Critical Mean, Anyway?
46(4)
Supporting Evidence
50(2)
Generalizations
52(2)
Evidence
54(4)
Examples
56(1)
Facts-Correct, Incorrect, or Cherry-Picked?
56(2)
Types of Criticism
58(2)
Evidentiary Criticisms
58(1)
Practical Criticisms
59(1)
Ethical Criticisms
60(1)
How Do I Say It? Gambits to Point Out Flaws in Arguments
60(2)
Overlapping Critiques and Combo Gambits
61(1)
Module Checklist
62(1)
Looking Ahead
62(3)
Activities
65(4)
Module 5 What Is an Essay, and Why Should I Care?
69(12)
Module Objectives
70(1)
What Is an Essay?
71(1)
Why You Should Care about Essays
71(1)
Now
71(1)
Later
71(1)
Types of Essays
72(1)
Anatomy of an Essay
73(5)
Introductions
73(2)
Body Paragraphs
75(1)
Conclusions
76(1)
Some More General Myths, Busted
77(1)
Module Checklist
78(1)
Looking Ahead
78(1)
Activities
79(2)
Module 6 How to Write an Introduction
81(18)
Module Objectives
82(1)
Introductions
83(1)
What Should Good Introductions Do?
84(2)
The Two-Part Introduction
86(1)
Thesis Statements
87(4)
Avoid the Delayed Thesis
87(1)
Avoid the "Non-thesis" Thesis
88(1)
Avoid the "So-What" Thesis
89(1)
Avoid the Overly Negative Thesis
89(1)
Productive Thesis Statements: Moving from Negative to Positive
90(1)
Module Checklist
91(1)
Looking Ahead
92(2)
Activities
94(5)
Module 7 How to Write Body Paragraphs
99(18)
Module Objectives
100(1)
Bring In the Evidence: Using Body Paragraphs to Support Your Case
101(1)
Body Paragraphs: What They Do and How They Relate to Introductions
101(1)
Topic Sentences
102(4)
Developing Your Point with Evidence
106(2)
Coherence and Length
108(1)
Cohesion and Transition
109(2)
Module Checklist
111(1)
Looking Ahead
111(2)
Activities
113(4)
Module 8 How to Write Conclusions
117(16)
Module Objectives
118(1)
Last Impressions
119(1)
What Does a Conclusion Do, Anyway?
119(1)
Types of Conclusions
120(5)
Tell Them What You Told Them: The Look-Back Conclusion
120(2)
What Next?: The Look-Ahead Conclusion
122(2)
The Combo: The Look-Both-Ways Conclusion
124(1)
Famous Last Words
125(2)
Module Checklist
127(1)
Looking Ahead
128(1)
Activities
129(4)
Module 9 Is This on the Test? Writing Essay Exams
133(18)
Module Objectives
134(1)
Essay Exams: Don't Just Walk In
135(3)
Right from the Start: Reading Your Course Outline
135(1)
As the Course Goes On
136(1)
When the Exam Schedule Comes Out
137(1)
What to Bring to the Exam
138(1)
During the Exam
138(1)
Read the Instructions!
138(1)
Budget Your Time
139(1)
Specific Advice about Types of Questions
139(6)
Types of Essay Questions on Exams
140(1)
Analyze a Passage/Quotation
140(1)
Explain a Concept or Define a Term
141(1)
Discuss a Given Statement
141(1)
Compare and Contrast Two or More Ideas
142(1)
How to Handle Question Keywords
143(2)
Answer the Questions in the Order That Works for You
145(1)
Make Smart Choices
145(1)
Module Checklist
145(1)
Looking Ahead
146(2)
Activities
148(3)
Part 2 Grammar, Mechanics, and Style
Module 1 What Is a Sentence?
151(18)
Module Objectives
152(1)
What Is a Sentence, Anyway?
153(9)
Verbs
154(3)
Subjects
157(1)
Phrases and Clauses
158(4)
Correcting Sentence Fragments
162(1)
Module Checklist
163(1)
Looking Ahead
163(2)
Activities
165(4)
Module 2 Linking Sentences
169(20)
Module Objectives
170(1)
Missing Links
171(2)
Sentences
173(1)
Links
174(5)
Opening Transitions
175(1)
Types of Transitions
176(2)
Phrases, Clauses, Transitions, and Punctuation
178(1)
Semicolons, Colons, and Dashes
179(1)
The Semicolon ( ; )
179(1)
The Colon ( : )
179(1)
The Dash ( - )
180(1)
Avoiding Common Mistakes with Semicolons, Colons, and Dashes
180(2)
Don't Use a Semicolon When a Colon Is a Better Fit
180(1)
Don't Use Colons with Words That Function Like Colons
181(1)
Don't Overuse Dashes
182(1)
Sentence Fragments, Revisited
182(1)
Module Checklist
183(1)
Looking Ahead
183(2)
Activities
185(4)
Module 3 More on Commas
189(12)
Module Objectives
190(1)
Myths about Comma Use
191(1)
Commas with And (and Family)
192(2)
A Few Exceptions
193(1)
Patterns and Punctuation
194(2)
Transitional Word/Phrase + Comma
195(1)
Subordinate Clause + Comma
195(1)
Module Checklist
196(1)
Looking Ahead
196(2)
Activities
198(3)
Module 4 Common Punctuation Errors
201(14)
Module Objectives
202(1)
Teachers, Students, Errors, and Grades
203(1)
Errors
203(1)
Commas
204(4)
Comma Splices
205(1)
Fixing Comma Splices
206(2)
Fused Sentences
208(1)
Semicolons
208(1)
Colons
209(1)
Errors with Apostrophes
210(2)
Module Checklist
212(1)
Looking Ahead
212(1)
Activities
213(2)
Module 5 Agreement
215(16)
Module Objectives
216(1)
Don't Disagree
217(1)
Reference and Agreement
217(2)
More on Pronouns
219(1)
Avoiding Broad Pronoun References
220(2)
Problems with This, That, These, Those, and Which
221(1)
Pronoun Agreement
222(2)
Subject-Verb Agreement
224(2)
Prepositional Phrases
224(2)
Module Checklist
226(1)
Looking Ahead
226(2)
Activities
228(3)
Module 6 Modification and Parallelism
231(12)
Module Objectives
232(1)
Matching: Modifiers and Targets
233(1)
Modification Errors
234(3)
Lazy Modifiers and Misplaced Targets
234(2)
Fixing Modification Errors
236(1)
Parallelism
237(2)
Module Checklist
239(1)
Looking Ahead
239(2)
Activities
241(2)
Module 7 Wordiness
243(12)
Module Objectives
244(1)
Wordy vs. Concise
245(3)
Wordy Habits and How to Break Them
248(2)
Identify and Eliminate Redundancy
248(1)
Avoid Wordy Phrases
249(1)
Change Nouns to Verbs When Possible
250(1)
Recap
250(1)
Module Checklist
251(1)
Looking Ahead
251(2)
Activities
253(2)
Module 8 Editing, Revising, and Proofreading
255(13)
Module Objectives
256(1)
I Have a Draft-Now What?
257(1)
Editing, Revising, and Proofreading: What Are They?
258(1)
The Big Myth about Writing
259(1)
Your Personal Inventory
260(1)
Proofreading
261(1)
Problem Words
262(3)
Module Checklist
265(1)
Looking Ahead
265(2)
Activities
267(1)
Appendix A 268(1)
Appendix B 269(1)
Appendix C 270(1)
Index 271(3)
Credits 274

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