
In Conversation
First EditionMike Palmquist; Barbara Wallraff
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You’re already a writer. Now meet the writer you’ll become.
In Conversation is a handy, hip guide that offers advice at every point in the writing and research process. Rather than presenting writing as a set of rigid rules to be mastered, the authors share writerly advice so you can make the best choices for your writing situations. Thorough documentation chapters on MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE provide dozens of citation models across disciplines.
Portable, cheap, and grounded in real-world writing, In Conversation: A Writer’s Guidebook empowers you to become part of the conversation—in your academic courses, in the workplace, and your community.
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PART 1. JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Chapter 1. Understand Yourself as a Writer
1.1 Think of Writing as a Conversation
1.2 Understand Your Writing Situation
1.3 Manage Your Writing Processes
1.4 Work with Other Writers
Chapter 2. Explore Conversations
2.1 Generate Topics
2.2 Focus on an Issue
2.3 Develop a Writing Question
Chapter 3. Read Critically and Actively
3.1 Read with an Attitude
3.2 Read with Your Writing Situation in Mind
3.3 Read Actively
3.4 Take Notes
PART 2. WORK WITH GENRE AND DESIGN
Chapter 4. Choose a Genre
4.1 Write a Reflection
4.2 Write an Article
4.3 Write a Rhetorical Analysis
4.4 Write a Review
4.5 Write a Proposal
4.6 Write an Argument
Chapter 5. Design Your Document
5.1 Consider Design Principles
5.2 Consider Your Writing Situation
5.3 Use Design Elements Effectively
Genre Design Gallery
G.1 Essays
G.2 Articles
G.3 Multimodal Essays
G.4 Multimedia Presentations
G.5 Websites
G.6 Blogs
G.7 Infographics
G.8 Annotated Bibliographies
PART 3. CONDUCT RESEARCH
Chapter 6. Collect Information
6.1 Search for Information with Digital Resources
6.2 Search for Information with Print Resources
6.3. Collect Information with Field Research
Chapter 7. Evaluate Sources
7.1 Evaluate Relevance
7.2 Evaluate Evidence
7.3 Evaluate the Author
7.4 Evaluate the Publisher
7.5 Evaluate Timeliness
7.6 Evaluate Comprehensiveness
7.7 Evaluate Genre
Chapter 8. Manage Your Sources
8.1 Save and Organize Print Information
8.2 Save and Organize Digital Information
8.3 Compile Bibliographies
Chapter 9. Use Sources Effectively
9.1 Identify Your Sources
9.2 Quote Strategically
9.3 Paraphrase Information, Ideas, and Arguments
9.4 Summarize
9.5 Present Numerical Information
9.6 Use Images, Audio, Video, and Animations
Chapter 10. Understand and Avoid Plagiarism
10.1 Understand Plagiarism
10.2 Understand Research Ethics
10.3 Understand Common Knowledge and Fair Use
10.4 Understand How to Avoid Plagiarism
10.5 Understand How to Address Accusations of Plagiarism
PART 4. DRAFT YOUR DOCUMENT
Chapter 11. Define Your Thesis Statement
11.1 Take a Position
11.2 Draft Your Thesis Statement
Chapter 12. Develop Your Argument
12.1 Choose Reasons
12.2 Gather Evidence
12.3 Appeal to Readers
12.4 Consider Opposing Viewpoints
12.5 Check for Fallacies
Chapter 13. Organize Your Ideas
13.1 Choose a Pattern
13.2 Create Maps and Outlines
Chapter 14. Write Your First Draft
14.1 Use Your Map or Outline
14.2 Focus Your Paragraphs
14.3 Organize Your Paragraphs
14.4 Create Transitions
14.5 Give Readers a Map
Chapter 15. Use Sources to Accomplish Your Purposes
15.1 Introduce an Idea
15.2 Contrast Arguments
15.3 Provide Evidence
15.4 Align Your Argument with an Authority
15.5 Define, Illustrate, or Clarify
15.6 Set a Mood
15.7 Provide an Example
15.8 Amplify or Qualify
Chapter 16. Write Effective Introductions
16.1 Frame the Issue
16.2 Choose an Introductory Strategy
Chapter 17. Write Effective Conclusions
17.1 Reinforce Your Main Point
17.2 Select a Concluding Strategy
PART 5. REVISE AND EDIT
Chapter 18. Revise Your Document
18.1 Focus on the Big Picture
18.2 Revise Strategically
Chapter 19. Edit Your Document
19.1 Edit for Your Readers
19.2 Edit Strategically
Chapter 20. Write Clear, Logical Sentences
20.1 Choose the Right Sentence Structures
20.2 Write in Complete Sentences
20.3 Avoid Run-On Sentences and Comma Splices
20.4 Use Parallel Structures for Clarity
20.5 Let Readers Know Where Your Sentence Is Going
20.6. Avoid Dangling Words and Phrases
Chapter 21. Choose Engaging Language
21.1 Choose the Right Words
21.2 Use Your Words to Good Effect
Chapter 22. Use Verbs Skillfully
22.1 Match the Number of a Verb and Its Subject
22.2 Use Verb Tense to Indicate Time
22.3 Use Special Moods in Special Cases
Chapter 23. Use Pronouns to Be Clear
23.1 Match Pronouns with their Roles
23.2 Make Pronouns Agree with Their Antecedents
23.3 Avoid Vague or Ambiguous Pronoun References
Chapter 24. Use Adjectives and Adverbs Expertly
24.1 Use Adjectives to Modify Nouns and Pronouns
24.2 Use Adverbs to Modify Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs
24.3 Know When to Use Good, Well, Bad, and Badly
24.4 Use -est, Most, or Least Only When Comparing Three or More Items
24.5 Watch Out for Adverbs with Absolute Concepts
Chapter 25. Use Punctuation to Help Readers 25.1 Use Commas to Keep Your Sentences Organized
25.2 Use Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points to Reinforce Meaning
25.3 Use Quotation Marks When You Borrow Words
25.4 Use Apostrophes in Contractions and Possessives of Nouns
25.5 Use Other Punctuation Marks Appropriately
Chapter 26. Use Sentence Mechanics to Orient Readers
26.1 Use Capital Letters to Mark Beginnings
26.2 Use Italics in Specific Cases
26.3 Use Abbreviations and Acronyms to Help, Not Frustrate, Readers
PART 6. DOCUMENT YOUR SOURCES
Chapter 27. Use MLA Style
27.1 Cite Sources in the Text of a Document
27.2 Prepare the List of Works Cited
Chapter 28. Use APA Style
28.1 Cite Sources in the Text of a Document
28.2 Prepare the List of References
Chapter 29. Use Chicago Style
29.1 Cite Sources in the Text of a Document
29.2 Prepare the Notes and Bibliography
Chapter 30. Use CSE Style
30.1 Cite Sources in the Text of a Document
30.2 Prepare the List of References
Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Frequently Confused, Misused, and Abused Words
Common Revision Symbols