Includes index.

Part 1. Academic quick start: 1. Succeeding in college -- 2. Writing in college -- 3. Reading and writing about text -- Part 2. Strategies for writing essays: 4. Prewriting how to find and focus ideas -- 5. Developing and supporting a thesis -- 6. Drafting an essay -- 7. Writing effective paragraphs -- 8. Revising content and organization -- 9. Editing sentences and words -- Part 3. Patterns of development: 10. Narration: recounting events -- 11. Description: portraying people, places, and things -- 12. Illustration: explaining with examples -- 13. Process analysis: explaining how something works or is done -- 14. Comparison and contrast: showing similarities and differences -- 15. Classification and division: explaining categories and parts -- 16. Definition: explaining what you mean -- 17. Cause and effect: using reasons and results to explain -- Part 4. Reading and writing arguments: 18. Reading arguments -- 19. Writing arguments -- Part 5. Writing with sources: 20. Planning a paper with sources -- 21. Finding sources and taking notes -- 22. Writing a paper using sources -- Part 6. Academic applications: 23. Reading and writing about literature -- 24. Essay examinations, portfolios, and oral presentations -- Part 7. Handbook: writing problems and how to correct them -- Review of basic grammar -- Writing correct sentences -- Using punctuation correctly -- Managing mechanics and spelling -- ESL troublespots.