Includes bibliographical references and index.

The reading process: an overview -- The writing process: an overview -- Vocabulary: working with words -- Vocabulary: learning unknown words -- Complete sentences versus sentence fragments -- Correcting run on sentences and comma splices -- Using verbs correctly -- Combining and expanding your ideas -- Revising confusing and inconsistent sentences -- Main ideas and topic sentences -- Details, implied main ideas, and transitions -- Patterns of organization: narration and description -- Patterns of organization: illustration and process -- Revision and proofreading -- Understanding and organizing information -- Reading and thinking critically -- Planning, drafting, and revising essays -- Using sources when you write.