Contents

1. Message from the Author

2. I. Getting Started

   1. 1. Kinds of Writing

   2. 2. The Writing Formula and Outlining

   3. 3. Introduction to Rhetoric

   4. 4. Purpose, Audience, and Author

   5. 5. Finding Your Why

   6. 6. Drafting

   7. 7. Quick Tip: MLA Formatting

3. II. Writing Narratives

   1. 8. Narrative Writing

   2. 9. Choosing a Topic and Creating an Outline

   3. 10. More than a Timeline...Adding Description and Dialog

   4. 11. Drafting Your Narrative

4. III. Peer Review

   1. 12. Peer Review, Revision, and Editing

5. IV. Analyzing Advertisements

   1. 13. Logos, Pathos, and Ethos

   2. 14. Analyzing Visual Elements in Advertising

   3. 15. Assignment: Outline

   4. 16. Drafting Your Ad Analysis

   5. 17. Assignment: Writing a Draft

6. V. Writing an Evaluation

   1. 18. Basics of Evaluation Writing

   2. 19. Assignment: Evaluation Outline

   3. 20. Five Characteristics of an Evaluative Essay

   4. 21. Research for an Evaluative Essay

   5. 22. MLA and APA Formatting

   6. 23. Assignment: Evaluation Draft

   7. 24. Plagiarism

7. VI. Grammar Mini-Exercises

   1. 25. Grammar Mini-Review: Parts of Speech

   2. 26. Mini-Grammar Review: Parts of a Sentence

   3. 27. Mini-Grammar Review: Subject Verb Agreement

   4. 28. Mini-Grammar Review: Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices

   5. 29. Mini-Grammar Review: Creating Clear, Complete, and Specific Sentences

   6. 30. Mini-Grammar Review: Confusing Shifts

   7. 31. Mini-Grammar Review: Commas

   8. 32. Fallacies

8. VII. Writing an Argument

   1. 33. Social Problems

   2. 34. Assignment: Explore Your Topic

   3. 35. Researching for an Argument

   4. 36. Assignment: Annotated Bibliography

   5. 37. What is Argument?

   6. 38. What is a Proposal?

   7. 39. Assignment: Argument Outline

   8. 40. Assignment: Argument Draft

9. VIII. Writing About Poetry

   1. 41. Introduction to Literature

   2. 42. Introduction to Poetry

   3. 43. Poetry Anthology

   4. 44. Writing About Poetry

10. IX. Writing About Short Fiction

    1. 45. Introduction to Short Fiction

    2. 46. Short Fiction Anthology

    3. 47. Understanding Literary Theory

    4. 48. Writing About Short Fiction

11. X. Writing About Creative Non-Fiction: The Essay

    1. 49. Introduction to Creative Non-Fiction

    2. 50. Creative Non-Fiction Anthology

    3. 51. Writing About Creative Non-Fiction: The Literary Comparison Essay

12. XI. The Novel

    1. 52. Intro to the Novel

    2. 53. Novel Anthology

    3. 54. Writing about the Novel: Film Comparison

    4. 55. Intro to Film

13. XII. Bonus: Website Creation

    1. 56. Websites and Portfolios