Successful College Composition

by Kathryn Crowther et al.

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This text is a transformation of Writing for Success under a grant from Affordable Learning Georgia to Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) in 2015. Section 1.3 was authored by Rebecca Weaver. This text is a revision of a prior adaptation of Writing for Success led by Rosemary Cox in GPC’s Department of English, titled Successful College Writing for GPC Students (2014, 2015).

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Publisher
Georgia Perimeter College
Subjects
Humanities, Composition
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction to Writing
  7. 1.1: Becoming a Successful Writer
  8. 1.2: Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
  9. 1.3: Using Sources
  10. 1.4: Writing Thesis Statements
  11. 1.5: Methods of Organizing Your Writing
  12. 1.6: Writing Paragraphs (Part 1)
  13. 1.6: Writing Paragraphs (Part 2)
  14. 2: The Writing Process
  15. 2.1: Prewriting
  16. 2.2: Outlining
  17. 2.3: Drafting (Part 1)
  18. 2.3: Drafting (Part 2)
  19. 2.4: Revising and Editing (Part 1)
  20. 2.4: Revising and Editing (Part 2)
  21. 3: Rhetorical Modes of Writing
  22. 3.0: Introduction
  23. 3.1: Narration
  24. 3.2: Description
  25. 3.3: Classification
  26. 3.4: Process Essay
  27. 3.5: Definition
  28. 3.6: Comparison and Contrast
  29. 3.7: Cause and Effect
  30. 3.8: Persuasion (Part 1)
  31. 3.8: Persuasion (Part 2)
  32. 4: Writing a Research Paper
  33. 4.1: The Purpose of Research Writing
  34. 4.2: Choosing Your Topic
  35. 4.3: Managing Your Research
  36. 4.4: Gathering Your Sources (Part 1)
  37. 4.4: Gathering Your Sources (Part 2)
  38. 4.5: Evaluating and Processing Your Sources
  39. 4.6: Applying Your Research
  40. 4.7: Writing Your Draft
  41. 4.8: Documenting Your Source Material
  42. 4.9: Revising Your Draft (Part 1)
  43. 4.9: Revising Your Draft (Part 2)
  44. 5: Grammar
  45. 5.1: Syntax (Part 1)
  46. 5.1: Syntax (Part 2)
  47. 5.1: Syntax (Part 3)
  48. 5.2: Verbs (Part 1)
  49. 5.2: Verbs (Part 2)
  50. 5.3: Nouns and Article Use
  51. 5.4: Pronouns
  52. 5.5: Punctuation (Part 1)
  53. 5.5: Punctuation (Part 2)
  54. 5.6: Capitalization
  55. 5.7: Diction and Spelling (Part 1)
  56. 5.7: Diction and Spelling (Part 2)
  57. Back Matter
  58. Index
  59. Glossary
  60. Detailed Licensing