SECTION 1 RESEARCHING AND WRITING

CHAPTER 1 Finding a Topic

CHAPTER 2 Conducting Traditional Academic Research

CHAPTER 3 Conducting Other Types of Research

CHAPTER 4 Evaluating Sources and Reading Critically

CHAPTER 5 Understanding Argument and Persuasion

CHAPTER 6 Navigating the Writing Process

CHAPTER 7 Organizing the Essay

CHAPTER 8 Integrating Sources into Writing

CHAPTER 9 Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism

CHAPTER 10 Improving Style, Punctuation, and Grammar

SECTION 2 HANDBOOK FOR DOCUMENTATION

CHAPTER 11 Formatting the MLA-Style Paper

CHAPTER 12 Creating MLA-Style Parenthetical Citations

CHAPTER 13 Preparing the MLA List of Works Cited

CHAPTER 14 Using APA Style

SECTION 3 ANTHOLOGY OF READINGS

CHAPTER 15 Introduction to Anthology of Readings

CHAPTER 16 Television

CHAPTER 17 Film

CHAPTER 18 The Internet

CHAPTER 19 Advertising

CHAPTER 20 Media Multinationals

CHAPTER 21 News Media

CHAPTER 22 Corporate America

APPENDIX I Commonly Confused Words and Phrases

APPENDIX II Common Correction Marks