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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 7.8 Spotlight on … Language and Culture
African American Vernacular English (AAVE) 2.7 Spotlight on … Variations of English
agents Introduction
Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism 16.2 Textual Analysis Trailblazer: bell hooks
American Psychological Association (APA) 14.2 Glance at Form: Citation Style, Purpose, and Formatting
Americans with Disabilities Act 19.2 Podcast Trailblazer: Alice Wong
analytical report Introduction
articles Handbook
B
Between the World and Me 4.2 Memoir Trailblazer: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario 11.2 Reasoning Trailblazer: Paul D. N. Hebert
C
Caesar Introduction
case study Introduction
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications 13.1 The Research Process: Where to Look for Existing Sources
catharsis Introduction
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics 11.2 Reasoning Trailblazer: Paul D. N. Hebert
Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right 6.2 Proposal Trailblazer: Atul Gawande
Cherokee Introduction
City University of New York 4.2 Memoir Trailblazer: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Clean Water Act 17.1 “Reading” Images
College Composition and Communication 2.7 Spotlight on … Variations of English
colon Handbook
comma splice Handbook
Community Reading Room in Melbourne, Australia 18.2 Multimodal Trailblazer: Torika Bolatagici
complex sentence Handbook
Compound objects Handbook
compound sentence Handbook
Compound subjects Handbook
compound-complex sentence Handbook
concrete nouns Handbook
Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) 2.7 Spotlight on … Variations of English
coordinating conjunction Handbook
Counterclaim (dissenting opinion) 10.3 Glance at Genre: Thesis, Reasoning, and Evidence
cultural lens 2.1 Seeds of Self
cultural system 2.1 Seeds of Self
D
Dance Dance Revolution: Poems 2.2 Identity Trailblazer: Cathy Park Hong
dash Handbook
Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump 7.2 Review Trailblazer: Michiko Kakutani
Demonstrative pronouns 20.6 Editing Focus: Pronouns
Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto 10.2 Position Argument Trailblazer: Charles Blow
Disability Visibility Project (DVP) 19.2 Podcast Trailblazer: Alice Wong
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century 19.2 Podcast Trailblazer: Alice Wong
discrimination Introduction
Du Bois Introduction
E
ellipsis Handbook
Endeavour Introduction
Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread 7.2 Review Trailblazer: Michiko Kakutani
exclamation point Handbook
F
false consensus effect 8.1 Information and Critical Thinking
film reviews Introduction
G
Generic nouns Handbook
gerund Handbook
Great Lakes Institute at Windsor 11.2 Reasoning Trailblazer: Paul D. N. Hebert
H
Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership 7.2 Review Trailblazer: Michiko Kakutani
Hollywood Foreign Press Association 7.8 Spotlight on … Language and Culture
House of My Own: Stories from My Life 20.2 Reflection Trailblazer: Sandra Cisneros
I
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 3.3 Glance at Genre: The Literacy Narrative
imperative mood Handbook
In Its Immensely Satisfying Season Finale, Game of Thrones Became the Show It Had Always Tried Not to Be. 7.1 Thumbs Up or Down?
indefinite pronouns 20.6 Editing Focus: Pronouns, Handbook
indicative mood Handbook
infinitive Handbook
intellectual property 10.8 Spotlight on … Citation
Intellectual property laws 17.1 “Reading” Images
International Barcode of Life 11.2 Reasoning Trailblazer: Paul D. N. Hebert
intersection Introduction
irregular Handbook
L
language Introduction
language acquisition theory 15.8 Spotlight on … Applied Linguistics
literacy Introduction
literacy narrative Introduction
M
main clause Handbook
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) 7.8 Spotlight on … Language and Culture
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning 2.2 Identity Trailblazer: Cathy Park Hong
Minority Achievement Committee (MAC) 9.2 Rhetorical Analysis Trailblazer: Jamil Smith
mixed sentence Handbook
N
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 2.4 Annotated Sample Reading from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois
National Council on Disability 19.2 Podcast Trailblazer: Alice Wong
National Geographic Atlas of the World 13.1 The Research Process: Where to Look for Existing Sources
Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer 8.2 Analytical Report Trailblazer: Barbara Ehrenreich
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 8.2 Analytical Report Trailblazer: Barbara Ehrenreich
O
object distinction 20.6 Editing Focus: Pronouns
object of the preposition 20.6 Editing Focus: Pronouns
object personal pronoun 20.6 Editing Focus: Pronouns
object personal pronouns 20.6 Editing Focus: Pronouns
On Rhetoric Introduction
Opposing Viewpoints in Context from Gale 13.1 The Research Process: Where to Look for Existing Sources
P
parentheses Handbook
period Handbook
personal pronouns 20.6 Editing Focus: Pronouns
persuasive arguments 17.1 “Reading” Images
possessive pronouns 20.6 Editing Focus: Pronouns
Profiles in Courage 5.1 Profiles as Inspiration
proposal Introduction
R
Reconstruction 17.1 “Reading” Images
Reflexive pronouns 20.6 Editing Focus: Pronouns
Refutation of counterclaims 19.1 Writing, Speaking, and Activism
regular Handbook
research Introduction
research behaviors Introduction
Resist: 40 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up against Tyranny and Injustice 5.1 Profiles as Inspiration
Reverse chronological order 1.8 Portfolio: Tracing Writing Development
review genre Introduction
Roanoke College Introduction
run-on sentence Handbook
S
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking 12.2 Argumentative Research Trailblazer: Samin Nosrat
Scandal Introduction
School of Art and Design, University of New South Wales 18.2 Multimodal Trailblazer: Torika Bolatagici
School of the Art Institute of Chicago 17.2 Image Trailblazer: Sara Ludy
script writing Introduction
semicolon Handbook
sentence fragment Handbook
simple sentence Handbook
slang Handbook
Society of Professional Journalists 9.2 Rhetorical Analysis Trailblazer: Jamil Smith
Southeastern Conference athletics organization 17.1 “Reading” Images
subjunctive mood Handbook
Subordinate clauses Handbook
T
technical manipulations 17.1 “Reading” Images
the personal vs. the universal 17.8 Spotlight on … Video and Film
Things They Carried Unit 1 Unit Introduction
third-person point of view 6.5 Writing Process: Creating a Proposal
U
University of North Carolina 15.9 Portfolio: Your Own Uses of Language
W
Web of Science from Clarivate Analytics 13.1 The Research Process: Where to Look for Existing Sources
Woman’s Rights Convention 16.2 Textual Analysis Trailblazer: bell hooks
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