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Sections A-I:

A. Starting Ch. 1-6

B. Organizing 7-13

C. Revising/Editing 14-20

II. College Papers

D. College Writing 21-23

E. Response to Rdg. 24-30

F. Argument 31-35

G. Research 36-42

H. Response to Lit. 43-48

I. Majors/Work 49-58

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Section B. ORGANIZING


ORGANIZING AS A WRITER

This "Organizing" section shows you how to better organize your writing. Sometimes the way you have started--written a first draft--creates enough organization, especially if your paper is relatively short or simple. However, sometimes you must develop a different or richer organization. This section shows you how to do "macro-organization": the larger body parts, sections, paragraphs, and major details. It has six chapters:

B. "Organizing" Chapters:

   7. What Is "Organizing"?--Levels, Times, & Types of Organizing

   8. Major Organization--College papers vs. Grade School Papers

   9. Basic Layouts--Several Basic College Paper Maps or Layouts

10. Typical Section--Basic Pattern of a Body or Topic Section

11. Paragraph Patterns--Basic Diagrams for Forming Paragraphs

12. Details & Images--Basics of Adding Quotations, Stories, & Images


There also are three extras:

Activities - Exercises for organizing and editing your writing
A YouTube Video on Revising: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA15NrZNzp4

UNO Universal Organizer - An organizing tool shown in "Ch. 3. First Drafts"

B. ORGANIZING

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Chapters:

7. What Is "Organizing"?

8. Major Organization

9. Basic Layouts

10. Typical Section

11. Paragraph Patterns

12. Intros & Conclusions

13. Details & Images

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Additional:

Universal Organizer

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Grammar Book Links:

7. Organizing and Paragraphs

19. Visual & Multimodal Design

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