Chapter 20

After reading chapter 20, I've learned about understanding documentation systems like: MLA, APA, Chicago, Web and CSE style. I can document my sources by: providing a reference to my source within the text,  providing a complete set of citations, or formal acknowledgements, for your sources in a works cited or reference list.

Omar

Chapter 19

After reading chapter 19, I've learned how to design documents and presentations by: considering my purpose, my readers expectations about design, view an essay, choose my design tools, view a multimedia essay, view an article, view pages from a web site, consider my audience, narrow my scope, create a barebones outline, think about language, design speaker's notes, engage with my audience, view speaker's notes, view a presentation, and view a poster.

Omar

Chapter 18

After reading chapter 18, I've learned all about understanding design principles like: designing for a purpose, design for your readers, design to address genre conventions, use fonts, line spacing, and alignment, use page layout elements, use color, shading, borders, and rules, and use illustrations.

Omar

Chapter 17

After reading chapter 17, I've learned all about how to revise and edit by: considering your writing situation, consider your argument and ideas, your use and integration of sources, consider the structure and organization of your document, consider genre and design, save multiply drafts, highlight your main points, reasons, and evidence, challenge your assumptions, scan, outline, and map your document, ask for feedback, focus on accuracy, focus on economy, focus on consistency, style, spelling, grammar, and punctuation, read carefully, and  mark and search your document.

Omar 

Chapter 16

After reading Chapter 16, I've learned all about writing with style by: writing concisely, use actively and passive voice effectively, adopt a consistent point of view, choose your words carefully, vary your sentence structures, create effective transitions, introduce other authors effectively, avoid sexist language, consult a good handbook and read widely.

Omar

Chapter 15

After reading chapter 15, I've learned to use sources effectively by: introducing an idea or argument, contrast ideas or arguments, provide evidence for your argument, align your argument with an authority, define a concept, illustrate a process, or clarify a statement, set a mood, provide an example, amplify or qualify a point, identify your sources, quote strategically, paraphrase info, ideas, and arguments, summarize, present numerical info, use images, audio, video, and animations, choose a documentation system, provide in-text references and publication info, check for unattributed sources in your document, and distinguish between your ideas and ideas in my sources.

Omar

chapter 14

After reading chapter 14, I've learned all about drafting by: focusing on a central idea, follow an organizing pattern, use details to capture my readers' attention, integrate information from sources effectively, creating transitions within and between paragraphs, frame the issue, select a strategy for your introduction, reinforce your points, and selecting a strategy for your conclusion.

Omar