The concise St. Martin's guide to writing

Thinking about writing

Writing Activities

Remembering an event

Writing profiles

Explaining a concept

Arguing a position

Proposing a solution

Justifying an evaluation

Strategies for critical thinking, reading, and writing

Strategies for invention and inquiry

Strategies for reading critically

Cueing the reader

Analyzing and synthesizing arguments

Analyzing visuals

Arguing

Designing documents

Strategies for research

Planning a research project

Finding sources and conducting field research

Evaluating sources

Using sources to support your ideas

Citing and documenting sources in MLA style

Citing and documenting sources in APA style.