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right):Directory to the book's ten parts  \n■ Tabbed Dividers:Red tabs cover matters of writing and working with sources.Gold tabs deal with nuts-and-bolts issues such as grammar and punctuation.On the back of each divider is a table of contents for that part.  \n■ Table of Contents(inside back cover).  \n■Index (p.457):A complete alphabetical list of topics and terms.  \n## The Alternate Routes:\n\n■ Common Editing and Proofreading Marks (p.494).  \nCorrection Guide (p.495).  \n■ Specialized Indexes for MLA(p.122)and APA(p.160)documentation  \nstyles.  \n■ Glossary of Usage(p.437):Clarifies the use of commonly confused words  \nsuch as affectlefect and principallprinciple.Glossary of Grammatical Terms (p.446)  \n■List of Boxes (facing the title page):A directory toKey Points boxes and Language and Culture boxes.  \n## Make Your Own Route:\n\nKeyTab@cards let you personalize the handbook.When you find information that is especially helpful,take a KeyTab°card from the back of the book,writethe topic at the top,add your own notes and exam-ples,and insert the card into the binding at the pageyou wish to mark.  \n## Writing Process/Working with Sources\n\nPART I The Writing Process  \n1.GettingStarted and Finding aFocus 3  \n2.Developing and Organizing Ideas 20  \n3.Revising and Editing 31  \n4.Writing an Argument and ThinkingCritically 36  \n5.Writing in All Your Courses(includesessay exams,writing about literature,oral reports,lab reports)48  \nPART 2 Doing Research/Evaluating Sources  \n6.Research Basics 65  \n7.Searching for Sources 70  \n8.Evaluating Sources 96  \n9.Recording and AcknowledgingSource Material 101  \n10.Using and Integrating Sources in YourDocumented Papers 113  \n## PART 3 MLA Documentation\n\n11.Citing SourcesMLA Style 124  \n12.MLA List of Works Cited 131  \n13.Sample Documented Paper:MLA Style 151  \nPART 4 APA,CBE,Chicago,andCGO5 Documentation  \n14.Citing Sources,APA Style 162  \n15.APA List of References 166  \n16.Sample Documented 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