Machine generated contents note: 1.Thinking and Writing -- 2.Searching and Researching -- 3.Writing and Reading Lecture Notes -- 4.Writing a Report on a Book or an Article -- 5.Writing an Essay -- 6.Writing a Proposal, Research Paper, and Thesis -- 7.Quotations and Documentation -- 8.Participation, Group Assignments, and Presentations -- 9.Writing a Lab Report -- 10.Writing Examinations -- 11.Doing Field Work and Writing about It -- 12.Illustrating Your Work -- 13.Words: Gender, Race, and Other Sensitivities -- 14.Writing with Style -- 15.Grammar and Usage -- 16.Punctuation -- 17.Misused Words and Phrases -- 18.Important Definitions.