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Bean John C. Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom. [PE 1404 .B35 1996] (copies in UNCA Writing Ctr., & General Collection)
Bowden, John. Writing Good Reports. [electronic resource]
Bullock, Richard H. The Norton Field Guide to Writing [UNCA Writing Ctr PE1408.B883825 2010]
Coffin, Caroline. Teaching Academic Writing: A Toolkit for Higher Education. [PE 1404 .T43]
Costanzo, William. The Writer's Eye: Composition in the Multimedia Age. [PE1408 .C636 2008]
Crider, Scott F. The Office of Assertion: An Art of Rhetoric for the Academic Essay. [P 301.5 .A27 C75]
Dickson, Marcia. It's Not Like That Here: Teaching Academic Writing and Reading to Novice Writers.
[PE 1404 .D45 1995]
Decoding the Disciplines: Helping Students Learn Disciplinary Ways of Thinking. [LB 1025.2 .N456 no. 98 2004]
Elbow, Peter. Writing with Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process. [PE 1408 .E39 1998]
Graff, Gerald. They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. [UNCA Writing Ctr PE1431 .G73 2006]
Hacker, Diana A Pocket Style Manual [UNCA Reference Desk PE1408. H26 2012]
Harris, Joseph. Rewriting: How To Do Things With Texts. [UNCA Writing Ctr. PE1401 .H363 2006]
Harvey, Michael. The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing. [PE 1408 .H3927 2003] (copies in UNCA Writing Ctr., & General Collection)
Haswell, Richard (ed.). Beyond Outcomes: Assessment and Instruction Within the University Writing Program. PE 1404 .B49 2001.
Hjortshoj, Keith. The Transition to College Writing. [UNCA Writing Ctr. PE 1408 .H636 2001]
Holdstein, Deborah. Personal Effects: the Social Character of Scholarly Writing. [PE 1404 .P457 2001]
Hult, Christine A. Researching and Writing Across the Curriculum. [UNCA Writing Ctr. LB2369 .H84 2002]
Jacobus, Lee A. Substance, Style, and Strategy. [PE 1408. J265 1998]
Joyner, Randy L. Writing the Winning Thesis or Dissertation: A Step by Step Guide [Call number coming soon]
Kessler, Elizabeth Rodriguez. Reflect, Inform, Persuade: College Writing Today [UNCA Writing Ctr. PE 1408 .K523 2010]
Klooster, David. The Writer's Community. [UNCA Writing Ctr. PE 1408 .K684 1995]
Krause, Steven D. The Process of Research Writing [electronic resource]
Lunsford, Andrea A. Easy Writer: A Pocket Reference [PE 1408 .L852 2010]
Lynn, Steven. A Short Guide to Writing. [UNCA Writing Ctr PE 1408 .L93 1997]
McClain, Molly. Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Essays [electronic resource]
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers: 7th edition [UNCA Reference Desk LB2369. G53 2009]
Mondschein, Leist. Writing to Teach; Writing to Learn in Higher Education. [PE1404 .M65 2006]
Muth, Marcia. Researching and Writing: A Portable Guide. [UNCA Writing Ctr. LB2369 .M87 2006]
Northey, Margot. Making Sense: a Student's Guide to Research and Writing. [LB2369 .N67]
Pemberton, Michael. The Ethics of Writing Instruction: Issues in Theory and Practice.
PE 1404.E87 2000
Ridley, Diana. The Literature Review: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students. [LB2369.R525]
Rozakis, Laurie. Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Research Papers. [electronic resource]
Runciman, Lex. Asking Questions: A Rhetoric for the Intellectual Life. [UNCA Writing Ctr. [PE 1408.R855 2000]
Scorcinelli, Mary. Writing to Learn: Strategies for Assigning and Responding to Writing Across the Disciplines. [LB 1025.2 .N456 no. 69 1997]
Siler, Jocelyn. The Essential Rhetoric. [UNCA Writing Ctr. PE 1408 .S4877 2000]
Silver, Paul J. How to Write a Lot. [UNCA Writing Ctr. PE1408 .S48787]
Soles, Derek. The Essentials of Academic Writing. [LB2369 .S62 2005]
Spigelman, Candace. Personally Speaking: Experience as Evidence in Academic Discourse. [PE 1401 .S747 2004]
Strunk, William. Elements of Style. [PE1408 .S72005] (copies in UNCA Writing Ctr., General Collection and at the Reference Desk)
The Subject is Research: Processes and Practices. [UNCA Writing Ctr Q180.55. M4.S87]
Thaiss, Christopher. Engaged Writers and Dynamic Disciplines: Research on the Academic Writing Life. [PE1404 .T4717 2006]
Tingle, Nick. Self-development and College Writing. [PE 1404 .T56 2004]
Wisker, Gina T. The Undergraduate Research Handbook [LB2369.W57 2009]
Writing in the Arts and Sciences. [PE1478 .W75] (copies in UNCA Writing Ctr. & General Collection)
Writing, Teaching, and Learning in the Disciplines. [LB1576 .W76 1992] (copies in UNCA Writing Ctr. & General Collection)
Zinsser, William K. On Writing Well: the Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction . [PE1429 .Z5 1998]