Critical reading -- The writing process -- Academic writing -- Narration: telling a story -- Description: writing with your senses -- Example: pointing to instances -- Comparison and contrast: setting things side by side -- Process analysis: explaining step by step -- Division or analysis: slicing into parts --Classification: sorting into kinds -- Cause and effect: asking why -- Definition: tracing boundaries -- Argument and persuasion: stating opinions and proposals -- Appendix: APA documentation.