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• ISBN: 0618039775
• ISBN: 9780618039777
• ISBN: 0618429263
• ISBN: 9780618429264
• Physical Description: xxvi, 619 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
• Edition: 13th ed.
• Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., ©2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes indexes.

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

pt. 1. The writing process -- 1. Toward purposeful writing -- The writer's environment and habits -- The stages of the writing process -- Making decisions in the writing process -- Selecting your subject -- Analyzing your audience -- Determining your purpose -- Coordinating decisions in the writing process -- 2. Planning -- Strategies and your journal -- A final word about planning -- 3. Drafting -- The scratch outline -- Drafting a hypothesis -- The discovery draft -- The descriptive outline -- Composing an effective thesis -- Preparing a formal outline -- A final word about drafting -- 4. Revising -- Looking to revise -- Reading to revise -- Revision agenda -- Revising : a case study -- A final word about revising -- pt. 2. Writing structures -- 5. Common methods of development -- What happened? : narration -- What does it look like? : description -- How do you do it? : process analysis -- How is it similar or different? : comparison -- What kind of subdivision does it contain? : classification -- How would you characterize it? : definition -- Why did it happen? : causal analysis -- 6. Argument -- Investigating the argument : planning -- Organizing the argument : Drafting -- Eliminating fallacies : revising -- 7. Paragraphs : units of development -- The requirements of topical paragraphs -- Special paragraphs -- Revising topical paragraphs -- Revising special paragraphs -- 8. Sentences : patterns of expression -- Expanding and combining sentences -- Types of sentences and their effects -- Revising sentences -- Three pieces of advice on sentence variety -- 9. Dictation : the choice of words -- Denotation and connotation -- Three qualities of effective diction -- Revising diction -- 10. Tone and style -- Tone -- Style -- pt. 3. Writing for special assignments -- 11. The essay examination -- Read the question carefully -- Think out your answer before writing -- Write a complete answer -- Do not pad your answer -- Proofread your answer -- 12. The critical essay -- Basic elements of literature -- Planning the critical essay -- Drafting the critical essay -- Revising the critical essay -- 13. Planning the research paper -- Understanding the assignment -- Making a schedule -- Selecting a subject -- Finding sources -- Evaluating sources -- Taking notes -- 14. Writing the research paper -- Organizing a preliminary outline -- Developing a thesis -- Writing the first draft -- Creating the introduction -- Quoting sources -- Documenting sources -- Listing sources : sample entries -- Typing the final draft -- pt. 4. Readings with a purpose -- 15. Writing strategies -- Strategy one : narration and description -- Strategy two : process analysis -- Strategy three : comparison and contrast -- Strategy four : division and classification -- Strategy five : definition -- Strategy six : causal analysis -- Strategy seven : argument -- pt. 5. Handbook of grammar and usage -- The evolution of English -- Understanding sentence elements -- Writing logical and effective sentences -- Writing grammatical sentences -- Choosing effective diction -- Observing the rules of punctuation -- Observing the rules of mechanics -- A glossary of contemporary usage.

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