Book
Writing with power : techniques for mastering the writing process / Peter Elbow.
Presents writing techniques useful for getting words on paper, for revising, for dealing with an audience, and for getting feedback.
Record details
- ISBN: 0195029127
- ISBN: 9780195029123
- ISBN: 0195029135
- ISBN: 9780195029130
- Physical Description: xi, 384 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1981.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-377) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part I: Some essentials -- Introduction: a map of the book -- An approach to writing -- Freewriting -- Sharing -- The direct writing process for getting words on paper -- Quick revising -- The dangerous method: trying to write it right the first time -- Part II: More ways of getting words on paper -- The open-ended writing process -- The loop writing process -- Metaphors for priming the pump -- Working on writing while not thinking about writing -- Poetry as no big deal -- Part III: More ways to revise -- Thorough revising -- Revising with feedback -- Cut-and-paste revising and collage -- The last step: getting rid of mistakes in grammar -- Nausea -- Part IV: Audience -- Other people -- Audience as a focusing force -- Three tricky relationships to an audience -- Writing for teachers -- Part V: Feedback -- Criterion-based feedback and reader-based feedback -- A catalogue of criterion based questions -- A catalogue of reader-based questions -- Options for getting feedback -- Part VI: Power in writing -- Writing and voice -- How to get power through voice -- Breathin experience into words -- Breathing experience into expository writing -- Writing and magic.
Search for related items by subject
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show All Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | PE 1408 .E43 1981 | 2244730 | Stacks | Available | - |
| LDR | 03535cam a2200613 a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 23293 | ||
| 003 | NWIC | ||
| 005 | 20190617155546.0 | ||
| 008 | 810226s1981 nyu b 001 0 eng | ||
| 010 | . | ‡a 81001597 | |
| 035 | . | ‡a(OCoLC)7272937 | |
| 040 | . | ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡cDLC ‡dUKM ‡dNBZ ‡dBAKER ‡dBTCTA ‡dLVB ‡dUGX ‡dYDXCP ‡dNLE ‡dDEBBG ‡dKAQ ‡dOCLCO ‡dOCLCF ‡dTUU ‡dOCLCQ ‡dRCT ‡dOCLCQ ‡dFC@ ‡dVGM ‡dNTX ‡dOCLCQ ‡dXFF ‡dCSJ ‡dOCLCO ‡dOCLCQ ‡dOCLCO ‡dOCLCQ ‡dOCLCO ‡dXOJ ‡dCCH ‡dVTM ‡dSJG ‡dCPO ‡dOCLCO ‡dOCLCQ ‡dCNO ‡dBGU ‡dOCLCO ‡dTFW ‡dOCLCO ‡dOCLCQ ‡dOCLCO ‡dBUB ‡dOCLCO ‡dOCLCA | |
| 015 | . | ‡aGB8200509 ‡2bnb | |
| 016 | 7 | . | ‡aBA04491269 ‡2JP-ToKJK |
| 019 | . | ‡a16561719 | |
| 020 | . | ‡a0195029127 | |
| 020 | . | ‡a9780195029123 | |
| 020 | . | ‡a0195029135 ‡q(pbk.) | |
| 020 | . | ‡a9780195029130 ‡q(pbk.) | |
| 035 | . | ‡a(OCoLC)7272937 ‡z(OCoLC)16561719 | |
| 050 | 0 | 0. | ‡aPE1408 ‡b.E39 |
| 060 | 4. | ‡aPE 1408 E37w 1981 | |
| 082 | 0 | 0. | ‡a808/.042 ‡219 |
| 084 | . | ‡aHD 226 ‡2rvk | |
| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aElbow, Peter. |
| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aWriting with power : ‡btechniques for mastering the writing process / ‡cPeter Elbow. |
| 260 | . | ‡aNew York : ‡bOxford University Press, ‡c1981. | |
| 300 | . | ‡axi, 384 pages ; ‡c22 cm | |
| 336 | . | ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent | |
| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia | |
| 338 | . | ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 375-377) and index. | |
| 520 | . | ‡aPresents writing techniques useful for getting words on paper, for revising, for dealing with an audience, and for getting feedback. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aPart I: Some essentials -- Introduction: a map of the book -- An approach to writing -- Freewriting -- Sharing -- The direct writing process for getting words on paper -- Quick revising -- The dangerous method: trying to write it right the first time -- Part II: More ways of getting words on paper -- The open-ended writing process -- The loop writing process -- Metaphors for priming the pump -- Working on writing while not thinking about writing -- Poetry as no big deal -- Part III: More ways to revise -- Thorough revising -- Revising with feedback -- Cut-and-paste revising and collage -- The last step: getting rid of mistakes in grammar -- Nausea -- Part IV: Audience -- Other people -- Audience as a focusing force -- Three tricky relationships to an audience -- Writing for teachers -- Part V: Feedback -- Criterion-based feedback and reader-based feedback -- A catalogue of criterion based questions -- A catalogue of reader-based questions -- Options for getting feedback -- Part VI: Power in writing -- Writing and voice -- How to get power through voice -- Breathin experience into words -- Breathing experience into expository writing -- Writing and magic. |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aEnglish language ‡xRhetoric. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aReport writing. | |
| 650 | 7. | ‡aEnglish language ‡xRhetoric. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst00911581 | |
| 650 | 7. | ‡aReport writing. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01094836 | |
| 650 | 0 | 4. | ‡aWriting processes. |
| 650 | 2. | ‡aWriting. | |
| 653 | . | ‡aEnglish language ‡aComposition ‡aTechniques - Manuals | |
| 938 | . | ‡aBaker & Taylor ‡bBKTY ‡c30.00 ‡d30.00 ‡i0195029127 ‡n0000072060 ‡sactive | |
| 938 | . | ‡aBaker and Taylor ‡bBTCP ‡n81001597 //r97 | |
| 938 | . | ‡aYBP Library Services ‡bYANK ‡n100101 | |
| 029 | 1 | . | ‡aAU@ ‡b000001955934 |
| 029 | 1 | . | ‡aAU@ ‡b000023897753 |
| 029 | 1 | . | ‡aDEBBG ‡bBV003393906 |
| 029 | 1 | . | ‡aDEBBG ‡bBV009005064 |
| 029 | 1 | . | ‡aNZ1 ‡b2664672 |
| 029 | 1 | . | ‡aUNITY ‡b014242699 |
| 994 | . | ‡aZ0 ‡bWANIC | |
| 948 | . | ‡hHELD BY WANIC - 1577 OTHER HOLDINGS | |
| 901 | . | ‡aocm07272937 ‡bOCoLC ‡c23293 ‡tbiblio | |