Practical Guide to Writing with Readings and Handbook
Published on 15. July 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-201-72998-6 (ISBN)
Description
Appropriate for Freshman Composition courses at the university level. This classic 3-in-1 rhetoric, now in a Canadian edition, helps writers form and develop ideas, and communicate those ideas clearly on paper. Emphasizing writing as a process involving both reading and critical thinking, the text helps students to create skilful essays in exposition, analysis, and persuasion. Samples of both professional and student essays will stimulate readers and provide them with a variety of writing models.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
1440 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-201-72998-6 (9780201729986)
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Other editions
New editions
Sylvan Barnet | Marcia Stubbs | Pat Bellanca
The Practical Guide to Writing, Second Canadian Edition
Book
07/2007
2nd Edition
Pearson
€54.46
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Content
Preface. Ancillaries. I. AN OVERVIEW OF THE WRITING PROCESS. 1. Discovering Ideas. 2. Drafting and Revising. 3. Shaping Paragraphs. 4. Revising Sentences for Conciseness. 5. Revising Sentences for Clarity. 6. Revising Sentences for Emphasis. 7. The Writer's Voice. II. THE WRITERS MATERIALS AND STRATEGIES. 8. Analytic Thinking and Writing. 9. Narrating. 10. Describing. 11. Defining. 12. Persuading. III. SOME FORMS OF ACADEMIC WRITING. 13. Outlining and Summarizing. 14. Reviewing. 15. Interviewing. 16. Writing a Research Essay. 17. Documenting a Research Essay. 18. Writing about Literature. 19. Writing Essay Examination. IV. A WRITER'S HANDBOOK. 20. Punctuation. 21. Usage. 22. Manuscript Form. V. READINGS. Literary Credits. Photo Credits. Index.