The Basics
A Rhetoric and Handbook
3rd Edition
Published on 1. December 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
472 pages
978-0-07-234793-7 (ISBN)
Description
This text provides step-by-step instruction through the entire writing process to help students draft, revise and edit their own writing. This practical handbook also includes exercises and writing assignments as well as integrated ESL coverage throughout.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-07-234793-7 (9780072347937)
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Previous edition
Book
01/1998
2nd Edition
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
€33.41
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Content
The writing process - learning the writing process; gathering information; focusing on the central idea; outlining and drafting an essay; rewriting drafts; preparing a final copy; writing focused, unified and coherent paragraphs; developing ideas and arranging details in a paragraph; writing introductions and conclusions - the research process; learning how to research and take notes - researching online; learning how to research using electronic sources - MLA documentation; writing the research paper using the modern language association (MLA) format - APA documentation; writing the research paper using other formats -Chicago manual of style (CMS) and council of biology editors (CBE) manual; writing arguments; writing literary papers; writing for business - sentence sense; sentence building blocks; sentence structure; sentence logic and effectiveness - correct usage; agreement; verb forms and tenses; pronouns; adjectives and adverbs; word choice; wordiness - punctuation, spelling and mechanics; end punctuation; commas; semicolons and colons; other marks of punctuation; spelling; mechanics - document design; principles of design - a guide for ESL writers; additional help for ESL writers.