The Working Writer
4th Edition
Published on 15. December 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-13-111715-0 (ISBN)
Description
For first-year rhetoric and composition, and other writing courses where an in-depth look at the writing process is important.
A brief, process oriented rhetoric that stresses the importance of building students' confidence through finding their own voice in writing. For instructors who stress journaling in their classes, The Working Writer offers more journal activities than any other rhetoric in the market.
A brief, process oriented rhetoric that stresses the importance of building students' confidence through finding their own voice in writing. For instructors who stress journaling in their classes, The Working Writer offers more journal activities than any other rhetoric in the market.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-111715-0 (9780131117150)
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Other editions
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Previous edition
Toby Fulwiler
Working Writer, The, with 2001 APA Guidelines
Book
08/2002
3rd Edition
Pearson
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Content
I. THE ELEMENTS OF COMPOSITION.
1. College Writing.
2. College Reading.
3. College Journals.
4. The Elements of Composition.
5. The Working Writer.
6. Sharing and Responding.
7. Strategies for Starting.
II. WRITING ESSAYS.
8. Recounting Experience.
9. Exploring Identity.
10. Profiling People.
11. Explaining Things.
12. Arguing For and Against.
13. Interpreting Texts.
14. Reflecting on the World.
III. CONDUCTING RESEARCH.
15. Strategies for Research.
16. Conducting Field Research.
17. Conducting Library Research.
18. Conducting Internet Research.
19. Working with Sources.
20. Evaluating Research Sources.
21. Research Essays: A Sampler.
IV. REVISING AND EDITING.
22. Strategies for Revision.
23. Focused Revision.
24. Creative Nonfiction.
25. Openings and Closings.
26. Working Paragraphs.
27. Working Sentences.
28. Portfolios and Publishing.
WRITER REFERENCES.
MLA Documentation Guidelines.
APA Documentation Guidelines.
Writing Letters and Resumes.
Writing Essay Examinations.
A Brief Guide to Punctuation.
Index.
1. College Writing.
2. College Reading.
3. College Journals.
4. The Elements of Composition.
5. The Working Writer.
6. Sharing and Responding.
7. Strategies for Starting.
II. WRITING ESSAYS.
8. Recounting Experience.
9. Exploring Identity.
10. Profiling People.
11. Explaining Things.
12. Arguing For and Against.
13. Interpreting Texts.
14. Reflecting on the World.
III. CONDUCTING RESEARCH.
15. Strategies for Research.
16. Conducting Field Research.
17. Conducting Library Research.
18. Conducting Internet Research.
19. Working with Sources.
20. Evaluating Research Sources.
21. Research Essays: A Sampler.
IV. REVISING AND EDITING.
22. Strategies for Revision.
23. Focused Revision.
24. Creative Nonfiction.
25. Openings and Closings.
26. Working Paragraphs.
27. Working Sentences.
28. Portfolios and Publishing.
WRITER REFERENCES.
MLA Documentation Guidelines.
APA Documentation Guidelines.
Writing Letters and Resumes.
Writing Essay Examinations.
A Brief Guide to Punctuation.
Index.