Writing Simplified: A Composition Guide: Selby, Norwood; Bledsoe, Pamela S.: 9780321102898: Book: Reference: eCampus.com

Key Benefit: " "Writing Simplified" provides a brief and affordable alternative to writing texts.Key Features: " The text is a full rhetoric that covers the entire writing process, from invention through revision and proofreading. Numerous exercises and writing activities appear in each section of the text.Market: " Anyone interested in improving basic writing skills.

Overview: The Process of Writing

The Writer's Mindset

(1)

The Writer's Tools

(1)

Steps in the Writing Process

(1)

Step One: Planning and Prewriting

(1)

Step Two: Drafting

(1)

Step Three: Editing and Revising

(1)

Step Four: Proofreading and Correcting

(1)

The Elements of Good Writing

(1)

Exercises (The Writing Process)

(1)

Prewriting: Where to Begin

Basic Writing Techniques

(1)

Finding Topics

(1)

Brainstorming

(1)

Listing

(1)

Freewriting

(1)

Looping

(1)

Mapping

(1)

Clustering/Branching

(1)

Writing Drafts

(1)

Manuscript Preparation

(1)

Writing Effective Paragraphs

What Is a Paragraph?

(1)

The Topic Sentence

(1)

Unity

(1)

Organization

(1)

Fact vs. Opinion

(1)

Development of Body Paragraphs

(1)

Evaluating and Editing Your Paragraphs

(1)

Exercises (Writing Paragraphs)

(2)

Essays: What to Write About

What Is an Essay?

(1)

Planning and Prewriting

(2)

Using Outlines

(1)

Introductory Paragraph

(1)

Body Paragraphs

(1)

The Concluding Paragraph

(1)

Paragraph Hooks and Transitions

(1)

Guidelines for Writing a Good Essay

(1)

Writing in the Classroom

(1)

Checking Your Essays: A Sample Completed Essay

(1)

Evaluating Your Writing: Checklist

(1)

Good, Mediocre, and Ineffective Writing

(1)

Exercises (Writing Essays)

(1)

Writing: How to Use Strategies for Paragraph and Essay Development

Introduction to Strategies for Development

(1)

Narration

(2)

Example

(1)

Description

(1)

Definition

(1)

Process

(1)

Enumeration/Chronology

(1)

Classification

(2)

Comparison and/or Contrast

(1)

Cause and/or Effect

(1)

Argument

(1)

Dialectical Persuasion

(2)

Writing a Summary

(1)

Review: The Writing Process

Editing and Revising

(5)

Collaborative Writing and Peer Reviewing

(2)

The Fine Points

Checking Grammar

(12)

Checking Punctuation

(14)

Spelling

(4)

Usage

(2)

Proofreading

(1)

Elements of Style

Improving Style

(1)

Sexist Language

(1)

Eliminating Awkwardness: Parallelism

(2)

Coherence

(3)

Other Writing Situations

Answering Essay Questions

(3)

Writing the Research Paper: MLA

(9)

Index


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