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Brief Guide to Writing from Readings, A
by Wilhoit, StephenEdition:
5th
ISBN13:
9780205674596
ISBN10:
0205674593
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Paperback
Pub. Date:
1/1/2010
Publisher(s):
Longman
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Summary
This brief guide teaches you how to write the most common papers assigned in your college courses: source-based essays that summarize, analyze, critique, and synthesize. It also helps you learn to critically read, clearly summarize, carefully respond to, precisely critique, creatively synthesize, and accurately quote or paraphrase texts.A Brief Guideis a valuable reference tool that you will find useful for class work and for independent study. Will answer any questions a writer has about grammar, the writing process, or research.The writing process, critical thinking, argumentative writing, style, grammar, mechanics, usage, the research process, how to document sources.Anyone who wants a reliable writing reference book.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Critical Reading | |
| Definition and Purpose | |
| Asking Questions about What You Read | |
| Marking Texts | |
| Sample Annotated Reading: ldquo;Hard Choicesrdquo; | |
| Note-Taking | |
| Additional Reading: ldquo;Getting Serious about Eradicating Binge Drinkingrdquo; | |
| Summary Chart-Critical Reading: Asking Questions | |
| Summary Chart-Critical Reading: Marking Texts | |
| Summary Chart-Critical Reading: Note Taking | |
| Quotation | |
| Definition and Purpose | |
| Guidelines on When to Quote Material | |
| Guidelines on When Not to Quote Material | |
| Integrating Quotations into Your Writing | |
| Reading: ldquo;Missing Link.rdquo; Altering Quoted Material and Avoiding Misquotations | |
| Summary Chart: Guidelines on Quotations | |
| Summary Chart: Integrating Quotations into Your Writing | |
| Paraphrase | |
| Definition and Purpose | |
| Qualities of a Good Paraphrase | |
| How to Paraphrase Material | |
| Documentation | |
| Summary Chart: How to Write Paraphrase Material | |
| Summary | |
| Definition and Purpose | |
| Types of Summaries | |
| Qualities of a Good Summary | |
| How to Summarize a Text | |
| Documentation | |
| Sample Summaries | |
| Reading: ldquo;AIDS and Population `Control'rdquo; | |
| Sample Informative Summary | |
| Sample Explanatory Summ | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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