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9780205272068

The Longwood Guide to Writing

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  • ISBN13:

    9780205272068

  • ISBN10:

    0205272061

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-12-01
  • Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

Aims-based rhetoric/reader/handbook characterized by its accessibility and based on the authors classroom teaching. Emphasizes invention, including a unique technique based on Burke. Includes 31 professional and 21 student essays (from authors classes), 3 poems, and 4 short stories. Differentiates between argument and persuasion unique. Unique chapters on style at the word and sentence level.

Table of Contents

Part One Strategies for the Writing Process
Invention: Finding Something to Say
7(26)
Shaping an Essay
33(32)
Revising
65(24)
Responding to Readings
89(36)
Part Two Writing Occasions 125(322)
Personal Essays
131(34)
Informative Essays
165(46)
Evaluation Essays
211(34)
Essays About and From Literature
245(64)
Position Essays
309(54)
Persuasion Essays
363(46)
Problem/Solution Essays
409(38)
Part Three Research 447(50)
Researching and Writing
449(48)
Part Four Special Writing Tasks 497(38)
Essay Examinations
501(24)
Portfolios
525(10)
Part Five Style 535(60)
Working with Words
547(24)
Shaping Sentences
571(24)
Part Six Preparing for Publication 595(42)
Basic Grammar
598(15)
Local Revisions
613(10)
Common Grammatical Problems
623(9)
Common Usage Problems
632(5)
Punctuation, Spelling, and Manuscript Mechanics
637

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