Strategies for Successful Writing, Brief with 2001 APA Guidelines

by Reinking, James A.; Hart, Andrew W.; Von Der Osten, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780130493026
• ISBN10: 0130493023
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

Written in a clear, engaging style, this 4-in-1 volume combines four books -- a rhetoric, a research guide, a reader, and a handbook -- into one convenient learning/reference tool. The Rhetoric section presents a full range of writing strategies, along with chapters on paragraphs, sentences, style, and three specialized types of writing, and in-depth chapters on planning and drafting, as well as revising and editing a paper. The Research Guide section includes three comprehensive chapters on the research process. The Reader section contains forty-four essays that illustrate the different writing strategies and display a wide variety of styles, tones, and themes. The Handbook section offers easy access to the major elements of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, and includes a unit on spelling and a glossary of word usage. (The book is available in an alternate version -- without the Handbook section.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xii
To the Student	p. xix
Rhetoric	p. 1
Writing: A First Look	p. 2
Planning and Drafting Your Paper	p. 12
Revising and Editing Your Paper	p. 33
Narration: Relating Events	p. 60
Description: Presenting Impressions	p. 74
Process Analysis: Explaining How	p. 88
Illustration: Making Yourself Clear	p. 100
Classification: Grouping into Categories	p. 109
Comparison: Showing Relationships	p. 120
Cause and Effect: Explaining Why	p. 132
Definition: Establishing Boundaries	p. 146
Argument: Convincing Others	p. 160
Mixing the Writing Strategies	p. 187
Paragraphs	p. 195
Effective Sentences	p. 218
Diction, Tone, Style	p. 235
The Essay Examination	p. 258
Writing About Literature	p. 266
Business Letters and Resumes	p. 295
Research Guide	p. 313
The Library Research Paper	p. 315
Documenting Sources	p. 376
Additional Research Strategies: Interviews, Questionnaires, Direct Observations	p. 403
Reader	p. 425
Strategies for Successful Reading	p. 427
Rhetorical Table of Contents
Narration	p. 434
Description	p. 446
Process Analysis	p. 461
Illustration	p. 474
Classification	p. 488
Comparison	p. 504
Cause and Effect	p. 527
Definition	p. 540
Argument	p. 560
Mixing the Writing Strategies	p. 595
Thematic Table of Contents
Life's Changes
Who We Are
Our Relationship to Nature
Health
Contemporary Issues
Language Use and Abuse
Struggling with Ethical Issues
Acknowledgments	p. 607
Subject Index	p. 612
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