Writers Inc

by Sebranek, Patrick; Kemper, Dave; Meyer, Verne; Krenzke, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780669529944
• ISBN10: 066952994X
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Great Source Education Group Inc

Summary

To succeed in writing theses, reports, and other forms of academic writing, students need plenty of support. The all-new edition of the

Table of Contents

The Process of Writing
Understanding the Writing Process
Why Write?	p. 1
Writing as a Process	p. 3
One Writer's Process	p. 9
Traits of Effective Writing	p. 21
Writing with a Computer	p. 27
Publishing Your Writing	p. 33
Using the Writing Process
A Guide to Prewriting	p. 41
A Guide to Drafting	p. 53
A Guide to Revising	p. 59
A Guide to Group Advising	p. 73
A Guide to Editing and Proofreading	p. 79
Basic Elements of Writing
Writing Sentences	p. 85
Writing Paragraphs	p. 99
The Art of Writing
Writing with Style	p. 111
Writer's Resource	p. 121
The Forms of Writing
Personal Writing
Journal Writing	p. 131
Descriptive Writing	p. 135
Narrative Writing	p. 139
Creative Writing
Writing Stories and Plays	p. 151
Writing Poetry	p. 163
Poetry Terms	p. 170
Academic Writing
Writing Expository Essays	p. 173
Other Forms of Expository Writing	p. 183
Process Essay	p. 184
Essay of Definition	p. 186
Cause-Effect Essay	p. 188
Comparison-Contrast Essay	p. 191
Essay of Opposing Ideas	p. 194
Writing Persuasive Essays	p. 197
Other Forms of Persuasive Writing	p. 207
Pet Peeve Essay	p. 208
Editorial	p. 210
Personal Commentary	p. 212
Problem-Solution Essay	p. 214
Essay of Argumentation	p. 217
Writing a Position Paper	p. 221
The Forms of Writing
Responding to Literature
Personal Responses to Literature	p. 233
Writing a Book Review	p. 239
Writing a Literary Analysis	p. 245
Literary Terms	p. 253
Research Writing
Writing the Research Paper	p. 263
Writing Responsibly	p. 273
MLA Documentation Style	p. 281
Sample MLA Research Paper	p. 299
APA Documentation Style	p. 309
Workplace Writing
Writing Business Letters	p. 321
Special Forms of Workplace Writing	p. 329
Memos	p. 330
E-Mail Messages	p. 332
Brochures	p. 334
Resumes	p. 336
The Tools of Writing
Searching for Information
Types of Information	p. 339
Using the Internet	p. 347
Using the Library	p. 353
Reading Skills
Reading Graphics	p. 367
Critical Reading Skills	p. 373
Improving Vocabulary Skills	p. 385
Study Skills
Improving Classroom Skills	p. 401
Listening and Note-Taking Skills	p. 407
Writing to Learn	p. 415
Test-Taking Skills	p. 423
Taking Exit and Entrance Exams	p. 437
Speaking, Thinking, and Viewing Skills
Speech Skills	p. 453
Multimedia Reports	p. 465
Thinking Skills	p. 469
Viewing Skills	p. 479
Proofreader's Guide
Marking Punctuation
Period	p. 487
Question Mark	p. 488
Exclamation Point	p. 488
Comma	p. 489
Semicolon	p. 493
Colon	p. 494
Hyphen	p. 495
Apostrophe	p. 498
Quotation Marks	p. 500
Italics (Underlining)	p. 502
Parentheses	p. 503
Dash	p. 504
Ellipsis	p. 505
Brackets	p. 506
Checking Mechanics
Capitalization	p. 507
Plurals	p. 510
Numbers	p. 512
Abbreviations	p. 513
Acronyms and Initialisms	p. 515
Commonly Misspelled Words	p. 517
Using the Right Word	p. 523
Parts of Speech
Noun	p. 533
Pronoun	p. 535
Verb	p. 539
Adjective	p. 545
Adverb	p. 546
Preposition	p. 547
Conjunction	p. 548
Interjection	p. 548
Using the Language
Constructing Sentences	p. 550
Using Phrases	p. 552
Using Clauses	p. 553
Using Sentence Variety	p. 554
Diagramming Sentences	p. 556
Getting Sentence Parts to Agree	p. 558
Using Fair Language	p. 561
Student Almanac
Language
Manual Alphabet	p. 565
The History of the English Language	p. 566
Traffic Signs	p. 568
Common Parliamentary Procedures	p. 569
Six-Year Calendar	p. 570
Science
Weights and Measures	p. 571
The Metric System	p. 573
Handy Conversion Factors	p. 574
Periodic Table of the Elements	p. 575
Our Solar System	p. 576
Computer and Internet Terms	p. 577
Mathematics
Math Symbols	p. 581
Math Tables	p. 582
Math Terms	p. 583
Geography
Using the Maps	p. 589
World Maps	p. 591
Index to World Maps	p. 601
Government
Branches of the U.S. Federal Government	p. 603
The U.S. Constitution	p. 604
U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents	p. 607
Order of Presidential Succession	p. 608
History
Historical Time Line	p. 609
Index	p. 620
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