The Basics: A Rhetoric and Handbook

by Buscemi, Santi V.; Nicolai, Albert H.; Strugala, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780070094543
• ISBN10: 0070094543
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-08-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College

Table of Contents

Book One The Writing Process
Part One Getting Ready
Learning the Writing Process	5	(4)
Gathering Information	9	(13)
Focusing on the Central Idea	22	(9)
Part Two Drafting, Re++riting, and Editing
Outlining and Drafting an Essay	31	(10)
Rewriting Drafts	41	(5)
Preparing a Final Copy	46	(9)
Part Three Designing and Developing Paragraphs
Writing Focused, Unified, and Coherent Paragraphs	55	(17)
Developing Ideas and Arranging Details in a Paragraph	72	(15)
Writing Introductions and Conclusions	87	(12)
Part Four Special Assignments: Persuasion and Research (MLA+APN)
Writing Paragraphs and Essays That Persuade	99	(13)
Learning How to Research and to Take Notes	112	(17)
Writing the Research Paper Using the Modern Language Association (MLA) Format	129	(29)
Writing the Research Paper Using the American Psychological Association (APA) Format	158	(27)
Book Two Tools for Revision and Editing
Part Five Sentence Sense
Sentence Building Blocks	185	(20)
Sentence Structure	205	(15)
Sentence Logic and Effectiveness	220	(19)
Part Six Correct Usage
Agreement	239	(15)
Verb Forms and Tenses	254	(20)
Pronouns	274	(15)
Adjectives and Adverbs	289	(14)
Word Choice	303	(22)
Wordiness	325	(14)
Part Seven Punctuation, Spelling, and Mechanics
End Punctuation	339	(4)
Commas	343	(14)
Semicolons and Colons	357	(9)
Other Marks of Punctuation	366	(8)
Spelling	374	(13)
Mechanics	387	(10)
Glossary of Basic Writing Terms	397	(16)
Index	413