The Broadview Guide to Writing

by Babington, Doug; Lepan, Don

• ISBN13: 9781551114248
• ISBN10: 1551114240
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Broadview Pr

Summary

A concise yet uncommonly thorough text with a fresh approach to the craft of essay writing. Discusses the style and structure of essay writing, along with a useful discussion of the intangibles involved in creating such essayssuch as confidence, perseverance, and a willingness to deal with criticism constructively.

Table of Contents

How to Use this Book	1	(2)
Preface	3	(2)
Introduction	5	(4)
THE WRITING PROCESS
Voice Work: Attitude, Audience, Purpose	9	(2)
attitude	11	(1)
audience	12	(3)
purpose	15	(2)
thesis statement	17	(4)
Essential Activities: Reading, Mapping, Dialogue	21	(10)
reading and note-taking	21	(2)
mapping	23	(3)
writer's block	26	(2)
dialogue	28	(3)
Double Fluency: Logical and Stylistic	31	(39)
Logical Fluency	31	(17)
elaboration	32	(1)
modes of thought/modes of writing	33	(1)
narration	34	(1)
classification	35	(2)
generalization and abstraction	37	(3)
cause and effect	40	(3)
modes combined for logical fluency	43	(2)
outlining	45	(1)
reasoning	46	(2)
Subordination and Paragraphing	48	(4)
connectives	49	(1)
repetition	50	(2)
Stylistic Fluency	52	(18)
diction	53	(3)
figures of speech	56	(3)
syntax	59	(1)
rhythm	60	(4)
voice	64	(1)
tone	65	(2)
revision	67	(1)
examinations	68	(2)
Collaboration and Research	70	(27)
using the library plagiarism	76	(1)
citation	77	(3)
proofreading	80	(1)
computers and proofreading	81	(1)
criticism	81	(4)
SAMPLE ESSAY
``Research or Racism: A Question of Academic Freedom''	85	(12)
WRITING GRAMMATICALLY
Right and Wrong in Writing Verbs	97	(44)
Verbs and Verb Tense Difficulties	103	(17)
Dangling Constructions	120	(6)
Sequence of Tenses	126	(2)
Irregular or Difficult Verbs	128	(8)
Infinitives, Gerunds, Objects: ``To Be or Not to Be?''	136	(5)
Preposition Problems ``Up with which I will not put''	141	(15)
Nouns: Singular Difficulties	156	(7)
Pronouns: Who Cares About Whom?	163	(6)
Part of Speech Confusion: A Question of Principle?	169	(4)
WORDS
Words: Word Order	173	(6)
Words: One Word or Two?	179	(2)
Words: A Glossary of Usage	181	(60)
PUTTING IDEAS TOGETHER
Paragraphing	241	(1)
Joining Words	242	(27)
Words to Connect Ideas That Are Opposed to Each Other	244	(6)
Words to Join Linked or Supporting Ideas	250	(4)
Words Used to Introduce Causes or Reasons	254	(4)
Words Used to Introduce Results or Conclusions	258	(2)
Words Used to Express Purpose	260	(1)
Words Used to Introduce Examples	261	(1)
Words Used to Introduce Alternatives	262	(2)
Words Used to Show Degree or Extent	264	(1)
``That'' and ``Which''	265	(2)
Words Used to Make Comparisons	267	(1)
Other Joining Words and Expressions	268	(1)
STYLE NOTES
Style: Slang and Informal English	269	(3)
Style: Wordiness	272	(20)
Style: Writing By Computer	292
Computers and the Writing Process	292	(1)
A Note on Spell-Check	293	(1)
The Internet	294	(2)
Observing Netiquette	296	(1)
Point-form Netiquette	297	(2)
Plagiarism, Copyright, and the Web	299
Style: Business Writing	289	(7)
Tone	290	(2)
Memos	292	(12)
Business Letters	304
Resumes and Application Letters	294	(2)
Style: Writing About Literature	296	(4)
BIAS-FREE LANGUAGE
Bias-free Language	300	(11)
Bias-free Vocabulary: A Short List	309	(2)
PUNCTUATION AND SPELLING
Punctuation	311	(16)
Period	311	(5)
run-on sentences/comma splices	311	(5)
Comma	316	(3)
Question Mark	319	(1)
Exclamation Mark	319	(1)
Semi-colon	319	(1)
Colon	320	(1)
Hyphen	321	(1)
Dash	322	(1)
Parentheses	323	(1)
Square Brackets	323	(1)
Apostrophe	323	(2)
Quotation Marks	325	(1)
Single Quotation Marks	326	(1)
Direct and Indirect Speech	327	(6)
Direct Speech	327	(1)
Indirect Speech	328	(5)
Spelling	333	(12)
Spelling and Sound	334	(5)
British / American / Canadian spelling	339	(1)
Other Commonly misspelled words	340	(5)
DOCUMENTATION: MLA STYLE
MLA style	345	(10)
DOCUMENTATION: ALTERNATIVE STYLES
APA Style	355	(5)
Chicago Style	360	(6)
CBE Style	366	(26)
APPENDIX 1: A Reference Guide to Basic Grammar
Parts of Speech	375	(9)
Nouns	375	(1)
Pronouns	376	(2)
Articles	378	(1)
Adjectives	379	(1)
Verbs	380	(1)
Adverbs	381	(1)
Prepositions	382	(1)
Conjunctions	383	(1)
Parts of Sentences	384	(8)
Subject	384	(1)
Object	385	(1)
Predicate	386	(1)
Clause	386	(1)
Phrase	386	(1)
Types of Clauses	386	(1)
Types of Subordinate Clauses	387	(2)
Type of Phrases	389	(3)
APPENDIX 2: Some National Variations	392	(8)
APPENDIX 3: Correction Key	400	(1)
APPENDIX 4: Essay Checklist	401	(2)
Index	403