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by Keene, Michael L.; Adams, Katherine H.

• ISBN13: 9780767404976
• ISBN10: 0767404971
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-04-01
• Publisher: Mayfield Pub Co

Table of Contents

PART ONE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS	1	(190)
The Writing Process	3	(1)
Prewriting	4	(9)
Questions for Getting Started	4	(5)
Invention Techniques for Developing Your Ideas	9	(4)
Planning	13	(5)
Choosing a Main Idea or Thesis	13	(1)
Choosing an Organizational Pattern	14	(1)
Creating a Plan for the Paper	14	(4)
Drafting	18	(3)
Finding the Best Time and Place	18	(1)
Choosing the Best Tools	18	(1)
Starting Your First Draft	19	(1)
Writing Quickly	19	(1)
Getting Unstuck and Restarted	20	(1)
Before Leaving the Desk	20	(1)
Revising	21	(24)
Revising: Thesis and Structure	21	(3)
Revising Paragraphs	24	(15)
Revising Sentences	39	(6)
Finishing	45	(8)
Proofreading	45	(3)
Preparing the Final Manuscript	48	(5)
Research Writing	53	(90)
Analyzing the Assignment	53	(1)
Choosing a Research Topic or Question	54	(1)
Finding the Right Sources	55	(18)
Taking Good Notes	73	(5)
Choosing a Preliminary Thesis and Outline	78	(2)
Writing the First Draft	80	(6)
Revising Systematically	86	(1)
Documenting Sources Correctly	87	(44)
Document Design for Longer Research Papers	131	(12)
Argumentation	143	(18)
Choosing a Thesis and Planning Key Assertions	143	(1)
Analyzing the Audience	144	(1)
Defining Terms	145	(1)
Choosing Sources of Support (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)	145	(5)
Recognizing Fallacies	150	(2)
Answering Opposing Views (Refutation)	152	(1)
Using the Toulmin Method to Analyze an Argument	153	(1)
Structuring Argumentative Paper	154	(1)
Sample Argument Paper	154	(7)
Essay Exams	161	(6)
Prewriting and Planning	161	(4)
Composing	165	(1)
Revising and Proofreading	166	(1)
Oral Presentations	167	(9)
Planning Your Presentation	167	(1)
Preparing a Text for Presentation	168	(2)
Choosing Visuals to Accompany Your Talk	170	(3)
Practicing Your Talk	173	(1)
Delivering Your Talk	174	(1)
Answering Questions	174	(2)
Professional Communication	176	(15)
Form for Letters, E-Mail, Faxes, and Memos	176	(1)
The Writing Process for Professional Communication	177	(1)
Types of Professional Communication	178	(13)
PART TWO COMMON WRITING PROBLEMS	191	(122)
Sentence Fragments	193	(8)
Comma Splices	201	(8)
Run-On Sentences	209	(6)
Verb Errors	215	(13)
Using Commas	228	(18)
Pronoun Errors	246	(11)
Using Apostrophes	257	(8)
Problems with Modifiers	265	(8)
Faulty Parallelism	273	(5)
Mixed Constructions	278	(5)
For ESL Writers	283	(30)
PART THREE THE BASICS FROM A TO Z Part 3 is an alphabetically organized dictionary of grammatical rules for writers. It also contains cross references to topics covered more fully in Parts 1 and 2.	313	(116)
GLOSSARY OF USAGE	429	(16)
WEB GLOSSARY	445	(4)
INDEX	449