Great Source Writer's Inc.

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

• ISBN13: 9780669471649
• ISBN10: 066947164X
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Great Source Education Group Inc

Table of Contents

The Process of Writing
Understanding the Writing Process
Why Write?	1	(2)
Writing as a Process	3	(6)
One Writer's Process	9	(12)
Traits of Effective Writing	21	(6)
Writing with a Computer	27	(6)
Publishing Your Writing	33	(8)
Using the Writing Process
A Guide to Prewriting	41	(12)
A Guide to Drafting	53	(6)
A Guide to Revising	59	(10)
A Guide to Group Advising	69	(6)
A Guide to Editing and Proofreading	75	(6)
Basic Elements of Writing
Writing Sentences	81	(14)
Writing Paragraphs	95	(10)
Writing Expository Essays	105	(10)
Writing Persuasive Essays	115	(10)
The Art of Writing
Writing with Style	125	(8)
Writer's Resource	133	(11)
The Forms of Writing
Personal Writing
Journal Writing	144	(3)
Personal Narrative	147	(5)
Personal Essay	152	(4)
Subject Writing
Descriptive Writing	156	(2)
Eyewitness Account	158	(2)
Interview Report	160	(3)
Profile of a Person	163	(5)
Creative Writing
Story Writing	168	(6)
Playwriting	174	(5)
Poetry Writing	179	(7)
Persuasive Writing
Pet Peeve Essay	186	(2)
Editorial	188	(2)
Personal Commentary	190	(2)
Essay of Opposing Ideas	192	(3)
Essay of Argumentation	195	(5)
Academic Writing
Process Essay	200	(2)
Essay of Comparison	202	(3)
Cause/Effect Essay	205	(3)
Essay of Definition	208	(2)
Problem/Solution Essay	210	(5)
The Forms of Writing
Writing About Literature
Personal Responses to Literature	215	(6)
Writing a Book Review	221	(6)
Writing a Literary Analysis	227	(6)
Literary Terms	233	(9)
Poetry Terms	242	(3)
Research Writing
Writing the Research Paper	245	(10)
Writing Responsibly	255	(4)
MLA Documentation Style	259	(16)
Sample MLA Research Paper	275	(10)
APA Documentation Style	285	(12)
Workplace Writing
Writing Business Letters	297	(12)
Special Forms of Workplace Writing	309	(14)
The Tools of Learning
Searching for Information
Types of Information	323	(8)
Using the Internet	331	(6)
Using the Library	337	(14)
Reading Skills
Reading Graphics	351	(6)
Study-Reading Skills	357	(10)
Improving Vocabulary Skills	367	(16)
Study Skills
Improving Classroom Skills	383	(6)
Listening and Note-Taking Skills	389	(8)
Writing to Learn	397	(8)
Test-Taking Skills	405	(16)
Speaking, Thinking, and Viewing Skills
Speech Skills	421	(12)
Multimedia Reports	433	(4)
Thinking Skills	437	(10)
Viewing Skills	447	(8)
Proofreader's Guide
Marking Punctuation
Period	455	(1)
Ellipsis	456	(1)
Comma	457	(4)
Semicolon	461	(1)
Colon	462	(1)
Hyphen	463	(3)
Dash	466	(1)
Question Mark	467	(1)
Exclamation Point	467	(1)
Quotation Marks	468	(2)
Italics (Underlining)	470	(1)
Parentheses	471	(1)
Apostrophe	472	(2)
Brackets	474	(1)
Checking Mechanics
Capitalization	475	(3)
Plurals	478	(2)
Numbers	480	(1)
Abbreviations	481	(2)
Acronyms and Initialisms	483	(2)
Commonly Misspelled Words	485	(6)
Using the Right Word	491	(97)
Parts of Speech
Noun	501	(2)
Pronoun	503	(4)
Verb	507	(6)
Adjective	513	(1)
Adverb	514	(1)
Preposition	515	(1)
Conjunction	516	(1)
Interjection	516	(2)
Using the Language
Constructing Sentences	518	(2)
Using Phrases and Clauses	520	(2)
Using Sentence Variety	522	(2)
Diagramming Sentences	524	(2)
Getting Sentence Parts to Agree	526	(3)
Using Fair Language	529	(4)
Student Almanac
Language
Manual Alphabet	533	(1)
Language Families	534	(2)
Traffic Signs	536	(1)
Common Parliamentary Procedures	537	(1)
6-Year Calendar	538	(1)
Science
Weights and Measures	539	(2)
The Metric System	541	(1)
Handy Conversion Factors	542	(1)
Planet Profusion	543	(1)
Periodic Table of the Elements	544	(1)
Computer and Internet Terms	545	(4)
Mathematics
Math Symbols and Tables	549	(2)
Math Terms	551	(6)
Geography
Using the Maps	557	(2)
World Maps	559	(10)
Index to World Maps	569	(2)
Government
Branches of the U.S. Federal Government	571	(1)
The U.S. Constitution	572	(3)
U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents	575	(1)
Order of Presidential Succession	576	(1)
History
Historical Time Line	577	(11)
Credits	588	(1)
Index	589