Here's How to Write Well

by McMahan, Elizabeth, Deceased; Funk, Robert W.

• ISBN13: 9780205337330
• ISBN10: 0205337333
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-25
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Here's How to Write Wellis a rhetoric and handbook distinguished by its clarity, brevity, and readability. Its friendly, conversational tone and uncomplicated organization make the book easily accessible to readers.Although brief, this reasonably priced text offers thorough and practical instruction in the writing process, critical thinking and logic, reading, and the research paper, plus a compact handbook. The second edition includes new coverage of computers in the writing process-paper topics accessing the Internet, the role of computers in planning a paper, and updated information on accessing and documenting electronic sources.For those interested in improving their critical thinking, reading and writing skills.

Table of Contents

Detailed Contents	v
Preface	xix
Part I How to Put a Paper Together	1	(114)
The Planning Process	3	(15)
Addressing Your Readers	18	(12)
Useful Strategies for Developing Ideas	30	(21)
Composing Effective Paragraphs	51	(20)
Polishing Your Sentences	71	(24)
The Revising and Editing Process	95	(9)
Thinking Critically and Logically	104	(11)
Part II How to Write a Research Paper	115	(66)
Conducting Your Research	117	(20)
Using Your Sources	137	(26)
Documenting Your Sources	163	(18)
Part III How to Make Your Writing Clear and Correct	181	(77)
Reviewing the Basics of Grammar	183	(7)
Punctuating for Clarity and Effectiveness	190	(30)
Working with Verbs	220	(13)
Managing Pronouns and Modifiers	233	(11)
A User's Guide to Troublesome Words and Phrases	244	(14)
Index	258	(10)
Credits	268