Process of Composition, The, Reid Academic Writing

by Reid, Joy M.

• ISBN13: 9780130213174
• ISBN10: 0130213179
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-17
• Publisher: Pearson Education ESL

Summary

Not only does The Process of Composition shows students how to write academic essays, prose, and papers, but also how to critique, edit and revise work, how to write summaries, how to conduct interviews. The Process of Composition is the most comprehensive and accessible academic writing skills book available to ESL students.The Process of Composition covers everything from constructing an academic paper, and editing your work, to conducting surveys and interviews, and hints and tips on what is expected by instructors in major fields of study.Advanced ESL students who need to produce essays and academic writing in their studies at college or university.

Author Biography

Joy Reid is a professor of English at the University of Wyoming, where she teaches writing, linguistics, and ESL methods and coordinates the ESL support program. In addition to her ESL textbook series, she has published teacher-resources on learning styles, the change process, and discourse analysis.

Table of Contents

The Fundamentals of Writing

Audience and Purpose

The Audience

Fulfilling Audience Expectations

Some Differences Between Written and Spoken English""Voice"" in Written English

Writing Conventions: The Paragraph Form

Purposes for Writing

General and Specific

Focus Choosing ""A Piece of the Pie""Using memorable Detail

Telling and Showing

The Topic Sentence and Controlling Ideas

Writing the Topic Sentence

Writing a Point paragraph Outline

The Function of Second Sentences

Second Sentences for More Focused Paragraph Top

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