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9780618039777

Writing With a Purpose

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  • ISBN13:

    9780618039777

  • ISBN10:

    0618039775

  • Edition: 13th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-08-07
  • Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Table of Contents

PART ONE THE WRITING PROCESS 1(104)
Toward Purposeful Writing
2(24)
Planning
26(30)
Drafting
56(23)
Revising
79(26)
PART TWO WRITING STRUCTURES 105(182)
Common Methods of Development
106(25)
Argument
131(35)
Paragraphs: Units of Development
166(34)
Sentences: Patterns of Expression
200(33)
Diction: The Choice of Words
233(28)
Tone and Style
261(26)
PART THREE WRITING FOR SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS 287(124)
The Essay Examination
288(25)
The Critical Essay
313(25)
Planning the Research Paper
338(33)
Writing the Research Paper
371(40)
PART FOUR READINGS WITH A PURPOSE 411(74)
Writing Strategies
412(73)
Narration and Description
413(11)
Process Analysis
424(10)
Comparison and Contrast
434(10)
Division and Classification
444(9)
Definition
453(6)
Causal Analysis
459(9)
Argument
468(17)
PART FIVE HANDBOOK OF GRAMMAR AND USAGE 485(118)
The Evolution of English
486(2)
Understanding Sentence Elements
488(11)
Writing Logical and Effective Sentences
499(15)
Writing Grammatical Sentences
514(21)
Choosing Effective Diction
535(9)
Observing the Rules of Punctuation
544(17)
Observing the Rules of Mechanics
561(22)
A Glossary of Contemporary Usage
583(20)
Acknowledgments 603(4)
Index of Authors and Titles 607(4)
Index 611

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