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At a Glance: Paragraphs

9780618542277

At a Glance: Paragraphs

  • ISBN 13:

    9780618542277

  • ISBN 10:

    0618542272

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 02/23/2005
  • Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
  • Newer Edition
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Quick, comprehensive writing guidance at a low cost--theAt a Glanceseries can be paired with any developmental title or used independently. This flexible series includes a separate textbook for sentences, paragraphs, essays, and a reader. Each book features clear, concise instruction reinforced by extensive practice, exercises, and examples. At a Glance: Paragraphsguides students through the basics of prewriting, paragraph structure, and developing a paragraph in various rhetorical modes. The Third Edition includes a newly positioned chapter on reading-related writing, including instructions on how to underline, annotate, outline, and write summaries and critiques; new reading selections to capture students' interest; and a expanded list of cross-curricular topics for Chapters 4-13. The handbook section has also been expanded, and now includes units on diction, sentence variety, and omissions. Straightforward advice on writing, with extensive practice and abundant explanations and examples. A clear, concise discussion of writing strategies includes examples from student writing to illustrate all stages of the writing process. Classroom-tested exercises help students with sentence, paragraph and essay organization. Career-related and reading-related writing assignments capture students' interest, and questions on the readings stimulate discussion, writing, and critical thinking. A self-evaluation chart helps students measure their own writing progress and identify their difficulties. A writer's checklist at the end of every chapter outlines the stages of the writing process.

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