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The Working Writer

by: Fulwiler, Toby

The Working Writer

by: Fulwiler, Toby

ISBN 13:
9780131117150
ISBN 10:
0131117157
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

For first-year rhetoric and composition, and other writing courses where an in-depth look at the writing process is important. A brief, process oriented rhetoric that stresses the importance of building students' confidence through finding their own voice in writing. For instructors who stress journaling in their classes, The Working Writer offers more journal activities than any other rhetoric in the market.

I. THE ELEMENTS OF COMPOSITION.

1. College Writing.
2. College Reading.
3. College Journals.
4. The Elements of Composition.
5. The Working Writer.
6. Sharing and Responding.
7. Strategies for Starting.

II. WRITING ESSAYS.

8. Recounting Experience.
9. Exploring Identity.
10. Profiling People.
11. Explaining Things.
12. Arguing For and Against.
13. Interpreting Texts.
14. Reflecting on the World.

III. CONDUCTING RESEARCH.

15. Strategies for Research.
16. Conducting Field Research.
17. Conducting Library Research.
18. Conducting Internet Research.
19. Working with Sources.
20. Evaluating Research Sources.
21. Research Essays: A Sampler.

IV. REVISING AND EDITING.

22. Strategies for Revision.
23. Focused Revision.
24. Creative Nonfiction.
25. Openings and Closings.
26. Working Paragraphs.
27. Working Sentences.
28. Portfolios and Publishing.

WRITER REFERENCES.

MLA Documentation Guidelines.
APA Documentation Guidelines.
Writing Letters and Résumés.
Writing Essay Examinations.
A Brief Guide to Punctuation.
Index.

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