Writing Process, The: A Concise Rhetoric, Reader, and Handbook
ISBN: 9780205642892 | 0205642896
Edition: 10thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2009
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This writing guide/reader/handbook demystifies writing by presenting the writing process as a series of critical thinking decisions about audience and purpose. Widely admired for its clear, readable style, The Writing Process focuses on writing as decision-making, with a wealth of student samples in various draft stages and a strong selection of professional readings to illustrate writing strategies. New chapters on workplace writing andwriting essay exams are included in the Tenth Edition.
| The Process - Decisions in Planning, Drafting, and Revising Introduction | |
| Decisions in the Writing Process | |
| Decisions in Planning | |
| Decisions in Drafting | |
| Decisions in Revising | |
| Specific Revision Strategies Introduction | |
| Revising the Content: Writing Something Worthwhile | |
| Revising the Paragraphs: Shaping for Readers' Access | |
| Revising ... MORE | |
| Revising the Words and Phrases: Fine-Tuning | |
| Essays for Various Goals Introduction | |
| Decisions about Reading for Writing | |
| Helping Others See: Description | |
| Helping Others Share and Experience: Narration | |
| Providing Examples: Illustration | |
| Explaining Parts and Categories: Division and Classification | |
| Explaining Steps and Stages: Process Analysis | |
| Explaining Why It Happened or What Will Happen: Cause and Effect Analysis | |
| Explaining Similarities or Differences: Comparison and Contrast | |
| Explaining the Exact Meaning: Definition | |
| Using Multiple Strategies in a Persuasive Argument | |
| Special Issues in Persuasion | |
| The Research Process Introduction | |
| Thinking Critically about the Research Process | |
| Asking Questions and Finding Answers | |
| Evaluating and Interpreting Your Findings | |
| Avoiding Plagiarism, Documenting Your Sources, and Avoiding Violations of Copyright | |
| Composing the Research Report with Sample Research Report in APA Style | |
| Case Study - A Sample Research Report in MLA Style | |
| Special Issues in Writing | |
| Writing at Work | |
| Writing Essay Examinations | |
| A Brief Handbook | |
| English as a Second Language | |
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