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Process of Composition, The, Reid Academic Writing

by: Reid, Joy M.

Process of Composition, The, Reid Academic Writing

by: Reid, Joy M.

ISBN 13:
9780137230655
ISBN 10:
0137230656
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2000
Publisher: Pearson ESL
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Summary

The Second Edition of this ESL/EFL composition textbook prepares students for college-level writing assignments, such as expository and argumentative essays, analytical writing, research papers, and more. The book takes a rhetorical rather than a grammatical approach so that students can produce writing that fulfills the expectations of the academic audience.

Preface

The Fundamentals of Writing

(16)

Objectives of the Course

(1)

The Audience

(1)

Showing and Telling

(3)

General and Specific

(2)

The Paragraph

(1)

Subject and Topic

(1)

The Topic Sentence

(2)

Writing the Topic Sentence

(1)

The Point Paragraph

(2)

The Process of Writing a Paragraph

(3)

Developing and Supporting Ideas

(25)

Developing Ideas

(6)

Supporting Techniques

(7)

Methods of Development

(12)

Planning the Essay

(26)

Selecting a Topic

(1)

Abstract and Concrete Topics

(1)

Title of the Essay

(1)

Organizing a Topic

(1)

Prewriting

(3)

The Thesis Statement

(3)

Paragraph Relationships

(1)

Essay Outlining

(4)

Complete Body Paragraph Outlining

(1)

The Introduction

(3)

The Body

(1)

The Conclusion

(8)

Drafting and Revising the Essay

(20)

Coherence Devices

(1)

Transitions

(5)

Paragraph Hooks

(4)

Revision of Drafts

(3)

Peer Revision

(1)

Editing

(1)

Student Samples of the Essay

(5)

Persuasion and the Argumentation Essay

(21)

Introduction

(1)

Goals of Persuasion

(1)

Reliability of the Writer

(1)

Planning the Argumentative Essay

(4)

Generating Material

(4)

Logical Fallacies

(4)

Student Samples of Argumentative Essays

103

(6)

Summary and Analysis

109

(19)

Introduction

109

(1)

Writing a Summary

110

(3)

Planning an Analysis

113

(5)

Student Responses

118

(5)

Alternative Summary-Analysis Forms

123

(5)

Introduction to the Research Paper

128

(15)

Selecting a Topic

129

(4)

General Format of the Research Paper

133

(2)

Going to the Library

135

(2)

Identifying Descriptors

137

(1)

Library Etiquette

138

(1)

Field-Specific Formats for Research Papers

139

(4)

Library Research

143

(22)

Using the Card Catalog

144

(2)

Using Periodicals: Indexing and Abstracting Journals

146

(8)

Identifying and Locating Periodicals

154

(2)

Other Research Sources

156

(5)

Using Library Materials

161

(4)

Writing the Research Paper

165

(30)

Documentation

165

(6)

References

171

(3)

Twelve Common Problems (and Solutions) Encountered by Student Researchers

174

(2)

Student Samples

176

(19)

Grammatical Explanations and Exercises

195

(29)

Verb Problems

195

(5)

Sentence Structure and Punctuation Problems

200

(11)

Sentence Combining

211

(3)

Diction

214

(6)

Editing

220

(4)

Appendix

224

(9)

The Resume

224

(6)

Business Letter Writing

230

(3)

Index

233

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