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The St. Martin's guide to writing / Rise B. Axelrod & Charles R. Cooper.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, c2004.Edition: Short 7th editionDescription: xxxvi, (various pagings) : ill.(some col.) ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 9780312400538
  • 0312400535
  • 0312400527 (with handbook)
Other title:
  • Saint Martin's guide to writing
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.042 23 AXE
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Contents;

1. Introduction

PART ONE: WRITING ACTIVITIES
2. Remembering events
3. Remembering people
4. Writing profiles
5. Explaining concepts
6. Arguing a position
7. Proposing a solution
8. Justifying an evaluation
9. Speculating about causes
10. Interpreting stories

PART TWO: CRITICAL THINKING STRATEGIES
12. A catalog of invention strategies
13. A catalog of reading strategies

PART THREE: WRITING STRATEGIES
13. Cueing the reader
14. Narrating
15. Describing
16. Defining
17. Classifying
18. Comparing and contrasting
19. Arguing

PART FOUR: RESEARCH STRATEGIES
20. Field research
21. Library and internet research
22. Using and acknowledging sources

PART FIVE: WRITING FOR ASSESMENT
23. Essay examinations
24. Writing portfolios

PART SIX WRITING AND SPEAKING TO WIDER AUDIENCES
25. Designing documents
26. Oral presentations
27. Working with others
28. Writing in your community

Includes indexes.

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Macintosh; System 7.6.1 or later; or IBM-compatible PC; Windows 95 or later.

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