The longman writer : rhetoric, reader, handbook / Judith Nadell, Linda McMeniman, John Langan.
Publication details: New York : Longman, c2003.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxx, 735 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0205334644
- 9780205334643
- 808/.042 21 NAD
- PE1408 .N19 2000
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CONTENTS
PART I: THE READING PROCESS
chapter 1: becoming a strong reader
PART II: THE WRITING PROCESS
chapter 2: getting started through prewriting
chapter 3: identifying a thesis
chapter 4: supporting the thesis with evidence
chapter 5: organizing the evidence
chapter 6: writing the paragraphs in the first draft
chapter 7: revising overall meanings, structure and paragraph development
chapter 8: revising sentences and words
chapter 9: editing and proof reading
PART III: THE PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
chapter 10: an overview of the patterns of development
chapter 11: description
chapter 12: narration
chapter 13: illustration
chapter 14: division-classification
chapter 15: process analysis
chapter 16: comparison-contrast
chapter 17: cause-effect
chapter 18: argumentation-persuasion
PART IV: THE RESEARCH PAPER
chapter 20: selecting a subject, using the library and the internet, and taking notes
chapter 21: writing the research paper
PART V: THE LITERARY PAPER AND EXAM ESSAY
chapter 22: writing about literature
chapter 23: writing exam essays
PART VI: A CONCISE HANDBOOK
Includes index.
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