The writing process : a concise rhetoric, reader, and handbook / John M. Lannon.

CONTENTS

SECTION ONE: THE PROCESS-DECISSIONS IN PLANNING, DRAFTING AND REVISING
chapter1: Decisions in the writing process
chapter 2: Decisions in planning
chapter 3: Decisions in drafting
chapter 4: Decisions in revising

SECTION TWO: SPECIFIC STRATEGIES
chapter 5: revising the content: writing something worthwhile
chapter 6: revising the paragraphs: shaping for readers' access
chapter 7: revising the sentences: writing with style
chapter 8: revising the words and phrases: fine-tuning

SECTION THREE: ESSAYS FOR VARIOUS GOALS
chapter 9: decisions about reading for writing
chapter 10: helping others see and share an experience: description and narration
chapter 11: providing examples: illustration
chapter 12: explaining parts and categories: division and classification
chapter 13: explaining steps and stages: process analysis
chapter 14: explaining why it happened or what will happen: cause and effect analysis
chapter 15: explaining similarities or differences: comparison and contrast
chapter 16: explaining the exact meaning: definition
chapter 17: using multiple strategies in a persuasive argument
chapter 18: special issues in persuasion

SECTION FOUR: THE RESEARCH PROCESS
chapter 19: asking questions and finding answers
chapter 20: recording evaluating and interpreting your findings
chapter 21: documenting your sources
chapter 22: composing the research report
chapter 23: case study: a sample research project

SECTION FIVE: ADDITIONAL READINGS AND MODELS FOR WRITING
Description and narration
illustration
division and classification
process and analysis
cause-and-effect analysis
comparison and contrast
definition
argument

Includes index p. 547-559