The writing process : a concise rhetoric, reader, and handbook / John M. Lannon.
Publication details: New York, NY : Pearson Education, Inc., c2004.Edition: 8th editionDescription: xxxi, 559 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0321133757
- 9780321133755
- 808.042 23 LAN
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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
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