TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mangelsdorf, Kate.
AU  - Posey, Evelyn
TI  - Discoveries: A step-by-step guide to writing paragraphs and essays 
SN  - 0312413831
U1  - 808.08 23
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Boston, New York
PB  - BEDFORD/ST. MARTIN'S
KW  - English writing
KW  - Rhetoric writing
N1  - TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1. Discovering writing

Part one. Reading and writing paragraphs
2. A step by step guide to writing paragraphs
3. Writing paragraphs that gives examples
4. Writing a paragraph that tells a story
5. Writing a paragraph that describes
etc...

Part two. Reading and writing essays
12. Moving from paragraphs to essays
13. Writing an essay that gives examples
14. Writing essay that tells a story
15. Writing an essay that compares and contrasts
16. Writing an essay that makes an argument

Part three. Other kinds of writing
17. Keeping a journal
18. Taking essay exams
19. Writing a summary
20. Using sources in your writing

Part four. Handbook with exercises
21.Formatting paragraphs and essays
22. Writing sentences
23. Expanding sentences
24. Joining sentences
25. Improving sentences
26. Improving word choice
27. Improving spelling
28. Improving punctuation
29. Improving mechanics
30. Guide for multilingual writers

; Includes Index p. 665-673
ER  -