Anker, Susan

Real writing with readings : paragraphs and essays for college, work, and everyday life / Susan Anker - 2nd edition - Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, c2001. - xxvi,[ various pagings] : ill. ; 28 cm.

PART ONE HOW TO WRITE PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS
GETTING STARTED; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
Why use real writing?
How to find Information in real writing
Practice finding information in real writing
How to use real writing when you write,etc

PREVIEWING THE WRITING PROCESS: PREWRITIG, DRAFTING, REVISING, AND EDITING
Understand the writing process
Understand the role of purpose and audience
Understand what a paragraph Is
Understand what an essay Is. etc

FINDING AND EXPLORING YOUR TOPIC; CHOOSING SOMETHING TO WRITE ABOUT
Understand what a topic Is
practice narrowing a topic for a paragraph
practice narrowing a topic for an essay
practice exploring your topic, etc

MAKING YOUR POINT: WRITING YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE AND THESIS STATEMENT
Understand what a main point Is
practice finding a main point
practice writing a topic sentence for a paragraph, etc

SUPPORTING YOUR POINT: FINDING DETAILS, EXAMPLES, AND FACTS
Understand what support Is
practice supporting a topic sentence in a paragraph
practice supporting a thesis statement in an essay, etc.

MAKING A PLAN: ARRANGING YOUR IDEAL
Understand what a logical order Is
practice arranging your ideal in a logical order
practice making a plan for a paragraph, etc.

DRAFTING PUTTING YOUR IDEAS TOGETHER
Understand what a draft Is
practice writing a draft for a paragraph
practice writing a draft for an essay, etc

REVISING: IMPROVING YOUR PARAGRAPH OR ESSY
Understand what revision Is
Understand what giving and getting feedback Is
practice revising for unity, detail, and coherence, etc


PAT TWO WRITING DIFFERENT KINDS OF PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS

IIIUSTRATION; WRITING THAT SHOW EXAMPLES
Understand what IIIustration Is
profile of success; Alan whitehead
write an IIIustration paragraph, etc

NARRATION: WRITING THAT TELLS STORIES
Understand what narration Is
profile of success: kelly layland
write an IIIustration paragraph
write an IIIustration essay

DESCRIPTION: WRITING THAT CREATES PICTURES IN WORDS
Understand what description Is
profile of success: Celia Hyde's
write a description paragraph, etc.

PROCESS ANALYSIS: WRITING THAT EXPLAINS HOW THINGS HAPPEN
CLASSIFICATION: WRITING THAT PUTS THINGS INTO GROUPS
DEFINITION: WRITING THAT TELLS WHAT SOMETHING MEANS
CAUSE AND EFFECT; WRITING THAT EXPLAINS REASONS OR RESULTS
ARGUMENT; WRITING THAT PERSUADS, ETC

Includes.Index

0312247966 (student ed. with readings) 9780312247966 0312247966


English language
English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc.
Report writing
College readers.

808.08 / ANK