The contemporary writer / Edna M. Troiano, Julia D. Scott.
Publication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2001.Description: xxxii, 567 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780130826336
- 0130826332
- 0130909300
- 808.042 21 TRO
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Contents;
Part I: Effective writing
1. Writers, roles, and readers
2. Effective reading
3. Purpose and thesis
4. Information gathering
5. Paragraphs and essays
6. Supporting evidence
7. Appropriate words and style
8. Revision
Part II: Using rhetorical strategies and argument to develop academic and workplace texts
9. Rhetorical strategies
10. Narration
11. Description
12. Illustration
13. Process analysis
14. Causal analysis
15. Comparison and contrast
16. Classification
17. Definition
18. Argument
Part III: Research and documenting texts
19. Research papers
20. Internet and library research
21. Documentation
Part IV: Special topics
22. Essay exams
23. Document design
24. Oral presentation
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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