Writing / Gregory Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan.

CONTENTS

BUILDING A CABIN/WRITING AN ESSAY : A PHOTO ESSAY

STAGE ONE: CREATING

how to find something to say
creating and writing
techniques for reading
looping
cubing
classical invention

WRITING ASSIGNMENT : THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE ESSAY
Readings

STAGE TWO: SHAPING
how to put writing in order
going public: writing for an audience
public writing and private writing
how communication happens
Raymond Ross's speech communication model
writing and talking
conventions for writing
early shaping: preliminary agreements

WRITING ASSIGNMENT: THE HOW TO ESSAY
Readings : how to stop procrastinating today . e.tc
Have a clear thesis
form in essay
e.tc

WRITING ASSIGNMENT: THE PROBLEM/ SOLUTION ESSAY
Readings
Basic essay arrangements
early shaping
e.tc

WRITING ASSIGNMENT : THE EXPLANATION ESSAY
Readings

STAGE THREE: COMPLETING
how turn good writing into excellent writing
why complete
revising for flow

WRITING ASSIGNMENT: THE EVALUATION ESSAY
readings
revising for energy

WRITING ASSIGNMENT: THE INFORMATION ESSAY
readings
revising for punch
dissecting sheet: Analysing your essay


WRITING ASSIGNMENT: THE EXPLORATORY ESSAY
reading
editing
manuscript form

WRITING ASSIGNMENT : THE ASSERTION- WITH-PROOF ESSAY
readings
contexts for writing


WRITING ASSIGNMENT: PERSONAL VIEWPOINT ESSAY
readings
contexts for writing

WRITING ASSIGNMENT: THE PERSUASION ESSAY
readings
contexts for writing

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

WRITING THE RESEARCH PAPER
watching a research paper being written
beginning the paper
e.tc

WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE
review of elements of fiction and drama
review of elements about poetry
e.tc

WRITING ESSAY TESTS
WRITING SPEECHES
BUSINESS WRITING

WRITING A JOURNAL

THE HANDBOOK
PARTS OF SPEECH
noun
pronoun
verb
e.tc

SENTENCE ERROR
agreement
predication
e.tc

DICTION AND STYLE
connotation and denotation
making your writing vivid
e.tc

USAGE
PUNCTUATION
SPELLING
MECHANICS
EDITING

Includes index p. i- ix