The Allyn & Bacon guide to writing / John D. Ramage, John C. Bean, June Johnson.
Publication details: New York : Pearson/Longman, c2003.Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xlvii, 831 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0321106229 (complete edition.)
- 0321106210(Brief edition)
- 0321106267(Concise edition)
- Allyn and Bacon guide to writing
- 808.042 22 RAM
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PART ONE: A RHETORIC FOR COLLEGE WRITERS
Chapter 1. Posing problems: the demands of college writing
Chapter 2. Exploring problems, making claims
Chapter 3. Thinking rhetorically about purpose, audience, and genre
Chapter 4. Thinking rhetorically about how messages persuade
PART TWO: WRITING PROJECTS
Chapter 5. Seeing rhetorically: the writer as observer
Chapter 6. Reading rhetorically: the writer as strong reader
Chapter 7. Writing an autobiographical narrative
Chapter 8. Writing an exploratory essay
Chapter 9. Writing an informative essay
Chapter 10. Analyzing field research data form observation, interviews, or questionnaires
Chapter 11. Analyzing images
Chapter 12. Analyzing short story
Chapter 13. Analyzing and synthesizing ideas
Chapter 14. Investigating cause and Consequences
Chapter 15. Writing a classical argument
Chapter 16. Making an evaluation
Chapter 17. Proposing a solution
PART THREE: A GUIDE TO COMPOSING AND REVISITING
Chapter 18. Writing as a problem-solving process
Chapter 19. Composing and revising closed-form prose
Chapter 20. Composing and revising open-form prose
PART FOUR. A RHETORICAL GUIDE TO RESEARCH
Chapter 21. An Introduction to Research
Chapter 22. Finding and Evaluating Sources
Chapter 23. Using, Citing, and Documenting Sources
Chapter 24. Advanced or Specialized Research Skills
PART FIVE. A GUIDE TO SPECIAL WRITING AND SPEAKING OCCASIONS
Chapter 25. Oral Communication : Working in Groups and Giving Speeches
Chapter 26. Essay Examinations: Writing well under pressure
Chapter 27. Assembling a portfolio and writing a Reflective Self-evaluation
PART SIX. A GUIDE TO EDITING
Handbook 1. Improving your Editing Skills
Handbook 2. Understanding Sentence Structure
Handbook 3. Punctuating Boundaries of Sentences
Handbook 4. Editing for Standard English Usage
Handbook 5. Editing Style
Handbook 6. Editing for Punctuation and Mechanics
Includes index.
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