Writing for College

List of contents

 1. On Writing: A Preview.

 2. Generating Ideas and Getting Started.

 3. Writing Paragraphs.

 4. Planning the Essay.

 5. Shaping the Essay: Organizing Your Ideas.

 6. Drafting the Essay: Six Patterns.

 7. Revising and Editing the Essay.

 8. Writing Effective Sentences.

 9. Using the Right Word.

10. Writing the Persuasive Essay.

11. Writing the Term Paper.

12. Writing Essay Examinations, Business Letters, and Résumés.

Summary

This rhetoric blends traditional organization and terminology with a process orientation. Although narrative and descriptive writing is emphasized, persuasive writing, the term paper, business letters, resumes, and essay examinations are also thoroughly covered. Writing exercises, discussion questions, ample checklists, and new student examples are an integral part of each chapter.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Hoffman, Andrew J. Hoffman, Robert E. Yarber
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1996
• EAN: 9780673467959
• ISBN: 978-0-673-46795-9
• No. of pages: 400
• Weight: 590 g
• Series: Longman; Longman
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics