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The writing process : a concise rhetoric, reader, and handbook / John M. Lannon

By: Lannon, John M., authorMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Pearson/Longman, 2007Edition: Ninth editionDescription: xxxii, 573 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: 0321355709 Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | English language -- Rhetoric | College readers | Report writingDDC classification: CIR 808.042 LOC classification: CIR PE 1408 | L36 2006
Contents:
I. THE PROCESS-DECISIONS IN PLANNING, DRAFTING, AND REVISING1. Decisions in the Writing Process 2. Decisions in Planning 3. Decisions in Drafting 4. Decisions in Revising II. SPECIFIC REVISION STRATEGIES 5. Revising the Content: Writing Something Worthwhile 6. Revising the Paragr3aphs: Shaping for Readers' Access 7. Revising the Sentences: Writing with Style 8. Revising the Words and Phrases: Fine-Tuning III. ESSAYS FOR VARIOUS GOALS 9. Decisions about Reading for Writing 10. Helping Others See: Description 11. Helping Others Share an Experience: Narration12. Providing Examples: Illustration 13. Explaining Parts and Categories: Division and Classification14. Explaining Steps and Stages: Process Analysis 15. Explaining Why It Happened or What Will Happen: Cause-and-Effect Analysis 16. Explaining Similarities or Differences: Comparison and Contrast17. Explaining the Exact Meaning: Definition 18. Using Multiple Strategies in a Persuasive Argument 19. Special Issues in Persuasion IV. THE RESEARCH PROCESS 20. Thinking Critically about the Research Process 21. Asking Questions and Finding Answers 22. Recording, Evaluating, and Interpreting Your Findings 23. Documenting Your Sources 24. Composing the Research Report 25. Case Study: A Sample Research Project V. ADDITIONAL READINGS AND MODELS FOR WRITING Description and Narration Illustration Division and Classification Process Analysis Cause-and-Effect Analysis Comparison and Contrast Definition Argument VI. A BRIEF HANDBOOK Common Sentence Errors Effective Punctuation Effective Mechanics Appendix A. Format Guidelines for Submitting Your ManuscriptAppendix B. Useful Web Sites and Electronic Library Resources
Summary: This writing guide/reader/handbook demystifies writing by presenting the writing process as a series of critical thinking decisions about audience and purpose. Widely admired for its clear, readable style, The Writing Process focuses on writing as decision-making, with a wealth of student samples in various draft stages and a strong collection of professional readings–essays, fiction, poetry, memoirs, and cartoons–to illustrate writing strategies. Helps readers understand the writing process. Writing process, research process. Anyone who wants to learn to write well. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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I. THE PROCESS-DECISIONS IN PLANNING, DRAFTING, AND REVISING1. Decisions in the Writing Process 2. Decisions in Planning 3. Decisions in Drafting 4. Decisions in Revising II. SPECIFIC REVISION STRATEGIES 5. Revising the Content: Writing Something Worthwhile 6. Revising the Paragr3aphs: Shaping for Readers' Access 7. Revising the Sentences: Writing with Style 8. Revising the Words and Phrases: Fine-Tuning III. ESSAYS FOR VARIOUS GOALS 9. Decisions about Reading for Writing 10. Helping Others See: Description 11. Helping Others Share an Experience: Narration12. Providing Examples: Illustration 13. Explaining Parts and Categories: Division and Classification14. Explaining Steps and Stages: Process Analysis 15. Explaining Why It Happened or What Will Happen: Cause-and-Effect Analysis 16. Explaining Similarities or Differences: Comparison and Contrast17. Explaining the Exact Meaning: Definition 18. Using Multiple Strategies in a Persuasive Argument 19. Special Issues in Persuasion IV. THE RESEARCH PROCESS 20. Thinking Critically about the Research Process 21. Asking Questions and Finding Answers 22. Recording, Evaluating, and Interpreting Your Findings 23. Documenting Your Sources 24. Composing the Research Report 25. Case Study: A Sample Research Project V. ADDITIONAL READINGS AND MODELS FOR WRITING Description and Narration Illustration Division and Classification Process Analysis Cause-and-Effect Analysis Comparison and Contrast Definition Argument VI. A BRIEF HANDBOOK Common Sentence Errors Effective Punctuation Effective Mechanics Appendix A. Format Guidelines for Submitting Your ManuscriptAppendix B. Useful Web Sites and Electronic Library Resources

This writing guide/reader/handbook demystifies writing by presenting the writing process as a series of critical thinking decisions about audience and purpose. Widely admired for its clear, readable style, The Writing Process focuses on writing as decision-making, with a wealth of student samples in various draft stages and a strong collection of professional readings–essays, fiction, poetry, memoirs, and cartoons–to illustrate writing strategies.



Helps readers understand the writing process. Writing process, research process. Anyone who wants to learn to write well.

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