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Strategies for successful writing : a rhetoric, research guide, and reader / James A. Reinking, Robert von der Osten.
Author:
Reinking, James A.

Von der Osten, Robert.
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, ©2005.
Call Number:
PE1408 .R426 2005
Edition:
7th ed.
ISBN:
9780131787841
Physical Description:
xx, 618 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Contents:
Writing: a first look -- Strategies for successful reading -- Planning and drafting your paper -- Revising and editing your paper -- Narration: relating events -- Description: presenting impressions -- Process analysis: Explaining how -- Illustration: making yourself clear -- Classification: grouping into categories -- Comparison: showing relationships -- Cause and effect: explaining why -- Definition: establishing boundaries -- Argument: convincing others -- Mixing the writing strategies -- Paragraphs -- Effective sentences -- Diction, tone, style -- The essay examination -- Writing about literature -- Business letters and résumés -- The research paper -- Documenting sources -- Additional research strategies: interviews, questionnaires, direct observations.
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