The Practical Writer (with 2009 MLA update Card)
by Bailey, Edward P.; Powell, Philip A.Edition: 9th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-05-20
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary
THE PRACTICAL WRITER provides you with a manageable and accessible step-by-step approach to writing, from the one-paragraph essay to the five-paragraph essay, and beyond it into the research-driven paper. This text clearly and succinctly presents everything you need know to master college-level writing. Students receive the most up-to-date information on MLA documentation with the enclosed tri-fold card providing NEW 2009 MLA Handbook formats.
Table of Contents
| A Model For Writing | |
| The One-Paragraph Essay (Stage I) | |
| Overview of the One-Paragraph Essay (Stage I) | |
| Support: Examples, Statistics, Statements by Authorities | |
| Topic Sentence | |
| Unity | |
| Coherence | |
| Tips on the Writing Process | |
| The One-Paragraph Essay (Stage II) | |
| Overview of the One-Paragraph Essay (Stage II) | |
| Support: Subtopic Sentences Checklist for the One-Paragraph Essay | |
| The Five-Paragraph Essay | |
| Overview of the Five-Paragraph Essay | |
| Alternative Techniques of Layout | |
| Thesis Statement with Blueprint | |
| Central Paragraphs | |
| Introduction | |
| Conclusion | |
| Checklist for the Five-Paragraph Essay | |
| Beyond The Model Essay | |
| More Patterns Of Development | |
| Comparison and Contrast | |
| Cause and Effect | |
| Classification | |
| Process | |
| The Research Paper | |
| Overview of the Research Paper | |
| Finding Support | |
| Taking and Organizing Notes | |
| Organizing Your Thoughts and Support | |
| Using Borrowed Material in Your Paper | |
| Parenthetical Documentation | |
| Works Cited | |
| Improving Your Punctuation And Expression | |
| Punctuation | |
| Definitions | |
| Sentence Fragment | |
| Comma Splice and Fused Sentence | |
| Comma | |
| Semicolon | |
| Colon | |
| Dash | |
| Apostrophe | |
| Quotation Marks | |
| Expression | |
| Subordination | |
| Sentence Variety | |
| Parallelism | |
| Misused Modifiers | |
| Subject-Verb Agreement | |
| Pronoun Agreement | |
| Passive Voice | |
| Word Choice | |
| Appendixes | |
| Theme Format | |
| Commonly Confused Words | |
| Glossary of Grammatical Terms | |
| Index | |
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