The college writer: a guide to thinking, writing, and researching
Randall VanderMey ... [et al.]
The college writer: a guide to thinking, writing, and researching
Author
Randall VanderMey ... [et al.]Publisher
Houghton Mifflin HarcourtEdition 1
list
شناسنامه
Title and Author
The college writer: a guide to thinking, writing, and researching / Randall VanderMey ... [et al.]Publication Details
بوستون : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt، 2009مPhysical Description
xxiv, 578 p.: col, ill.; 24 cm.Subject
English language RhetoricReport writing
Language
انگلیسیIncludes index.
Contents
Critical thinking through reading, viewing, and writing -- Beginning the writing process -- Planning -- Drafting -- Revising -- Editing and proofreading -- Submitting writing and creating portfolios -- One writer's process -- Forms of college writing -- Narration and description -- Description and reflection -- Cause and effect -- Comparison and contrast -- Classification -- Process writing -- Definition -- Strategies for argumentation and persuasion -- Taking a position -- Persuading readers to act -- Proposing a solution -- Interview report -- Lab, experiment, and field reports -- Writing about literature and the arts -- Taking essay tests -- Writing for the workplace -- Writing and designing for the web -- Preparing oral presentations -- Getting started: from planning research to evaluating sources -- Conducting primary and library research -- Conducting research on the internet -- Drafting a paper with documented research -- MLA documentation format -- APA documentation format -- Marking punctuation -- Checking mechanics -- Using the right word -- Understanding grammar -- Constructing sentences -- Avoiding sentence errors -- Multilingual/ESL issues