Preface xi
The Fundamentals of Writing 1 (16)
Objectives of the Course 1 (1)
The Audience 2 (1)
Showing and Telling 3 (3)
General and Specific 6 (2)
The Paragraph 8 (1)
Subject and Topic 8 (1)
The Topic Sentence 9 (2)
Writing the Topic Sentence 11 (1)
The Point Paragraph 12 (2)
The Process of Writing a Paragraph 14 (3)
Developing and Supporting Ideas 17 (25)
Developing Ideas 17 (6)
Supporting Techniques 23 (7)
Methods of Development 30 (12)
Planning the Essay 42 (26...)
Selecting a Topic 43 (1)
Abstract and Concrete Topics 44 (1)
Title of the Essay 45 (1)
Organizing a Topic 45 (1)
Prewriting 45 (3)
The Thesis Statement 48 (3)
Paragraph Relationships 51 (1)
Essay Outlining 52 (4)
Complete Body Paragraph Outlining 56 (1)
The Introduction 57 (3)
The Body 60 (1)
The Conclusion 60 (8)
Drafting and Revising the Essay 68 (20)
Coherence Devices 69 (1)
Transitions 70 (5)
Paragraph Hooks 75 (4)
Revision of Drafts 79 (3)
Peer Revision 82 (1)
Editing 82 (1)
Student Samples of the Essay 83 (5)
Persuasion and the Argumentation Essay 88 (21)
Introduction 88 (1)
Goals of Persuasion 89 (1)
Reliability of the Writer 90 (1)
Planning the Argumentative Essay 91 (4)
Generating Material 95 (4)
Logical Fallacies 99 (4)
Student Samples of Argumentative Essays 103(6)
Summary and Analysis 109(19)
Introduction 109(1)
Writing a Summary 110(3)
Planning an Analysis 113(5)
Student Responses 118(5)
Alternative Summary-Analysis Forms 123(5)
Introduction to the Research Paper 128(15)
Selecting a Topic 129(4)
General Format of the Research Paper 133(2)
Going to the Library 135(2)
Identifying Descriptors 137(1)
Library Etiquette 138(1)
Field-Specific Formats for Research Papers 139(4)
Library Research 143(22)
Using the Card Catalog 144(2)
Using Periodicals: Indexing and Abstracting 146(8)
Journals
Identifying and Locating Periodicals 154(2)
Other Research Sources 156(5)
Using Library Materials 161(4)
Writing the Research Paper 165(30)
Documentation 165(6)
References 171(3)
Twelve Common Problems (and Solutions) 174(2)
Encountered by Student Researchers
Student Samples 176(19)
Grammatical Explanations and Exercises 195(29)
Verb Problems 195(5)
Sentence Structure and Punctuation Problems 200(11)
Sentence Combining 211(3)
Diction 214(6)
Editing 220(4)
Appendix 224(9)
The Resume 224(6)
Business Letter Writing 230(3)
Index 233