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1 online resource (1129 p.) |
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Intro -- C Composing and Revising -- C1 Planning -- C1-a Assess your writing situation. -- Subject -- Purpose -- Audience -- Genre -- C1-b Explore your subject. -- Asking questions -- Talking and listening -- Reading and annotating texts -- Brainstorming and freewriting -- Keeping a journal -- Blogging -- C1-c Draft and revise a working thesis statement. -- Understanding what makes an effective thesis statement -- Drafting a working thesis -- Revising a working thesis -- How To: Solve five common problems with thesis statements -- C1-d Draft a plan. -- When to use an informal outline |
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When to use a formal outline -- C2 Drafting -- C2-a Draft an introduction. -- C2-b Draft the body. -- Asking questions as you draft -- Adding visuals as you draft -- C2-c Draft a conclusion. -- C3 Writing paragraphs -- C3-a Focus on a main point. -- Stating the main point in a topic sentence -- Sticking to the point -- C3-b Develop the main point. -- C3-c Make paragraphs coherent. -- Linking ideas clearly -- Repeating key words -- Using parallel structures -- Providing transitions -- C3-d If necessary, adjust paragraph length. -- C3-e Choose a suitable strategy for developing paragraphs |
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Illustrations -- Narration -- Description -- Process -- Comparison and contrast -- Analogy -- Cause and effect -- Classification -- Definition -- C4 Reviewing, revising, and editing -- C4-a Use peer review: Give constructive comments. -- How To: Write helpful peer review comments -- C4-b Learn from peer review: Revise with comments. -- C4-c Reflect on comments: Develop a revision plan. -- C4-d One student's peer review process -- C4-e Approach global revision in cycles. -- C4-f Revise globally by making a reverse outline. -- C4-g Revise and edit sentences |
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How To: Improve your writing with an editing log -- C4-h Proofread and format your work. -- C4-i Sample student revision: Literacy narrative -- Writing Guide: How to write a literacy narrative -- C5 Reflecting on your writing -- preparing a portfolio -- C5-a Reflect on your writing. -- C5-b Prepare a portfolio. -- C5-c Student writing: Reflective letter for a portfolio -- Writing Guide: How to write a reflective letter -- A Academic Reading, Writing, and Speaking -- A1 Reading and writing critically -- A1-a Read actively. -- Previewing a text -- Annotating a text -- Conversing with a text |
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Asking the "So what?" question -- How To: Read like a writer -- A1-b Outline a text to identify main ideas. -- A1-c Summarize to deepen your understanding. -- How To: Write a summary -- A1-d Analyze to demonstrate your critical thinking. -- Balancing summary with analysis -- Drafting an analytical thesis statement -- How To: Draft an analytical thesis statement -- A1-e Sample student essay: Analysis of an article -- Writing Guide: How to write an analytical essay -- A2 Reading and writing about multimodal texts -- A2-a Read actively |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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A2-b Summarize a multimodal text to deepen your understanding |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
White, Patricia
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| ISBN |
9781319401986 |
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1319401988 |
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