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The Allyn & Bacon guide to writing / John D. Ramage, John C. Bean, June Johnson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Mass. : Longman, c2012.Edition: 6th ed., brief edDescription: xli, 654 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780205823154 (Brief ed. : pbk.)
  • 0205823157 (Brief ed. : pbk.)
Other title:
  • Allyn and Bacon guide to writing
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PE 1408 .R18 2012
Contents:
Thinking rhetorically about good writing -- Thinking rhetorically about your subject matter -- Thinking rhetorically about how messages persuade -- Thinking rhetorically about style and document design -- Reading rhetorically: the writer as strong reader -- Writing an autobiographical narrative -- Writing an exploratory essay or annotated bibliography -- Writing an informative (and surprising) essay or report -- Analyzing field research data -- Analyzing images -- Analyzing a short story -- Analyzing and synthesizing ideas -- Writing a classical argument -- Making an evaluation -- Proposing a solution -- Writing as a problem-solving process -- Composing and revising closed-form prose -- Composing and revising open-form prose -- Asking questions, finding sources -- Evaluating sources -- Incorporating sources into your own writing -- Citing and documenting sources -- Essay examinations -- Portfolios and reflective essays.
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Includes index.

Thinking rhetorically about good writing -- Thinking rhetorically about your subject matter -- Thinking rhetorically about how messages persuade -- Thinking rhetorically about style and document design -- Reading rhetorically: the writer as strong reader -- Writing an autobiographical narrative -- Writing an exploratory essay or annotated bibliography -- Writing an informative (and surprising) essay or report -- Analyzing field research data -- Analyzing images -- Analyzing a short story -- Analyzing and synthesizing ideas -- Writing a classical argument -- Making an evaluation -- Proposing a solution -- Writing as a problem-solving process -- Composing and revising closed-form prose -- Composing and revising open-form prose -- Asking questions, finding sources -- Evaluating sources -- Incorporating sources into your own writing -- Citing and documenting sources -- Essay examinations -- Portfolios and reflective essays.

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