The Allyn & Bacon guide to writing - Ramage, John D.; Bean, John C.; Johnson, June, 1953- (Boston, Mass. : Longman, 2012)
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.
Includes index.
Keywords: English language -- Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; College readers