Quick Access Compact

Name: Quick Access Compact
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ISBN: 9780205687343

ISBN-10: 0205687342

ISBN-13: 9780205687343

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Lynn Q. Troyka, Douglas Hesse

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QA Compactoffers easy, access to the information you need about the writing process, from mastering grammar to using correct punctuation, from writing research papers to documenting sources, and from writing for the Web to writing using visuals. It will give you the support you need to be successful, and is designed for easy, economical access to the most important concepts in writing. Will answer any questions a writer has about grammar, the writing process, or research.The writing process, critical thinking, argumentative writing, style, grammar, mechanics, usage, the research process, how to document sources.Anyone who wants a reliable writing reference book.

Book details

List price: $58.80
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 6/29/2009
Binding: Comb Bound
Pages: 552
Size: 6.25" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English




Understanding College and Other Writing Situations



What is a writing situation?



What does ldquo;purposerdquo; mean for writing?



What does ldquo;audiencerdquo; mean for writing?



What resources can help me with writing?



Essential Processes for Academic Writing



What processes do academic writers use?



How do I begin a college writing project?



How can I come up with ideas and information?



What is a thesis statement?



How do I plan and organize my ideas?



What is outlining?



What can help me write a first draft?



How can I overcome writerrsquo;s block?



How do I revise?



How do I edit?



How do I proofread?



A student essay in three drafts



Writing Paragraphs, Shaping Essays



How do I shape essays?



How do paragraphs work?



How do I write effective introductory paragraphs?



What are body paragraphs?



What are topic sentences?



How do I develop my body paragraphs?



How do I create unity and coherence in paragraphs?



How can I arrange a paragraph?



How can rhetorical patterns help me write paragraphs?



What is a transitional paragraph?



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