Dolphin Writer - Crafting Essays

Name: Dolphin Writer - Crafting Essays
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ISBN: 9780618379101

ISBN-10: 061837910X

ISBN-13: 9780618379101

Edition: 2008

Authors: Houghton Mifflin Company Staff

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TheHoughton Mifflin College Writing Seriesis a three-volume series focusing on writingfrom sentences to paragraphs to essaysin an easy-to-understand format and at an affordable price. Each volume of theCollege Writing Seriespresents students with comprehensive yet approachable coverage of the writing process, from prewriting through peer evaluation, revision, and preparation of the final paper, and each also includes a section of numerous level-appropriate readings. A focus on student success in all areas of reading, writing, and studying helps students organize, manage, and implement techniques, including how to use a computer to assist in the writing process. Book Three includes…

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List price: $74.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: CENGAGE Learning
Publication date: 9/20/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 640
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.002
Language: English



Preliminary Contents



Improving Writing and Thinking



The Writing Process



Step One: Prewriting



Step Two: Organizing and Outlining



Step Three: Writing



Step Four: Revising



Step Five: Editing and Preparing the Final Draft



Reviewing Paragraphs



Developing Paragraphs and Essays with the Rhetorical Modes



The Reading/Writing Connection



Narration



Description



Process



Illustration



Classification



Division



Comparison/Contrast



Cause/Effect



Definition



Argument



Combinations of Patterns



Research, Summarizing



Reading Selections


"Not the Marrying Kind"



"Driving Home"



"Body & Soul"



"All work and no play"



"Shoot First, Regret Legislation Later"



"One Family's Tree"



"Coalition of the Differing"



"The Seven Deadly Nyms"



"The Guardian" Dana Gioia, "Why literature matters"




Handbook Sentence Skills The Simple Sentence Coordination Subordination Mechanics


Appendix: Additional Practice for Multilingual Writers