Writer's Harbrace Handbook, Brief

Name: Writer's Harbrace Handbook, Brief
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ISBN: 9780838403389

ISBN-10: 0838403387

ISBN-13: 9780838403389

Edition: 2nd 2004

Authors: Cheryl Glenn, Loretta Gray, Robert K. Miller, Suzanne Strobeck Webb

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Bringing fresh voices and insight to the compact yet comprehensive WRITER'S HARBRACE HANDBOOK, Second Edition, rhetorician Cheryl Glenn and linguist Loretta Gray provide this market-leading handbook with groundbreaking treatment of writing.

Book details

List price: $161.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Cengage Heinle
Publication date: 6/25/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 928
Size: 5.50" wide x 7.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English




Reading and Writing Critically



Reading and writing as processes



Previewing a text



Distinguishing content from personal response



The rhetorical situation



Engaging all elements of the rhetorical situation



Planning and Drafting Essays



Finding appropriate subjects and focusing them



Stating a thesis clearly



Arranging ideas



Drafting with well-developed paragraphs



Experimenting with different strategies for development



Writing a first draft



Revising and Editing Essays



Revision as process



Introductions and conclusions



Unified and coherent paragraphs



Transitions within and between paragraphs



Peer-reviewed draft



Editing



Proofreading



The final draft



E-writing



Composing for the Web



Electronic mail (email)



E-designing



Visual elements of a Web document



Graphics (tables, charts, diagrams)



Format and the rhetorical purpose



Format and readability



Writing Arguments



Determining an argument's purpose



Establishing an arguable statement



Distinguishing between fact and opinion



Establishing a position or claim



Developing an effective argument



Using rhetorical appeals



Arranging an effective argument



Understanding logic



Recognizing rhetorical fallacies



Sample argument essay