From Sight to Insight The Writing Process

Name: From Sight to Insight The Writing Process
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ISBN: 9780838407004

ISBN-10: 0838407005

ISBN-13: 9780838407004

Edition: 7th 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Jeff Rackham, Olivia Bertagnolli

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Praised for its accessible tone, early attention to process, and hundreds of examples, this brief rhetoric/reader guides students through eight different writing projects.

Book details

List price: $134.95
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cengage Heinle
Publication date: 10/4/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English




Writing From Experience



The Senses



Perception, Language, and Honesty



The Appropriate Voice



Facing the Blank Page



Precision and Feeling



Cutting Unnecessary Words



Writing About People And Places



Focusing on People



Focusing on Place



The Scene



Using Strong Verbs



Factual Reporting



The Objective Eye



Finding and Selecting Facts



Basic Forms in Factual Reporting



Context, Purpose, and Voice



Reshaping, Rearranging, Integrating



Investigating Concepts



Seeing Beyond the Surface



Primary and Secondary Sources



Imaginative Leads



Visual Forms



Rhythm, Variety, and Emphasis



Strategies For Academic Writing



Classical Patterns of Thought



The Analytical Mind



Shaping the Formal Essay



The Challenge of Simplicity



Analysis And Argumentation



Critical Thinking



Critical Reading



The Structure of Analysis and Argumentation



Critiquing The Arts



Awareness of the Arts



Literary Significance



The Formal Critique



Scholarly Research



The Preliminary Stages of Research



Thoughtful Note Taking



Organizing Complex Material



Drafting and Documenting



Self-Criticism