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THE PRACTICAL WRITER provides you with a manageable and accessible step-by-step approach to writing, from the one-paragraph essay to the five-paragraph essay, and beyond it into the research-driven paper. This text clearly and succinctly presents everything you need know to master college-level writing. Students receive the most up-to-date information on MLA documentation with the enclosed tri-fold card providing NEW 2009 MLA Handbook formats.
Contents
SECTION ONEPART I: THE ONE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY (STAGE I).1. Overview of the One-Paragraph Essay (Stage I).2. Support: Examples, Statistics, Statements by Authorities.3. Topic Sentence.4. Unity.5. Coherence.6. Tips on the Writing Process.PART II: THE ONE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY (STAGE II).7. Overview of the One-Paragraph Essay (Stage II).8. Support: Subtopic SentencesChecklist for the One-Paragraph Essay.PART III: THE FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY.9. Overview of the Five-Paragraph Essay.10. Alternative Techniques of Layout.11. Thesis Statement with Blueprint.12. Central Paragraphs.13. Introduction.14. Conclusion.Checklist for the Five-Paragraph Essay.SECTION TWO: BEYOND THE MODEL ESSAY.15. Comparison and Contrast.16. Cause and Effect.17. Classification.18. Process.PART V: THE RESEARCH PAPER.19. Overview of the Research Paper.20. Finding Support.21. Taking and Organizing Notes.22. Organizing Your Thoughts and Support.23. Using Borrowed Material in Your Paper.24. Parenthetical Documentation.25. Works Cited.SECTION THREE: IMPROVING YOUR PUNCTUATION AND EXPRESSION.PART SIX: PUNCTUATION.26. Definitions.27. Sentence Fragment.28. Comma Splice and Fused Sentence.29. Comma.30. Semicolon.31. Colon.32. Dash.33. Apostrophe.34. Quotation Marks.PART VII: EXPRESSION.35. Subordination.36. Sentence Variety.37. Parallelism.38. Misused Modifiers.39. Subject-Verb Agreement.40. Pronoun Agreement.41. Passive Voice.42. Word Choice.APPENDIXES.A. Theme Format.B. Commonly Confused Words.C. Glossary of Grammatical Terms.INDEX.
