Reliable and straightforward, this text has helped thousands of students learn to write well. Jean Wyrick's rhetorically organized STEPS TO WRITING WELL, International Edition, is known for its student-friendly tone and the clear wayit presents the basics of essay writing in an easy-to-follow progression of useful lessons and activities. Through straightforward advice and thoughtful assignments, the text gives students the practice they need to approach writing well-constructed essays with confidence. With Wyrick's precise instruction andthe book's professional samples by both well-known classic and contemporary writers, STEPS TO WRITING WELL, International Edition, sets students on a solidpath to writing success. Everything students need to begin, organize, and revise writing--from choosing a topic to developing the essay to polishing prose-is right here! In the eleventh edition, Wyrick updates and refines the book's successful approach, adding useful new discussions, readings, exercises, essayassignments, and visual images for analysis. INDICE: Part I: THE BASICS OF THE SHORT ESSAY. 1. Prewriting. Getting Started (or Soup-Can Labels Can Be Fascinating). Selecting a Subject. Finding YourEssay's Purpose and Focus. Pump-Primer Techniques. After You've Found Your Focus. Practicing What You've Learned. Discovering Your Audience. How to Identify Your Readers. Practicing What You've Learned. Assignment. Keeping a Journal (Talking to Yourself Does Help). Chapter 1 Summary. 2. The Thesis Statement. What Is a Thesis? What Does a "Working Thesis" Do? Can a "Working Thesis" Change? Guidelines for Writing a Good Thesis. Avoiding Common Errors in Thesis Statements. Practicing What You've Learned. Assignment. Using the Essay Map. Practicing What You've Learned. Assignment. Chapter 2 Summary. 3. The Body Paragraphs. Planning the Body of Your Essay Composing the Body Paragraphs. The Topic Sentence. Focusing Your Topic Sentence. Placing Your Topic Sentence. PracticingWhat You've Learned. Assignment. Applying What You've Learned to Your Writing. Paragraph Development. Paragraph Length. Practicing What You've Learned. Assignment. Applying What You've Learned to Your Writing. Paragraph Unity. Practicing What You've Learned. Applying What You've Learned to Your Writing. Paragraph Coherence. Practicing What You've Learned. Paragraph Sequence. Transitionsbetween Paragraphs. Applying What You've Learned to Your Writing. Chapter 3 Summary. 4. Beginnings and Endings. How to Write a Good Lead-in. Avoiding Errors in Lead-ins. Practicing What You've Learned. Assignment. How to Write a GoodConcluding Paragraph. Avoiding Errors in Conclusions. Practicing What You've Learned. Assignment. How to Write a Good Title. Practicing What You've Learned. Assignment. Applying What You've Learned to Your Writing. Chapter 4 Summary.5. Drafting and Revising: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking. What Is Revision? When Does Revision Occur? Myths about Revision. Can I Learn to Improve MyRevision Skills? Preparing to Draft: Some Time-Saving Hints. Writing with Computers. Writing Centers, Computer Classrooms, and Electronic Networks. A Revision Process for Your Drafts. I. Revising for Purpose, Thesis, and Audience. II. Revising for Ideas and Evidence. III. Revising for Organization. IV. Revising for Clarity and Style. V. Editing for Errors. VI. Proofreading. A Final Checklist for Your Essay. Practicing What You've Learned. Assignment. Applying What You've Learned to Your Writing. Collaborative Activities: Group Work, Peer Revision Workshops, and Team Projects. Benefiting from Collaborative ActivitiesGuidelines for Peer Revision Workshops Guidelines for Small-Group Work. Practicing What You've Learned. Assignment. Some Last Advice: How to Play with YourMental Blocks. Chapter 5 Summary. 6. Effective Sentences. Developing a Clear Style. Practicing What You've Learned. Developing a Concise Style. Practicing What You've Learned. Assignment. Developing a Lively Style. Practicing What You've Learned. Assignment. Developing an Emphatic Style. Practicing What You'veLearned. Assignment. Applying What You've Learned to Your Writing. Chapter 6 Summary. 7. Word Logic. Selecting the Correct Words. Practicing What You've Learned. Selecting the Best Words. Practicing What You've Learned. Assignment. Applying What You've Learned to Your Writing. Chapter 7 Summary. 8. The Reading-Writing Connection. How Can Reading Well Help Me to Become a Better Writer? How Can I Become an Analytical Reader? Steps to Reading Well. Sample Annotated Essay: "Our Youth Should Serve." Practicing What You've Learned. Assignment. Writing a Summary. Practicing What You've Learned. Benefiting from Class Discussions. Chapter 8 Summary. Part One Summary: The Basics of the Short Essay. Part II: PURPOSES, MODES, AND STRATEGIES. 9. Exposition. The Strategies of Exposition. Strategy One: Development by Example. Developing Your Essay. Problems toAvoid. Essay Topics. A Topic Proposal for Your Essay. Sample Student Essay. Professional Essay: "So What's So Bad about Being So-So?" The drive for perfection is preventing too many people from enjoying sports and hobbies, says author Lisa Wilson Strick (who proudly plays the piano badly but with great pleasure). A Revision Worksheet. Reviewing Your Progress. Strategy Two: Development by Process Analysis. Developing Your Essay. Problems to Avoid. Essay Topics. A Topic Proposal for Your Essay. Sample Student Essay. Professional Essay (Informative Process): "To Bid the World Farewell." By describing the embalming process in vivid, step-by-step detail, social critic and author Jessica Mitford questions the value--and necessity--of the entire procedure. Professional Essay (Directional Process): "Preparing for the Job Interview: Know Thyself." Career-search consultant Katy Piotrowski offers a thoughtful six-step procedure to help job-seekers plan for successful interviews. A Revision Worksheet. Reviewing Your Progress. Strategy Three: Development by Comparison and Contrast. Developing Your Essay. Which Pattern Should You Use? Problems to Avoid. Essay Topics. A Topic Proposal for Your Essay. Sample Student Essay (Point-by-Point Pattern). Sample Student Essay (Block Pattern). Professional Essay (Point-by-Point Pattern): "Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts." Noted historian Bruce Catton compares and contrasts the two great generals of the Civil War, concluding that their roles at Appomattox made possible "a peace of reconciliation." Professional Essay (Block Pattern): "Two Ways of Viewing the River." A Revision Worksheet. A Special Kind of Comparison: The Analogy. Reviewing Your Progress. Strategy Four: Development by Definition. Why Do We Define? Developing Your Essay.Problems to Avoid. Essay Topics. A Topic Proposal for Your Essay. Sample Student Essay. Professional Essay: "The Munchausen Mystery." A Revision Worksheet Reviewing Your Progress. Strategy Five: Development by Division and Classification. Division. Classification. Developing Your Essay. Problems to Avoid.
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