Part One The Basics of the Short Essay
         1 Prewriting
         Getting Started (or Soup-Can Labels Can Be Fascinating)
         Selecting a Subject
         Finding Your Essay'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
         3e Topic Sentence 50
         Focusing Your Topic Sentence
         Placing Your Topic Sentence
         Practicing What 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're Learned
         Paragraph Sequence
         Transitions between 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 Good Concluding Paragraph
         Avoiding Errors in Conclusions
         Practicing What You're 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 My Revision Skills?
         Preparing to Draft some Time-Saving Hints
         Additional Suggestions for Writers with Word Processors
         Writing Centers, Computer Labs, and Computer Classrooms
         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
         Benefiting from Revision Workshops
         Practicing You're Learned
         Assignment
         Some Last Advice: How to Play with Your Mental Blocks
         Chapter 5 Summary
         6 Effective Sentences
         7 Word Logic
         8 The Reading-Writing Connection
         Part Two Purposes, Modes, and Strategies
         9 Exposition
         10 Argumentation
         11 Description
         12 Narration
         13 Writing Essays Using Multiple Strategies
         Part Three Special Assignments
         14 Writing a Paper Using Research
         15 Writing in Class: Exams and "Response" Essays
         16 Writing about Literature
         17 Writing about Visual Arts
         18 Writing about Film
         19 Writing in the World of Work
         Part Four A Concise Handbook
         20 Major Errors in Grammar
         21 A Concise Guide to Punctuation
         22 A Concise Guide to Mechanics
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