Successful College Writing with 2009 MLA and 2010 APA Updates

Successful College Writing with 2009 MLA and 2010 APA Updates

Language: English

Pages: 1024

ISBN: 0312667744

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Click here to find out more about the 2009 MLA Updates and the 2010 APA Updates.
 
Reading specialist Kathleen McWhorter understands that students are often lacking in the skills they need to succeed in the first-year writing course and need a text that doesn’t assume they have mastered all the basics. Successful College Writing meets students where they are, offering extensive instruction in careful and critical reading, practical advice on study and college survival skills, step-by-step strategies for writing and research, detailed coverage of the nine rhetorical patterns of development, and 64 professional and student readings that provide strong rhetorical models, as well as an easy-to-use handbook in the complete edition.

McWhorter’s unique visual approach to learning uses graphic organizers, revision flowcharts, and other visual tools to help students analyze texts and write their own essays. Her unique attention to varieties of learning styles also helps empower students, allowing them to identify their strengths and learning preferences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/18/08 12:53:38 PM xxx | CONTENTS A GUIDED WRITING ASSIGNMENT The Assignment 353 Generating Ideas 354 Developing Your Thesis 356 Evaluating Your Ideas and Thesis 356 Organizing and Drafting 357 Analyzing and Revising 358 Editing and Proofreading 358 STUDENTS WRITE READING: 353 361 Border Bites, Heather Gianakos (student essay) 361 READING COMPARISON AND CONTRAST 363 WORKING WITH TEXT: READING COMPARISON OR CONTRAST ESSAYS 363 THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT COMPARISON AND CONTRAST 364 His

1** Substep 1 Substep 2 Body: Steps in the Process Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Conclusion Draws essay to a close and refers back to the thesis *In some essays, the thesis statement may be implied or may appear in a different position. **In some essays, substeps may be included. Graphic Organizers Throughout the text you will find Graphic Organizers — diagrams that offer a visual approach to organizing and revising essays. A sample Graphic Organizer appears above. As you draft and revise, you

getting words down on paper. Instead, it is a series of steps — planning, organizing, drafting, revising, and editing and proofreading. In addition, most writers go back and forth among these steps. Chapters 4 to 9 cover these steps of the writing process. 2. Be patient. Writing is a skill that improves gradually. Don’t expect to see dramatic differences in your writing immediately. As you draft and revise your essays, your writing will improve in small ways that build on one another. 3. Expect

Counselors of young adults b. Parents of young adults TABLE 5.1 Types of Evidence Used to Support a Thesis Working Thesis Acupuncture, a form of alternative medicine, is becoming more widely accepted in the United States. Types of Evidence Example Definitions Explain that in acupuncture, needles are inserted into specific points of the body to control pain or relieve symptoms. Historical background Explain that acupuncture is a medical treatment that originated in ancient China.

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