From idea to essay: a rhetoric, reader, and handbook

by McCuen, Jo Ray

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Title Statements

Full title :From idea to essay : a rhetoric, reader, and handbook / Jo Ray McCuen-Metherell, Anthony C. Winkler.

Summary

"From Idea to Essay" is a rhetorically arranged rhetoric/reader/research paper guide/handbook that systematically leads students through the complex process of writing an essay. Part I covers the fundamentals of essay writing. The heart of the book, Part II, teaches the nine rhetorical modes in nine identically structured chapters. Part III addresses writing research papers and using documentation. Part IV presents a handbook of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. From Idea to Essay features appealing readings with literary, professional, and student examples presented together with vocabulary words for study. The text includes a wealth of writing activities, including visual-based and internet-research assignments. The Twelfth Edition is briefer and more concise than previous editions, making it more functional and accessible for students.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2009.
Edition:12th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Houghton Mifflin Co
Place of Publication:Boston, MA
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2009.

The Physical Object

Description:xviii, 681 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780618981205, 0618981209, 0495802115, 9780495802112
oclc:ocn318866924
LC Classification:PE1408
Dewey Decimal:808/.0427

Fundamentals -- The writing process -- Critical thinking, reading, and seeing -- Elements of the essay -- The paragraph -- Planning and organizing the essay -- Drafting, revising, and style -- Writing the essay -- Narration -- Description -- Example -- Definitino -- Comparison/contrast -- Process -- Classification/division -- Casual analysis -- Argumentation -- The essay examination -- Preparing for the essay examination -- The research paper -- Doing the research -- Writing and documenting the paper -- Handbook -- Grammar fundamentals -- Correcting common errors -- Appendix -- Credits -- Index.

Subjects

Anglais (Langue) -- Lectures et morceau… Anglais (Langue) -- Problèmes et exerci… College readers English language -- Grammar English language -- Problems, exercises… English language -- Problems, exercises… English language -- Rhetoric exercise books Problèmes et exercices Problems and exercises Rapports -- Problèmes et exercices. -- … Report writing Report writing -- Problems, exercises, …