The Allyn & Bacon guide to writing /
Ramage, John D.
Bean, John C.
Johnson, June,1953-
Boston, Mass. : Longman,
c2012.
Includes index.
pt. I. A rhetoric for writers. Thinking rhetorically about good writing ; Thinking rhetorically about your subject matter ; Thinking rhetorically about how messages persuade ; Thinking rhetorically about style and document design -- pt. II. Writing projects. Writing to learn ; Writing to explore ; Writing to inform ; Writing to analyze and synthesize ; Writing to persuade -- pt. III. A guide to composing and revising.  Writing as a problem-solving process ; Composing and revising closed-form prose ; Composing and revising open-form prose -- pt. IV. A rhetorical guide to research. Asking questions, finding sources ; Evaluating sources ; Incorporating sources into your own writing ; Citing and documenting sources -- pt V. Writing for assessment. Essay examinations ; Portfolios and reflective essays -- pt. VI. A guide to editing. Improving your editing skills ; Understanding sentence structure ; Punctuation boundaries of sentences, clauses, and phrases ; Editing for standard English usage ; Editing for style ; Editing for punctuation and mechanics.
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College readers.