Book
Fit to print: the Canadian student's guide to essay writing
Record details
- ISBN: 0176442405
- ISBN: 9780176442408
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Physical Description:
viii, 263 p. ; 24 cm.
print - Edition: 7th ed.
- Publisher: Toronto, ON: Nelson Education, 2010
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction--Defining the Essay -- Part One: Developing the Essay: 1. Devising a Thesis -- 2. Setting Tone: Audience Analysis -- 3. Choosing Words: Avoiding Jargon, Slang, and Stereotypes -- Part Two: Designing the Essay: 4. Designing an Outline -- 5. Shaping the Essay -- 6. Choosing a Pattern of Argument -- Part Three: Drafting the Essay: 7. Making an Introduction -- 8. Drawing a Conclusion -- 9. Writing Paragraphs -- Part Four: Putting the Essay Together: 10. Finding Research Materials for the Essay -- 11. Paraphrasing Sources and Integrating Quotations -- Part Five: Keeping Your Head: Kinds of Essay Writing: 12. Finding Your Voice: Modes of Essay Writing -- 13. Colloaborative Writing -- 14. The Essay Examination -- 15. The Precis and Summary -- 16. The Informal Essay -- 17. The Literary Essay -- 18. The Book Review -- 19. The Research Essay -- Part Six: Documenting and Delivering Your Paper: 20. Planning Your Paper's Layout -- 21. Documenting--MLA, APA, and University of Chicago Guidelines -- Part Seven: Reviewing the Results: 22. Perfecting the Essay -- 23. Mending the Essay -- Part Eight: Fit, Form, and Function: 24. The Sentence Simplified -- 25. Common Sentence Problems -- 26. Elements of Style: Structuring the Sentences -- 27. Reducing Wordiness -- 28. Some Writing and Grammar Advice for ESL Writers -- Appendix A: Glossary of Usage -- Appendix B: Answer Key -- Appendix C: Glossary of Grammatical Terms |
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| Subject: | Essay -- Terms Student -- Guide Report Writing Exposition (Rhetoric) English language -- Rhetoric |
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