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About the AuthorDonald Pharr received his bachelor's degree from Indiana State University and his master's and doctorate from the University of Georgia. He is the co-author (with Gerald J. Schiffhorst) of The Short Handbook for Writers, second edition. He taught for many years in the Florida community college system, where he specialized in applied composition: business, technical, and science writing. As well, he has spent almost two decades consulting as a technical writer and editor. Dr. Pharr currently teaches English at Saint Leo University. He lives in Lakeland, Florida, with his wife, Mary.Santi V. Buscemi is professor of English and chair of the Department of English at Middlesex County College in Edison, New Jersey, where he teaches reading and writing. He received his B.A. from St. Bonaventure University, and completed studies for the doctorate at the University of Tennessee. He is the author of A READER FOR DEVELOPING WRITERS (McGraw-Hill), now in its third edition; AN ESL WORKBOOK (McGraw-Hill); and coauthor with Charlotte Smith of 75 READINGS PLUS (McGraw-Hill). He is also chief author of McGraw-Hill's ALLWRITE!, an interactive computer software program in rhetoric, grammar, and research. Table of ContentsPART 1: APPROACHESCharacteristics of the EssayDefining Your PurposeRhetorical StructuresAnticipating Rhetorical OptionsConsider the Writers Rhetorical Context and Rhetorical StructuresSuzanne Britt, Neat People vs. Sloppy PeopleThe Essays Rhetorical ContextWriting with a Readers EyeThe Writing ProcessChapter 2: Shaping Your Essay: Prewriting, Organizing, and DraftingChoosing Your TopicPrewriting StrategiesConsidering Your Learning StyleAural Learners: Brainstorming with a Recorder Verbal Learners: FreewritingVerbal Learners: LoopingFocusing StrategiesFocusing Your ThesisStructuring Your PrewritingSentence OutlinesDrafting StrategiesDrafting Out-of-Class EssaysEstablishing Your VoiceUsing the InternetParagraphs in ContextPositioning the ThesisBody ParagraphsNarration Process AnalysisDefinition Comparison/Contrast Concluding ParagraphsTopic Sentence at the Paragraphs BeginningTopic Sentence within the ParagraphThe Implied Topic SentenceAchieving CoherenceAchieving Coherence Through Careful Choice of Nouns and PronounsAchieving Specificity Through the Use of Concrete DetailsChapter 4: Reshaping Your Essay: Global RevisionPeer Review ChecklistSTUDENT ESSAY: Peer-Reviewed Draft of "A Very Secret Santa"Revising EssaysImproving CoherenceMaking Your Language More Concrete and SpecificChecking Your Introductory Paragraphs and ThesisChecking Your ConclusionWriting an Effective TitleChapter 5: Refining Your Essay: Editing and ProofreadingMerging and Submerging Related IdeasSubmergingUsing Coordinating ConjunctionsUsing Subordinating ConjunctionsUsing Hybrid Sentence PatternsComplex SentencesUsing Periodic and Climactic Sentence Structure to Create EmphasisStriving for ParallelismAvoiding Awkward RepetitionAvoiding RedundancyUsing Figurative Language AppropriatelyLearning to Use Denotation and ConnotationUsing Active, Specific LanguagePART 2 : STRUCTURESHow Does Description Work?Thomas McGuane, RoanieHildegard Knef, From The Gift HorseWriting the Descriptive Essay with a Readers EyeAudience and Language LevelObjective Description versus Subjective DescriptionChoosing a TopicOrganizingThe IntroductionThe ConclusionQuestions for Revising a Descriptive EssayJennifers Final DraftExercise: RevisingResponding to a PhotographUsing the InternetHow Does Narration Work?Lynda Barry, The Sanctuary of SchoolAnnie Dillard, The ChaseWriting the Personal Narrative with a Readers EyeUsing Time EconomicallyParagraphing and Topic SentencesPrewritingDraftingThe BodyRevising Your DraftSTUDENT ESSAY: Claire Reid, "After the Fray"Claires First DraftAdditional Writing TopicsWriting about FilmChapter 8: ExemplificationReading the Exemplification Essay with a Writers EyeBrent Staples, Just Walk on ByHarry F. Waters, Life According to TVIssues to Keep in MindRelevant and Representative ExamplesPrewritingDraftingThe BodyRevising Your DraftSTUDENT ESSAY: Jennifer Janisz, "Three Families"Jennifers First DraftAdditional Writing TopicsWriting about FilmChapter 9: Process AnalysisReading the Process Analysis Essay with a Writers EyeJoan Gould, Binding DecisionsUmberto Eco, How Not to Use the Fax Machine and the Cellular PhoneIssues to Keep in MindLanguage LevelChoosing a TopicOrganizingThe IntroductionThe ConclusionQuestions for Reviewing a Process Analysis EssayMannys Final DraftExercise: RevisingResponding to a PhotographUsing the InternetHow Does Causal Analysis Work?Barbara Ehrenreich, The Cult of BusynessGore Vidal, Drugs |
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