Strategies for Successful Writing

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Preface
Rhetoric
Writing: A First Look	p. 3
Planning and Drafting Your Paper	p. 11
Revising and Editing Your Paper	p. 32
Narration: Relating Events	p. 57
Description: Presenting Impressions	p. 69
Process Analysis: Explaining How	p. 81
Illustration: Making Yourself Clear	p. 91
Classification: Grouping into Categories	p. 98
Comparison: Showing Relationships	p. 107
Cause and Effect: Explaining Why	p. 118
Definition: Establishing Boundaries	p. 129
Argument: Convincing Others	p. 140
Mixing the Writing Strategies	p. 163
Paragraphs	p. 170
Effective Sentences	p. 193
Diction, Tone, Style	p. 209
The Essay Examination	p. 231
Writing About Literature	p. 238
The Library Research Paper	p. 265
Additional Research Strategies: Interviews, Questionnaires, Direct Observations	p. 321
Business Letters and Resumes	p. 340
Reader
Narration	p. 361
Description	p. 372
Process Analysis	p. 385
Illustration	p. 397
Classification	p. 409
Comparison	p. 420
Cause and Effect	p. 434
Definition	p. 448
Argument	p. 457
Mixing the Writing Strategies	p. 485
Life's Changes
Who We Are
Our Relationship to Nature
American Crises
Ethnic, Gender, and Cultural Diversity
Handbook
Sentence Elements	p. 499
Editing to Correct Sentence Errors	p. 529
Editing to Correct Faulty Punctuation and Mechanics	p. 556
Spelling	p. 584
Glossary of Word Usage	p. 590
Author-Title Index	p. 615
Subject Index	p. 617
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