ContentsReadings Listed by Rhetorical Mode 0Preface 0Part 1 Essay Writing 1 An Introduction to Writing 0Point and Support 0Structure of the Traditional Essay 0Benefits of Writing the Traditional Essay 00Writing as a Skill 00Writing as a Process of Discovery 00Writing as a Way to Communicate with Others 00Keeping a Journal 00Using Technology to Work Efficiently 00MLA Format 00Review Activities 00Using This Text 00The Writing Process 00Prewriting 00Writing a First Draft 00Revising 00Editing 00Review Activities 00The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing 00Step 1: Begin with a Point, or Thesis 00Step 2: Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence 00Practice in Advancing and Supporting a Thesis 00The Third Step in Essay Writing 00Step 3: Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence 00Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles 00Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specific Evidence 000The Fourth Step in Essay Writing 000Revising Sentences 000Editing Sentences 000Practice in Revising Sentences 000Four Bases for Revising Essays 000Base 1: Unity 000Base 2: Support 000Base 3: Coherence 000Base 4: Sentence Skills 000Practice in Using the Four Bases 000Developing an Essay 000Important Considerations in Essay Development 000The Writing Process in Action 000A Look Ahead to Part Two: Patterns of Essay Development 000Part 2 Patterns of Essay Development 000Description 000Student Essays to Consider 000Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Description 000A Model Essay to Consider 000 READING Lou's Place by Beth Johnson 000Narration 000Student Essays to Consider 000Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Narration 000A Model Essay to Consider 000READING The Teacher Who Changed My Life by Nicholas Gage 000Exemplification 000Student Essays to Consider 000Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Exemplification 000A Model Essay to Consider 000READING Dad by Andrew H. Malcolm 000Process 000Student Essays to Consider 000Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Process 000A Model Essay to Consider 000READING How to Do Well on a Job Interview by Glenda Davis 000Cause and/or Effect 000Student Essays to Consider 000Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Cause and/or Effect 000A Model Essay to Consider 000READING Taming the Anger Monster by Anne Davidson 000Comparison and/or Contrast 000Methods of Development 000Student Essays to Consider 000Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Comparison and/or Contrast 000A Model Essay to Consider 000READING Born to Be Different? by Camille Lewis 000Definition 000Student Essays to Consider 000

Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Definition 000A Model Essay to Consider 000READING Propaganda Techniques in Today's Advertising by Ann McClintock 000Division-Classification 000Student Essays to Consider 000Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Division-Classification 000A Model Essay to Consider 000READING The 5 Types of Friends Worth Holding Onto for Dear Life by Shelley Emling 000Argument 000Strategies for Argument 000Student Essays to Consider 000Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Argument 000A Model Essay to Consider 000READING Essay on the Importance of Teaching Failure by Edward Burger 000 Part 3 Researching, Writing, and Documenting 000Information Literacy 000 Using Online Sources Effectively 000 Using the Library in the Context of the Digital World 000Summarizing and Paraphrasing 000 Identifying and Avoiding Plagiarism 000 Writing a Summary 000 A Model Summary of an Article 000 Writing a Paraphrase 000 Using Direct Quotations 000 Writing a Source-Based Essay 000 Planning Ahead and Taking Notes 000 Understanding How To Incorporate Sources 000 Citing Sources 000 A Model Literary Analysis 000 Model Rhetorical Analysis 000Writing a Research Essay 000 Getting Started and Creating a Schedule 000 Selecting a Topic That You Can Readily Research 000 Limiting Your Topic and Making the Purpose of Your Paper Clear 000 Brainstorming What You Know 000