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By Jean Wyrick, Chris Field, Audrey Wick

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Wyrick/Field/Wick's "Steps to Writing Well with Additional Readings" presents rhetorical strategies for composing essays in an easy-to-follow progression of useful lessons and activities. With over 70 student and professional readings and a wealth of short and long assignments, students receive the models and practice they need to write essays with confidence. The 12th edition features visual learning aids; new student samples, professional readings and advertisements; essay assignments that promote using sources and rhetorical strategies; an organization for expository writing assignments and research and discussions of drafting and reading multimodal texts. It reflects guidelines from the latest 9th edition "Manual of the Modern Language Association" and 7th edition "2020 Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association." Also available: MindTap digital learning solution.

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Wyrick/Field/Wick's "Steps to Writing Well with Additional Readings" presents rhetorical strategies for composing essays in an easy-to-follow progression of useful lessons and activities. With over 70 student and professional readings and a wealth of short and long assignments, students receive the models and practice they need to write essays with confidence. The 12th edition features visual learning aids; new student samples, professional readings and advertisements; essay assignments that promote using sources and rhetorical strategies; an organization for expository writing assignments and research and discussions of drafting and reading multimodal texts. It reflects guidelines from the latest 9th edition "Manual of the Modern Language Association" and 7th edition "2020 Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association." Also available: MindTap digital learning solution.

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Chapters

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Preface
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
To the Student
Part 1. The Basics of the Short Essay
Part 2. Purposes, Modes, and Strategies
Part 3. Special Assignments
Part 4. A Concise Handbook
Part 5. Additional Readings

Part 1. The Basics of the Short Essay

Chapter 1. The Reading–Writing Connection
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How Can Reading Well Help Me Become a Better Writer? ↗
Becoming an Analytical Reader ↗
Steps to Reading Well ↗
Sample Annotated Essay ↗
Reading Multimodal Texts Analytically ↗
Steps to Reading Multimodal Texts Well ↗
Sample Annotated Advertisement ↗
Writing a Summary ↗
Benefiting from Class Discussions ↗
Chapter 1 Summary ↗
Chapter 2. Prewriting and Understanding Audience
Getting Started
Selecting a Subject
Finding Your Essay’s Purpose and Focus
Prewriting Techniques
Listing
Freewriting
Looping
The Boomerang
Clustering
Cubing
Interviewing
The Cross-Examination
Sketching
Dramatizing the Subject
Keeping a Journal (Talking to Yourself Does Help)
Uses of the Journal
After You’ve Found Your Focus
Discovering Your Audience
How to Identify Your Readers
Chapter 2 Summary
Chapter 3. The Thesis Statement
What Is a Thesis? What Does a “Working Thesis” Do?
Can a “Working Thesis” Change?
Guidelines for Writing a Good Thesis
Avoiding Common Errors in Thesis Statements
Using the Essay Map
Chapter 3 Summary
Chapter 4. The Body Paragraphs
Planning the Body of Your Essay
Composing the Body Paragraphs
The Topic Sentence
Focusing Your Topic Sentence
Placing Your Topic Sentence
Paragraph Development
Paragraph Length
Paragraph Unity
Paragraph Coherence
A Recognizable Ordering of Information
Transitional Words and Phrases
Repetition of Key Words
Pronouns Substituted for Key Nouns
Parallelism
Using a Variety of Transitional Devices
Avoiding Whiplash
Paragraph Sequence
Transitions between Paragraphs
Chapter 4 Summary
Chapter 5. Beginnings and Endings
Suggestions for Writing A Good Lead-In
Avoiding Errors in Lead-Ins
Suggestions for Writing a Good Ending or Conclusion
Avoiding Errors in Conclusions
How to Write a Good Title
Chapter 5 Summary
Chapter 6. Drafting and Revising: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking
What Is Revision?
When Does Revision Occur?
Myths About Revision
Can I Learn to Improve My Revision Skills?
Preparing to Draft
Some Basic Tips for Drafting
Some Hints When Drafting on a Computer
Some Hints When Handwriting a Draft
Writing Centers, Computer Classrooms, and Electronic Networks
Procrastination: Enemy of Critical Thinking, Thief of Time
A Revision Process for Your Drafts
I. Revising for Purpose, Thesis, and Audience
II. Revising for Ideas and Evidence
III. Revising for Organization
IV. Revising for Clarity and Style
V. Editing for Errors
VI. Proofreading
A Final Checklist for Your Essay
Sample Student Essay
Draft Essay
Revised Essay
Collaborative Activities: Group Work, Peer Revision Workshops, and Team Projects
Benefiting from Collaborative Activities
Guidelines for Peer Revision Workshops
Guidelines for Small-Group Work
Final Advice: How to Minimize Frustration
Chapter 6 Summary
Chapter 7. Effective Sentences
Developing a Clear Style
Give Your Sentences Content
Make Your Sentences Specific
Avoid Overpacking Your Sentences
Fix Major Sentence Errors
Pay Attention to Word Order
Avoid Mixed Constructions and Faulty Predication
Developing a Concise Style
Avoid Deadwood Constructions
Avoid Redundancy
Carefully Consider Passive Verbs
Avoid Pretentiousness
Developing an Engaging Style
Use specific, descriptive verbs
Developing an Emphatic Style
Consider Word Order
Use Coordination
Use Subordination
Chapter 7 Summary
Chapter 8. Word Logic
Selecting the Correct Words
Accuracy: Confused Words
Accuracy: Idiomatic Phrases
Levels of Language
Tone
Denotation and Connotation
Selecting the Best Words
Vague Verbs
Vague Nouns
Vague Modifiers
Chapter 8 Summary

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