A Student Guide to College Composition,9780875731001

A Student Guide to College Composition

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ISBN13: 9780875731001
ISBN10: 0875731007
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-02-01
Publisher(s): Jain Pub Co
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Summary

This book helps students succeed in composition by showing them: How to be effective students How to handle the most difficult challenges of academic writing How to approach the five most common writing assignments. How to pass a timed writing test William Murdick has a Ph. D. in rhetoric and is the author of two other writing textbooks, The Portable Business Writer (Houghton Mifflin, 1999), and The Portable Technical Writer (Houghton Mifflin, 2001). Dr. Murdick has over thirty years experience teaching composition at the university level.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
iv
About this Book v
PART I Succeedding in Composition
Understanding Composition
3(14)
Doing What Works
17(28)
PART II Meeting the Challenges of Academic Writing
Developing Your Points
45(14)
Sounding Educated
59(12)
Incorporating Other Voices
71(34)
PART III Handling the Major Assignments
The Personal Narrative
105(10)
The Informative Article
115(18)
The Argument on a Controversial Issue
133(20)
The Literary Criticism Essay
153(16)
The Long Research Paper
169(14)
Appendix: How to Pass a Timed Writing Test 183(26)
Index 209

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