Table of Contents

Table of Contents

I. THE PROCESS-DECISIONS IN PLANNING, DRAFTING, AND REVISING.

1. Decisions in the Writing Process.
2. Decisions in Planning.
3. Decisions in Drafting
4. Decisions in Revising



II. SPECIFIC REVISION STRATEGIES.

5. Revising the Content: Writing Something Worthwhile.
6. Revising the Paragraphs: Shaping for Readers' Access.
7. Revising the Sentences: Writing with Style.
8. Revising the Words and Phrases: Fine-Tuning.



III. ESSAYS FOR VARIOUS GOALS.

9. Decisions about Reading for Writing.
10. Helping Others See and Share an Experience: Description and Narration.
11. Illustrating for Readers: Examples.
12. Explaining Parts and Categories: Division and Classification.
13. Explaining Steps and Stages: Process Analysis.
14. Explaining Why It Happened or What Will Happen: Cause- and-Effect Analysis.
15. Explaining Similarities or Differences: Comparison and Contrast.
16. Explaining the Exact Meaning: Definition.
17. Using Multiple Strategies in a Persuasive Argument.
18. Special Issues in Persuasion.



IV. THE RESEARCH PROCESS.

19. Asking Questions and Finding Answers.
20. Recording, Evaluating, and Interpreting Your Findings.
21. Documenting Your Sources.
22. Composing the Research Paper.
23. Case Study: A Sample Research Paper.

APPENDICES.

Index.