Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Joe Giampalmi, EdD, is a hall-of-fame educator who’s been teaching students to mind their P’s and Q’s, use active voice, include Oxford commas, and support their arguments for more than 50 years. He has taught more than 100 English composition courses.
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- Ten can’t-miss resources for improving your college writing
- Strategies for revising and repairing inadequate essays on your own
- Techniques to help non-native English speakers master the challenging world of English essay writing
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Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with College Writing 5
Chapter 1: Transitioning to Greater Expectations: College Writing 7
Chapter 2: Sailing into Safe Waters: First-Year Writing Success 21
Chapter 3: Previewing a College Writing 101 Course: Getting Schooled 35
Chapter 4: Tasting Higher Steaks: Essay Portfolio Requirements 57
Part 2: Establishing Essentials: Elements of Composing 75
Chapter 5: Planning Your Essay Success: Organization and Structure 77
Chapter 6: Determining Your Reasons for Writing: Audience and Purpose 105
Chapter 7: Showing Evidence: Thesis Support 123
Part 3: Writing with Style, Language, and Grammar 145
Chapter 8: Establishing Structure: Sentences and Paragraphs 147
Chapter 9: Scoring Personality Points: Stars of Style 165
Chapter 10: Showing Sensitivity: Language That Builds Better Societies 191
Chapter 11: Scrutinizing Your Paper for Sneaky Grammar Errors 207
Part 4: Rehearsing for Success: Planning, Writing, and Revising 237
Chapter 12: Preparing Your Persuasion: Planning, Gathering, and Organizing Information 239
Chapter 13: Getting One Done: Completing Draft One 263
Chapter 14: Rethinking and Repairing: Three-Level Revising Plan 281
Chapter 15: Finalizing for Shipment: Format and Presentation 301
Chapter 16: Reaching Out: Writing across Courses 315
Part 5: The Part of Tens 333
Chapter 17: Ten (or So) Resources for Improving College Writing 335
Chapter 18: Ten Tips for Nonnative English-Speaking College Writers 343
Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Tips for Repairing Broken Essays: DIY 351
Index 357
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College Writing For Dummies has the fun and easy lessons, useful examples, and practical exercises you need to take your writing to the next level and grab that first-year writing requirement. By the time you’re done, you’ll understand essay structure, grasp essential rules of grammar, and know how to effectively support an argument. You’ll discover how to revise and polish your work until it shines and even transform a not-so-great essay into a guaranteed superstar piece of writing.
Inside…
- Understand the basics of composition
- Support your thesis
- Structure your paragraphs
- Revise and edit your grammar
- Make your first draft useful
- Format and present your work
- Repair broken essays
- Organize your arguments
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Joe Giampalmi, EdD, is a hall-of-fame educator who’s been teaching students to mind their P’s and Q’s, use active voice, include Oxford commas, and support their arguments for more than 50 years. He has taught more than 100 English composition courses.