TY  - BOOK
AU  - Oshima,Alice
AU  - Hogue,Ann
TI  - Introduction to academic writing
T2  - The Longman Academic Writing series
SN  - 0131933957
AV  - PE1408 .O72 2007
U1  - 808.042 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - White Plains, N.Y.
PB  - Pearson/Longman
KW  - English language
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Academic writing
KW  - Report writing
N1  - Includes index; Part I. The Paragraph -- Part II. The Essay  -- --; Part I; The Paragraph -- --; 1; Paragraph Format --; What Is Academic Writing? --; Organization --; Paragraph Format --; Model: Handwritten Assignment Introducing Myself --; Model: Computer-Written Assignment Introducing Myself --; Capitalization --; Capitalization Rules --; Sentence Structure --; Model: Sentence Structure A Person Who Has Made a Difference: George Lucas --; Simple Sentences --; Subject-Verb Agreement --; Fragments --; Writing --; The Process of Writing --; Step 1 Prewriting: Listing --; Step 2 Organizing --; Step 3 Writing --; Step 4 Polishing: Revising and Editing --; Review --; Writing Assignment --; Alternative Writing Assignment -- --; 2; Narrative Paragraphs --; Model: Narrative Paragraph Earthquake! --; Organization --; Time Order --; Time Order Signals --; Sentence Structure --; Model: Compound Sentences Omusubi Kororin --; Compound Sentences with and, but, so, and or --; Punctuation --; Five Comma Rules --; Writing --; Prewriting: Freewriting --; Model: Freewriting A Memorable Event in My Life --; Review --; Writing Assignment --; Alternative Writing Assignment -- --; 3; Paragraph Structure --; Organization --; Three Parts of a Paragraph --; Model: Three Parts of a Paragraph A Hawaiian Wedding --; The Topic Sentence --; Supporting Sentences and Examples --; The Concluding Sentence --; Punctuation --; Apostrophes --; Writing --; Organizing: Outlining --; Model: Outline with Details Music Styles and Fashion --; Review --; Writing Assignment --; Summary Writing I -- --; 4; Descriptive Paragraphs --; Model: Descriptive Paragraph The Stairway --; Organization --; Spatial Order --; Spatial Order Signals --; Topic Sentences for Descriptive Paragraphs --; Supporting Sentences for Descriptive Paragraphs --; Model: Descriptive Details My Banana Garden --; Paragraph Unity --; Sentence Structure --; Model: Compound Sentences Supai Village --; Compound Sentences with yet, for, and nor --; Varying Sentence Openings --; Writing --; Prewriting: Clustering --; Model: Clustering A Place from My Childhood --; Review --; Review Practices --; Writing Assignment -- --; 5; Logical Division of Ideas --; Model: Logical Division of Ideas Paragraph Why I Don¿t Have a Credit Card --; Organization --; Logical Division of Ideas --; Coherence --; Using Nouns and Pronouns Consistently --; Transition Signals --; Sentence Structure --; Sentence Errors: Comma Splices and Run-ons --; Writing --; Review --; Review Practices --; Writing Assignment --; Alternative Writing Assignment -- --; 6; Process Paragraphs --; Model: How to Build a One-Match Campfire --; Organization --; Time Order --; Time Order Signals --; Sentence Structure --; Model: Clauses and Complex Sentences How to Give the Cat a Pill --; Clauses --; Complex Sentences --; Writing --; Review --; Review Practices --; Writing Assignment --; Alternative Writing Topics -- --; 7; Definition Paragraphs --; Models: Definition Paragraphs The Underground Railroad; Courage --; Organization --; Sentence Structure --; Model: Appositives and Adjective Clauses Holidays with Pagan Origins --; Appositives --; Adjective Clauses --; Complex Sentences with Adjective Clauses --; Subject Pronouns: who, which, that --; Object Pronouns: whom, which, that, Ø (no pronoun) --; Clauses with when --; Writing --; Review --; Review Practice --; Writing Assignment -- --; 8; Comparison/Contrast Paragraphs --; Models: Comparison/Contrast Paragraphs --; Paragraph 1: Right Brain/Left Brain --; Paragraph 2: Two Job Applicants --; Organization --; Topic Sentences and Concluding Sentences for Comparison/Contrast Paragraphs --; Sentence Structure --; Model Comparison/Contrast Signals Two Varieties of English --; Comparison Signals --; Contrast Signals --; Writing --; Review --; Review Practices --; Writing Assignment --; Alternative Writing Topics -- --; Part II; The Essay -- --; 9; Essay Organization --; Organization --; Three Parts of an Essay --; Model: Essay Structure Styles of Popular Music --; The Introductory Paragraph --; Body Paragraphs --; The Concluding Paragraph --; Transitions between Paragraphs --; Essay Outlining --; Writing --; Planning an Essay --; Review --; Review Practices --; Writing Assignment --; Summary Writing II -- --; 10; Opinion Essays --; Model: Opinion Essay The Right to Die --; Organization --; The Introductory Paragraph for Opinion Essays --; Body Paragraphs for Opinion Essays --; The Concluding Paragraph for Opinion Essays --; Developing Supporting Details --; Quotations --; Rules for Using and Punctuating Quotations --; Statistics --; Writing --; Review --; Review Practices --; Writing Assignment -- --; APPENDICES --; Appendix A Journal Writing --; Appendix B Correction Symbols --; Appendix C Summary of Punctuation Rules --; Appendix D Kinds of Sentences and Master List of Connecting Words --; Appendix E Master Chart of Transition Signals --; Appendix F Self-Editing and Peer-Editing Worksheets --; Scoring Rubrics
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