The essentials of academic writing / Derek Soles.

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Soles, Derek

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Boston, MA : Cengage Learning Houghton Mifflin, c2010.Edition: 2nd ed., [2009 MLA Update]Description: xviii, 437 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780495800491

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DDC classification:

808.02 22

Contents:

THE PROCESS OF WRITING AN ACADEMIC ESSAY -- What Is an Academic Essay? -- Getting Started: Consider Topic, Audience, Purpose -- Research Your Topic -- Make a Plan -- Write a Draft -- Revise Your Essay -- Edit Your Essay -- Acknowledge Your Sources -- SAMPLE ACADEMIC ESSAYS WITH INSTRUCTIONAL NOTES AND COMMENTARY -- AN ANTHOLOGY OF ACADEMIC WRITING

Abstract: THE ESSENTIALS OF ACADEMIC WRITING, International Edition, offers a complete overview of the process of writing academic essays for college courses. This text covers the writing process, including concise, nuts-and-bolts coverage of researching, planning, drafting, documenting, revising, and proofreading academic papers. A sample student essay serves as a case study throughout the text, illustrating each step of the writing process. An anthology of 12 academic essays, covering a variety of disciplines and topics, provides good models for student writing. This affordable and accessible text is a valuable rhetoric for freshman composition and is an important reference guide to students in all college disciplines.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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"Includes the 2009 MLA Update"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

THE ESSENTIALS OF ACADEMIC WRITING, International Edition, offers a complete overview of the process of writing academic essays for college courses. This text covers the writing process, including concise, nuts-and-bolts coverage of researching, planning, drafting, documenting, revising, and proofreading academic papers. A sample student essay serves as a case study throughout the text, illustrating each step of the writing process. An anthology of 12 academic essays, covering a variety of disciplines and topics, provides good models for student writing. This affordable and accessible text is a valuable rhetoric for freshman composition and is an important reference guide to students in all college disciplines.

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