How to write great essays part 1

... Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Starkey, Lauren B., 19 62– How to write great essays / Lauren Starkey. —1st ed. p. cm. ISBN 1- 57685-5 21- X 1. English language—Rhetoric—Problems, exercises, etc. 2. Essay—Authorship—Problems, ... Broadway 8th Floor New York, NY 10 006 Or visit us at: www.learnatest.com CONTENTS HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  v Introduction vii 1 Organiz...

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... organization, you will have CHAPTER Organization 1 1 Organization CHAPTER 1 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  CHAPTER 1 Organization 2 guidance and direction through the ... to mind about your topic. If you have not selected a topic, write in answers to the questions, “What do I have to say to my audience?” or “What do I want my audien...

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... what you mean to say. The five guidelines in this chapter show you how to clarify your writing. CHAPTER Clarity 2 2 Clarity CHAPTER 2 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  CHAPTER ... nature extreme in degree strange type 18 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  CHAPTER 1 Organization 10 3. List: create a roster of items of equal importance. 4....

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... Clarity CHAPTER 2 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  19 The pronoun that is too far away from its antecedent to be clear. It could refer to the paper, or to the meeting. A better sentence ... you must consider whether CHAPTER Word Choice 3 3 Word Choice CHAPTER 3 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  CHAPTER 3 Word Choice 22 the words you choos...

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... CHAPTER 3 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  31 INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE Biased language, which includes negative stereotypes, has no place in your writing. Your goal is to include rather than to exclude. ... inappropriate and in poor taste to use slang terms for racial or religious groups. 32 Word Choice CHAPTER 3 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  33  S PELLING College admissions...

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... lessons, practice exercises, and quizzes to reinforce the material. CHAPTER Mechanics 4 4 Mechanics CHAPTER 4 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  CHAPTER 4 Mechanics 48  P UNCTUATION There ... Nancy, and we took her laptop. (Whose laptop?) Correct: I went on the trip with Emily and Nancy, and we took Nancy’s laptop. 40 Mechanics CHAPTER 4 HOW TO...

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... CHAPTER 5 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  CHAPTER 5 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading 56 Also included in this chapter are professional writers’ and editors’ tricks to help ... in class today: he had to fly to Houston to present a paper. My teacher wasn’t in class today. He had to fly to Houston to present a paper. The first example,...

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... to select the whole automatically selects word. entire word HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  CHAPTER 5 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading 62  H OW TO M OVE OR C HANGE T EXT U SING THE M OUSE To ... thoughts, experiences, likes and dislikes—it is wise to look inward with two great techniques: journaling and taking inventory. 68 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  CHAPTER 5...

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... CHAPTER 6 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  69 JOURNALING Keeping a journal might seem like an odd advice, unrelated to the major task you have to accomplish, but it is actually a great way to begin ... GREAT ESSAYS  75 1. For each different topic or question, use a separate sheet of paper, and write the topic at the top. 2. Write anything that comes to mind in respons...

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... CHAPTER 7 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  CHAPTER 7 Timed Essay Writing Strategies 86  T YPES OF E XAMS While most of the information in this chapter applies to every ... school(s) to which you are applying. It is too high a price to pay after all HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS  CHAPTER 6 Untimed Essay Writing Strategies 8080 Untimed Es...

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