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... writing process: I Introduction HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS vii viii HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS Introduction Chapter shows you how to organize your thoughts and ideas before you begin writing, with techniques ... Introduction HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS No other essay resource, either in print or online, gives you all of the information found in this book Everything from prewriting and grammar, to finding and taking ... explained Chapter shows you how to prepare for timed essays Learn how to research your exam, how to familiarize yourself with possible topic choices,and how to budget your time during the writing...

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... interesting and strongest ideas ◆ Try the process again after you have focused your topic; more ideas may be generated BRAINSTORMING OR LISTING Brainstorming is similar to freewriting in that ... comes to mind about your topic If you have not selected a topic, write in answers to the questions, “What I have to say to my audience?” or “What I want my audience to know about me?” HOW TO WRITE ... you are going into a timed writing situation Making the effort to think through what you want to say, and finding the best way to say it, will significantly improve your essay PERFECT TIMING Regardless...

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... exactly what you mean to say The five guidelines in this chapter show you how to clarify your writing A Clarity CHAPTER HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS 11 12 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS CHAPTER Clarity ... both 15 16 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS by and large by definition due to the fact that for all intents and purposes has a tendency to has the ability to in order to in the event that in the near ... career instead of using a pronoun in order to eliminate the possibility the reader will not understand the sentence Write instead: Trini is interested in teaching and farming, but farming is...

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... signs, in speech, and in writing every day In fact, probably because the errors are so common, they often sound Word Choice CHAPTER HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS acceptable to many people But to good writers ... people or things used for two people or things bring: take: moving something toward the speaker moving something away from the speaker Hint: Remember, bring to, take away can: may: used to state ... act of climbing or rising to agree or accept a proposal or opinion assure (verb): ensure (verb): insure (verb): to make certain (assure someone) to make certain to secure from harm; to secure life...

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... incur—incurred, incurring kid—kidding, kidder 33 34 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS CHAPTER Word Choice plan—planned, planning, planner begin—beginning, beginner set—setting transmit—transmitting, transmittal, ... CHAPTER HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE Biased language, which includes negative stereotypes, has no place in your writing Your goal is to include rather than to exclude Understanding ... BASIC SPELLING RULES—DROPPING FINAL E’S AND Y’S When adding an ending to a word that ends with a silent e, drop the final e if the ending begins with a vowel, such as advancing and surprising If...

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... behind from outside within about below in over above beneath inside to after beside into under among between like up around by of upon at except off until before for on with 41 42 HOW TO WRITE ... we took Nancy’s laptop Mechanics CHAPTER HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS ADJECTIVES Adjectives describe or modify nouns or pronouns Adjectives add information by describing people, places, or things ... good As an adjective, good is used to describe nouns In the following sentence, good describes the noun pasta: The pasta you made last night was good In the following sentence, good describes the...

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... wasn’t 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, with the colon, has the tone that ... 55 56 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS CHAPTER Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Also included in this chapter are professional writers’ and editors’ tricks to help you with revising, editing, and ... miss HOW TO REVISE The revision process can seem overwhelming From the Latin revisere, meaning to visit or look at again, revising involves a general examination of your writing You need to look...

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... likely to find it 65 66 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS CHAPTER Revising, Editing, and Proofreading FOR YOUR REVIEW Finish your essay by revising, editing, and proofreading Follow these guidelines: ... check in Chapter (page 36), and read the following guidelines for using computer grammar tools 63 64 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS CHAPTER Revising, Editing, and Proofreading GRAMMAR CHECK TOOLS ... 62 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS CHAPTER Revising, Editing, and Proofreading HOW TO MOVE OR CHANGE TEXT USING THE MOUSE To edit existing text you must first select the text that you would like to...

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... topic or question, use a separate sheet of paper, and write the topic at the top Write anything that comes to mind in response to that topic Your ideas may be in the form of a neat list, moving ... be willing to explore many possibilities before narrowing down your essay topic Untimed Essay Writing Strategies CHAPTER HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS KEEP IN MIND Although you should include ... literary magazine win top honors at the national level? Include some of your poetry and write about your dream of getting published and working in the publishing industry Submit a writing sample...

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... Writing Strategies CHAPTER HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS 85 86 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS TYPES OF CHAPTER Timed Essay Writing Strategies EXAMS While most of the information in this chapter applies to ... as it relates to engineering Thesaurized: At my place of summer employment, I had the fortuity to obtain IT-related information as it pertains to the engineering field To the point: A WORD ABOUT ... those things that I could transport in one valise To the point: To the point: In high school, I took my first accounting class and began to help my mother with the accounting tasks of the business...

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... 92 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS P R E PA R I N G TO CHAPTER Timed Essay Writing Strategies WRITE A T I M E D E S S AY As noted in the opening section of this chapter, the first step in preparing to ... points should be included Once you begin planning, not be tempted to switch topics, which will waste valuable writing time Allow a few minutes to think through the topic You may cross off main ... of July, I find it hard to be proud Although I have just played great soccer in the Eastern Sample Essay Prompts and Essays CHAPTER HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS 97 98 HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS CHAPTER...

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... his tone insulted her He had to spend a great deal of time apologizing to the coworker and explaining that he did not mean to be rude This incident caused Brown to begin observing and assessing ... by Frank McCourt, showed us how tough it was to grow up poor in Ireland I never imagined being so poor! He didn’t even have shoes to wear to walk to school in the winter, and to make it worse the ... but in everyday life Sample Essay Prompts and Essays CHAPTER HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS Write an essay in which you discuss the importance of using appropriate language in the workplace and in...

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... Under the Grammar Hammer Tough Sledding: Using Adjectives After Linking Verbs Remember that linking verbs describe a state of being or a condition They include all forms of to be (such as am, is, ... nothing Correct: He didn't say anything Or: From the 1400s to the 0 s , it was customary to crowd as many negative words as possible into a sentence See, you were just born too late He said nothing ... following table to keep adjectives and adverbs straight That way, we'll all be reading from the same sheet music as we play together in the rest of this chapter C h a p t e r : How to Write...

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