A reader for developing writers. /
Santi V. Buscemi
- 4th
- New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
- xxvii,517 p.: ill.; 24cm.
Contents: Organization and development -- The Central idea -- Unity and coherence -- Development -- Introductions and conclusions -- Word choice and sentence patterns -- Word choice:Using concreteuage,specific,and vivid language -- Word choice:Using figurative language -- Sentence structure:Creating emphasis and variety -- Description -- Describing places and things -- Describing people -- Narration -- Personal reflection and autobiography -- Reporting events -- The Short story -- Exposition and persuasion -- Illustration -- Comparism and contrast -- Process analysis -- Persuasion.