TY - BOOK AU - Reinking,James A. AU - Von der Osten,Robert TI - Strategies for successful writing :a rhetoric, research guide, reader, and handbook. SN - 0132320282 AV - PE1408.R426 PY - 2007/// CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - Prentice Hall KW - English language KW - Rhetoric N1 - Includes index; Contents: Writing: a first look -- Strategies for successful reading -- Planning and drafting your paper -- Revising and editing your paper -- Naration: Relating events -- Description: presenting impressions -- Process analysis: explaining how -- Illustration: making yourself clear -- Classification: grouping into categories -- Comparison: showing relationships -- Cause and effect: explaining why -- Definition: establishing boundaries -- Argument: convincing others -- Mixing the writing strategies -- Paragraphs -- Effective sentences -- Diction, tone, style -- The Essay -- Writing about literature -- Business letters memos, and resumes -- Documenting sources -- Additional research strategies: interviews, questionnaires, direct observations. UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0620/2006030314.html ER -