TY - BOOK AU - Trimmer, Joseph F. TI - The new writing with a purpose. SN - 061831847X AV - PE1408.T73 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Houghton Mifflin Company KW - English language KW - Rhetoric. N1 - Includes index; Contents: The Writing process: Toward purposeful writing -- Planning -- Drafting -- Revising -- Designing -- Writing structures: Common methods of development -- Argument -- Paragraphs: units of development -- Sentences: patterns of expression -- Diction: the choice of words -- Tone and style -- Writing research: Planning the research paper -- Writing the research paper -- Readings with a purpose: writing strategies -- Handbook of grammar and usage: The Evolution of English -- Understanding sentence elements -- Writing logical and effective sentences -- Writing grammatical sentences -- Choosing effective diction -- Observing the rules of punctuation -- Observing the rules of mechanics -- A Glossary of contemporary usage. ER -