Ebest,Sally Barr

Writing from A-Z: The easy-to-use reference handbook. / Sally Barr Ebest - 4th ed. - New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. - xiv, 517 p: ill,; 22cm.

Includes index.

Contents: Overview of composing processes -- Assessing the rhetorical situation: Occasion -- Audience -- Topic --Purpose -- Elements of the rhetorical situation -- Prewriting: Tips for prewriting on the computer -- Development strategies -- Journalists' questions -- Burke's pentad -- Methods of development -- Organization -- The Thesis -- Drafting: Tips for drafting on the computer -- Revising: Large-scale concerns -- Small-scale concerns -- Tips for revising on the computer -- Getting feedback -- General guidelines for peer response -- Peer response guidelines for specific kinds of writing -- Editing: Sentence structure -- Word choice -- Clarity and conciseness -- Documentation -- Mechanics -- Tips for editing on the computer -- Tips for proofreading -- Checklist for composing.

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