TY - BOOK AU - Ebest,Sally Barr AU - Alred, Gerald J. AU - Brusaw, charles T. AU - Oliu, Walter E. TI - Writing from A-Z: The easy-to-use reference handbook. SN - 0072872047 AV - PE1408.W931 PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill N1 - 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 ER -