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100	1		_aBuscemi, Santi V.
245	1	4	_aThe basics: a rhetoric and handbook. / _cSanti V. Buscemi, Albert H. Nicolai, and Richard Strugala.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aBoston, Mass. : _bMcGraw-Hill, _c1998.
300			_axix, 420 p.; _c21 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505			_aContents: The Writing process: Getting ready -- Learning the writing process -- Gathering information -- Focusing on the central idea -- Drafting, rewriting and editing: Outlining and drafting an essay -- Rewriting drafts -- Preparing a final copy -- Designing and developing paragraphs: Writing focused, unified and coherent paragraphs -- Developing ideas and arranging details in a paragraph -- Writing introductions and conclusions -- Special assignments: persuasion and research (MLA/ APA): Writing paragrphs and essays that persuade -- Learning how research and to take notes -- Writing the research paper using the modern language association (MLA) format -- Writing the research paper using the American psychological association (APA) format -- Tools for revision and editing: Sentence sense -- Sentence building blocks -- Sentence strucutre -- Sentence logic and effectiveness -- Correct usage: Agreement -- Verb forms and tenses -- Pronouns -- Adjectives and adverbs -- Word choice -- Wordiness -- Punctuation, spelling and mechanics: End punctuation -- Commas -- Semicolons and colons -- Other marks of punctuation -- Spelling -- Mechanics.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xRhetoric _xHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xGrammar _xHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650		0	_aReport writing _xHandbooks, manuals, etc.
700	1		_aNicolai, Albert H.
700	1		_aStrugala, Richard A.
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