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050 _aPE1408.W931
100 _aEbest,Sally Barr
245 _aWriting from A-Z: The easy-to-use reference handbook. /
_cSally Barr Ebest
250 _a4th ed.
260 _aNew York:
_bMcGraw-Hill,
_c2003.
300 _axiv, 517 p:
_bill,;
_c22cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _aContents: 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.
700 _aAlred, Gerald J.
700 _aBrusaw, charles T.
700 _aOliu, Walter E.
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