Engagingly written and illustrated with scores of telling examples, this plainspoken how-to book for college writers identifies those qualities that most typically distinguish good writing from bad and provides practical measures for avoiding pitfalls.

Included are do's and don'ts for achieving concision, clarity, and flow, as well as pointers on using punctuation, writing gracefully, citing sources, and structuring persuasive writing.

Championing "the plain style" with a keen appreciation for the uses to which language can be put—including abuses to which it is prone—The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing is a guide that never fails to remind readers why good writing matters so much in the first place, in college and beyond.

Author: Michael Harvey
Paperback: 103 pages
Company: Hackett Pub Co (2003-09)
ISBN: 0872205738
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The Fastest, Easiest Way to Learn: Schaum's Quick Guides

These concise, quick reference guides are perfect for business people, writers, and students at all levels. Written by top experts, they offer readers the easiest, most efficient strategies to master or learn a new skill. All Schaum's Quick Guides include do's and don'ts for avoiding common errors, handy checklists, and practice exercises for building skills quickly.

Author: Molly McClain, Jacqueline Roth
Paperback: 108 pages
Company: McGraw-Hill (1998-08-31)
ISBN: 0070471703
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The Secret DNA of Writing Essays–And Everything Else reveals a Universal Law that isn’t named, explained, or claimed by anyone else, anywhere.

Every other writing system emphasizes form, but Secret DNA emphasizes content that is new to your audience and provides a system that helps you generate new content.

Secret DNA shows you the hidden keys for writing essays with 5 NewView Options and 5 OldView Categories, and walks you through the simple but thorough NewView processes for writing essays--and everything else. In 326 pages, Secret DNA provides over 60 illustrations, graphics, and pictures to clarify its message for students and teachers of writing.

Secret DNA is being used successfully by third, fourth, and fifth graders, as well as high school students, college students, and businessmen.

Secret DNA also shows marketers how to write top-quality advertisements using the NV Empowering Grid for Ads–forget those expensive consultants! It even shows magazine writers how to focus clearly, colorfully, and insightfully on What’s New to the Reader.

Controversially, Secret DNA reveals the historical problems with Rhetoric and reveals little known facts that will make you question everything you know about Rhetoric. You'll learn where Aristotle's manuscripts were hidden for more than two hundred years after his death. You'll also learn what negative things even Cicero, Quintilian, St. Augustine, and many other ancient and modern experts have said about Rhetoric, all properly footnoted.

A software program that automates part of the book is also available for purchase, separately, at http://secretdnaofwritingessays.com.

Author: William R. Drew Jr.
Kindle Edition: 253 pages Kindle eBook
Company: William R. Drew, Jr. (2009-12-31) (2009-12-31)
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'How to Write an Essay' is a book of lessons, model essays and writing topics to help students between Grades 5 and 12 to practise their essay writing technique. The book looks at story writing, short essays, information, explanation, discussion and argumentative essays, letters to friends, business letters, letters to the editor, science reports, job application letters and curriculum vitae, linkage words, writers' techniques, poetry and prose analysis. If students attempt most of the essays in the book, they are bound to become better writers as a result of all their efforts.

Author: Kathi Wyldeck
Paperback: 96 pages
Company: lulu.com (2011-11-08)
ISBN: 1847994296
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Inspiring activities help students learn the "how to's" of language arts skills. Busy teachers appreciate the variety of activities, hands-on experiences, and independent learning opportunities presented in the book.

Author: Gabriel Arquilevich
Paperback: 48 pages
Company: Teacher Created Resources (1999-10-01) (2004-11-03)
ISBN: 1576904911
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This 2nd edition of this straightforward guide to essay writing - an essential skill for students at all levels. It includes expert advice and practical guidance from an experienced author. Students can dramatically improve their grade assessments by putting into practice some simple, but invaluable principles of essay writing. It deals both with timed exam conditions and coursework essays. Students can use this book to understand exactly what is required of them and how to deliver it - a winning formula.

Author: Don Shiach
Paperback: 163 pages
Company: How to Books (2009-08-15)
ISBN: 1845283414
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Author: Bryan Greetham
Paperback: 320 pages
Company: Palgrave Macmillan (2008-04-15) (2008-04-29)
ISBN: 0230224806
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Every student needs to be able to write essays. How to Write Great Essays stresses the importance of clarity, word choice, and organization in essay writing. This book also helps readers build their knowledge of correct grammar and punctuation and familiarize them with editing, revising, and proofreading essays. Sample writing prompts and essays reinforce what students learn in this book.

Author: LearningExpress Editors
Paperback: 192 pages
Company: Learningexpress, Llc (2007-03-27)
ISBN: 157685521X
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Author: Justin Marshall
Paperback: 225 pages ISBN13: 9781411499768, Condition: Used - Very Good, Notes: 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Company: Sparknotes (2006-01-01)
ISBN: 141149976X
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S.C. Parks is a teacher with ten years literacy education experience and more than twenty years of successful essay writing experience, this eBook is an outline of the steps for writing a basic essay for students taking high school exit exams, including the GED, as well as students taking college entrance exams. The steps describe how to prepare for and write an essay. There is no discussion of grammar and mechanics.


Author: S.C. Parks
Kindle Edition: 10 pages Kindle eBook
Company: (2010-02-08) (2010-02-08)
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