Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents: Rhetoric and research writing guide: The Writing situation and early stages of writing process: Writing in context -- Different voices for different occasions and audiences -- Prewriting: Discovering ideas -- Drafting: Exploring ideas -- Revision workshop: Later stages of the writing process: Revising, editing, and and proofreading: An overview -- Revision and acccuracy: Begining to think critically -- Revising paragraphs -- Editing: Styling sentences -- Editing: Improving word choice -- Options for organization: Narration: Recounting events -- Description: Conveying impressions -- Process analysis: Explaining how -- Illustration: Showing with examples -- Classification: Grouping and dividing -- Comparison and contrast: Explaining likeness and difference -- Definition: Identifying basic characteristics -- Cause and effect: Explaining why -- Critical thinking, evaluation, and argument: Problem solving -- Shaping an effective argument -- Detecting falacies -- Research writing: Preliminary considerations for research -- Primary research: Observation, interviews, and surveys -- Secondary resaerch: Locating print and electronic sources -- Documenting sources -- Using sources and writing a research paper -- Reading and responding to essays -- Reading and responding to short stories, novels, and plays -- Reading and responding to poetry -- Essay exams, employment writing, and oral presentations: Writing effective essay exams -- Employment writing for the twenty-fisrt century -- Oral presentations.