Includes index

Contents: Prewriting -- The thesis statement -- The body paragraph -- Beginnings and endings -- Drafting and revising: creative thinking, critical thinking -- Effective sentences -- Word logic -- The reading-writing connection -- Development by example -- Process analysis -- Comparison and contrast -- Definition -- Division and classification -- Causal analysis -- Argumentation -- Description -- Narration -- Writing essays using multiple strategies -- Conducting research and using sources -- Documenting sources -- Classroom writing: exams, timed essays and presentations -- Writing about literature -- Writing in the world of work -- Writing about visual arts -- Writing about film -- Major errors in grammar -- A concise guide to punctuation -- A concise guide to mechanics -- Development by example -- Process analysis -- Comparison and contrast -- Definition -- Division and classification -- Causal essays -- Argumentation -- Description -- Narration -- Essays using multiple strategies and styles -- Literature --