Pharr, Donald. <br/><br/>
Writing today : contexts and options for the real world. / 
Donald Pharr, Santi V. Buscemi. 
 - Annotated instructor's ed. 
 - Boston :  McGraw-Hill,  c2005. 
 - xxxii, 790 + various pagings. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: The Essay: determinig purpose, audience and approach -- Shaping your essay: prewriting, focusing, organizing and drafting -- Developing strong paragrahs: exploring your options -- Reshaping your essay: global revision -- Refining your essay: editing and proofreading -- Description -- Narration -- Exemplification -- Process analysis -- Causal analysis -- Definition -- Classification -- Comparison and contrast -- Argument --  The Blended essay -- Essay examination -- Business formats -- Quoting text -- Writing about literature -- The Research process -- The Research paper -- Parts of speech -- Sentence parts and sentence types -- Major sentence errors -- Problems with verbs -- Problems with pronouns -- Problems with modifiers -- Punctuating sentences with commas -- Punctuating sentences with other punctuation marks -- Mechanics -- Diction, usage and spelling -- A Glossary of usage. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0072971746 (acidfree paper : instructor's ed.) 0072326026 (acidfree paper : student's ed.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004048287 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Rhetoric.<br/>Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>English language--Grammar--Problems, exercises, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1408.P46  
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808/.042