Kanar, Carlo <br/><br/>
The confident writer. / 
Carol Kanar 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - New York:  Hougton Mifflin Company,  2001. 
 - xxv, 530 p.:  ill.;  24cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: The Writting process: Understanding the essay: An overview -- Using prewriting strategies -- Improving your paragraph skills -- Stating your thesis -- Revising your essays -- Editing your essays -- Using the library, doing research -- Patterns as options: Using narration -- Using description -- Explaining a process -- Choosing classification or division -- Comparing and contrasting -- Explaining causes and effects -- Using definition -- Arguing persuasively -- More choices: a collection of readings -- The selective writer: Appendix A: Basic choices: The parts of speech -- Appendix B: Sentence effectiveness choices -- Punctuation choices for special problems -- Word choice.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0618131132 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE 1408.K13