TY - BOOK AU - Wyrick, Jean TI - Steps to writing well: with additional readings. SN - 9781305394216 AV - PE1408.W99 PY - 2017/// CY - Boston, MA PB - Cengage Learning KW - Writing skills KW - English language KW - Grammar N1 - 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 -- ER -