Models for writers: short essays for composition. / 
[editors] Alfred Rosa, Paul Eschholz. 
 - 11th ed. 
 - Boston:  Bedford/St. Martin's,  2012. 
 - xxvii, 711 p. :  ill. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: On reading and writing well: The writing process -- From reading to writing -- The elements of the essay: Thesis -- Unity -- Organization -- Beginnings and endings -- Paragraphs -- Transitions -- Effective sentences -- Writing with sources -- The language of the essay: Diction and tone -- Figurative language -- Types of essays: Illustration --Narration -- Description -- Process analysis -- Definition -- Division and classification -- Comparison and contrast -- Cause and effect -- Argument -- A brief guide to writing a research paper --  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780312552015 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780312552176 (high school ed. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011941051 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>College readers.<br/>Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>English language--Rhetoric.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1417.M56