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This writing guide/reader/handbook demystifies writing by presenting the writing process as a series of critical thinking decisions about audience and purpose. Widely admired for its clear, readable style, The Writing Process focuses on writing as decision-making, with a wealth of student samples in various draft stages and a strong selection of professional readings to illustrate writing strategies. New chapters on workplace writing and writing essay exams are included in the Tenth Edition.
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This combination writing guide, reader, and handbook presents the writing process as a series of critical thinking decisions about audience and purpose, and offers a wealth of student papers and professional readings to illustrate writing strategies. End of chapter material includes guideline boxes, checklists, and standard, collaborative, computer, and web-based application exercises. Margin annotations and note boxes are highlighted in a two-color layout. The text contains sections on the planning, drafting, and revision process, essays for different purposes, and the research process. A brief writing handbook covers common sentence errors, punctuation, and mechanics. An ESL appendix explains North American teachers' expectations. New to this tenth edition are annotated examples of each form of workplace writing, from resumes to blogs. There is also a new chapter on essay exams, with sample test questions and annotated responses. This tenth edition also features revised material on using electronic sources, paraphrasing, and summarizing. The companion web site includes multimedia tutorials and exercises. Lannon is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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