Successful college writing : (Record no. 46343)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780312476540
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number PE1408
Item number .M397 2009
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name McWhorter, Kathleen T.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Successful college writing :
Remainder of title skills, strategies, learning styles /
Statement of responsibility, etc Kathleen T. McWhorter.
246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title College writing :
Remainder of title skills, strategies, learning styles
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 4th ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Boston, Mass. ;
-- New York, N.Y. :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Bedford/St. Martin's,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2009.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent li, 869, [1] p. :
Other physical details ill. (chiefly col.) ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes index.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Part 1. Academic quick start: 1. Succeeding in college -- 2. Writing in college -- 3. Reading and writing about text -- Part 2. Strategies for writing essays: 4. Prewriting how to find and focus ideas -- 5. Developing and supporting a thesis -- 6. Drafting an essay -- 7. Writing effective paragraphs -- 8. Revising content and organization -- 9. Editing sentences and words -- Part 3. Patterns of development: 10. Narration: recounting events -- 11. Description: portraying people, places, and things -- 12. Illustration: explaining with examples -- 13. Process analysis: explaining how something works or is done -- 14. Comparison and contrast: showing similarities and differences -- 15. Classification and division: explaining categories and parts -- 16. Definition: explaining what you mean -- 17. Cause and effect: using reasons and results to explain -- Part 4. Reading and writing arguments: 18. Reading arguments -- 19. Writing arguments -- Part 5. Writing with sources: 20. Planning a paper with sources -- 21. Finding sources and taking notes -- 22. Writing a paper using sources -- Part 6. Academic applications: 23. Reading and writing about literature -- 24. Essay examinations, portfolios, and oral presentations -- Part 7. Handbook: writing problems and how to correct them -- Review of basic grammar -- Writing correct sentences -- Using punctuation correctly -- Managing mechanics and spelling -- ESL troublespots.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element English language
Form subdivision Problems, exercises, etc.
General subdivision Rhetoric
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Report writing
Form subdivision Problems, exercises, etc.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element English language
Form subdivision Problems, exercises, etc.
General subdivision Grammar
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element College readers.
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Library of Congress Classification
Item type Book
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    Library of Congress Classification     Non-fiction Nakuru Campus Nakuru Campus General Circulation 19/04/2016 Donations 1 PE1408 .M397 2009 046462 10/04/2019 2 19/04/2016 Book