... explained.Chapter 7 shows you howto prepare for timed essays. Learn howto research your exam, how to familiarize yourself with possible topic choices,and howto budget your time dur-ing the ... howto organize your thoughts and ideas before you begin writ-ing, with techniques such as freewriting, brainstorming, and outlining.You will evenlearn why it’s important to read good writing ... Writing Strategies 858Sample Essay Prompts and Essays 97Resources 111ContentsLauren StarkeyNEW YORK WRITE GREAT ESSAYS ® HOW TO HOW TOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS IntroductionviiiChapter 1 shows...
... you have focused your topic; more ideas may begenerated.2. BRAINSTORMING OR LISTINGBrainstorming is similar to freewriting in that it is a timed, flowing exercise meant to elicitmany thoughts ... scheme onto their prewrit-ing notes.OUTLINECreating an outline begins with a reading of your prewriting notes. First, group related ideastogether, looking for major topics (which can be headings) ... are going into a timed writing situation. Makingthe effort to think through what you want to say, and finding the best way to say it, will sig-nificantly improve your essay.PERFECT TIMINGRegardless...
... mean to say. The five guidelines in this chapter show you howto clarify your writing.CHAPTERClarity22Clarity CHAPTER 2 HOW TOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS Clarity CHAPTER 2 HOW TOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS 13MODIFIERSADDPRECISIONClarity ... career instead of using a pronoun in order to eliminate thepossibility the reader will not understand the sentence. Write instead:Trini is interested in teaching and farming, but farming is ... antecedent■uselessExample:Trini is interested in teaching and farming, which is her career choice.What is her career choice? Which could mean either teaching or farming, making it unclear.The writer needs to restate...
... looking forward to somethingamong: used when comparing or referring to three ormore people or thingsbetween: used for two people or thingsbring: moving something toward the speakertake: moving ... climbing or risingassent (verb): to agree or accept a proposal or opinionassure (verb): to make certain (assure someone)ensure (verb): to make certaininsure (verb): to secure from harm; to ... CHAPTER 3 HOW TOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS 27acceptable to many people. But to good writers and the readers of your essay, they are glar-ing errors. Take the time to learn the denotative meanings of...
... naggingincur—incurred, incurringkid—kidding, kidderWord Choice CHAPTER 3 HOW TOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS 35When in doubt, look up the singular form in the dictionary, where you will also find theplural ... sly30 HOW TOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS CHAPTER 3 Word Choice3434plan—planned, planning, plannerbegin—beginning, beginnerset—settingtransmit—transmitting, transmittal, transmittedBASIC SPELLING ... RULES—DROPPING FINAL E’S AND Y’SWhen adding an ending to a word that ends with a silent e, drop the final e if the endingbegins with a vowel, such as advancing and surprising.If the ending begins...
... books that contain grammar lessons,practice exercises, and quizzes to reinforce the material.CHAPTERMechanics44Mechanics CHAPTER 4 HOW TOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS HOW TOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS CHAPTER ... are too many meetings scheduled on Tuesday morning.Incorrect:Here are the report you asked me to write. Correct:Here is the report you asked me to write. 44Mechanics CHAPTER 4 HOW TOWRITE ... assignment?)Correct:While Tony was working on his English assignment, his computercrashed.Note that correcting a dangling participle involves adding and/or rearranging the words in a sentence to make the meaning...
... HOWTOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS CHAPTER 5 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading56Also included in this chapter are professional writers’ and editors’ tricks to help you withrevising, editing, ... wasn’t in class today: he had to fly to Houston to present a paper.My teacher wasn’t in class today. He had to fly to Houston to present a paper.The first example, with the colon, has the tone ... used in two ways: to separate independent clauses,and to separate the items in a list when those items contain commas. HOW TOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS CHAPTER 5 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading58As...
... menu.62 HOW TOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS CHAPTER 5 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading66FORYOURREVIEWFinish your essay by revising, editing, and proofreading. Follow these guidelines:■Put ... sessions exploring the topics, if youhave a choice. Read the section in this chapter that explains what the topics require and how best to approach them. Then, move into prewriting, using one or ... inventory.68Revising, Editing, and Proofreading CHAPTER 5 HOW TOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS 61Inserted textAn underline is the default. You may change it to bold,italics, or double underline. Choose...
... Writing Strategies CHAPTER 6 HOW TOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS 751. For each different topic or question, use a separate sheet of paper, and write thetopic at the top.2. Write anything that comes to ... trip to Belize to study the marineecosystem, I was excited. The thought of escaping the cold New England winter76 HOW TOWRITE GREAT ESSAYS CHAPTER 6 Untimed Essay Writing Strategies70■ Write ... about beginning with the way you felt about something, rather thanfirst describing or otherwise revealing that something.■Be mysterious or intriguing. Your introduction needs to relate to the...
... should contain financial implications of the plan in terms of contributions to the company’s bottom line. HOWEVER, as was stated in the beginning of the Marketing Plan tutorial, the marketing plan ... forces the marketing personnel to look internally in order to fully understand the results of past marketing decisions. • forces the marketing personnel to look externally in order to fully understand ... component in obtaining funding to pursue new initiatives. The Marketing Plan is generally undertaken for one of the following reasons: 1. Needed as part of the yearly planning process within the...
... worthwhile insurance: you do not want the extra hassle of back or neck pain. Try to intersperse long sessions of typing with other tasks, such as reading, drawing, calculating, thinking or doing research. ... n, you will think "Oh I must refer back to/ discuss this in Chapter m" and so you put a note to do so in the file for Chapter m. Or you may think of something interesting or relevant ... or in detail. It explains the key ideas in a short multimedia presentation, which is supported by links to broader and deeper explanations.deadline, or if you are thinking about postponing...