Writer's Reference Center : The Fundamentals of Quality Writing /
Writer's Reference Center : The Fundamentals of Quality Writing /
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- New York : Facts on File, 2025.
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WRITING FUNDAMENTALS Introduction: Writing Any Document -- Preparing to Write -- Thinking and Researching -- Paraphrasing and Summarizing -- Quotations -- Thinking and Researching: An Overview -- Planning The Writing Process: -- Getting Started -- Your Authorial Voice -- Composition: Paragraphs Writing Your Document: -- How to Revise -- Revision Checklist -- An Example of Revising a Text -- Checking for Consistency -- Proofreading -- References Revising Your Document: -- Writing about Themes -- Writing about Character -- Writing about Form and Genre -- Writing about Language, Symbols, and Imagery -- Writing about History and Context -- Writing about Philosophy and Ideas -- Writing Compare and Contrast Essays Writing About... -- Introduction to Writing an Essay -- Before You Write -- Writing a Thesis Statement w/ Sample Thesis Statements -- Writing an Outline w/ Sample Outlines -- Writing Body Paragraphs w/ Sample Body Paragraphs -- Writing an Introduction w/ Sample Introductions -- Writing a Conclusion w/ Sample Conclusions -- Citations and Formatting -- A Good Essay Step by Step (with Examples): -- GRAMMAR & PUNCTUATION -- WRITING WITH STYLE -- GUIDE TO DOCUMENTS -- GUIDE TO RESEARCH -- REFERENCE SHELF Dictionary: A comprehensive English dictionary, providing the correct meaning, pronunciation, spelling, and etymology of more than 90,000 words. Thesaurus: A concise guide to the synonyms and antonyms of thousands of common English words. Allusions: A guide to thousands of well-known events, places, people, and phenomena whose names convey a particular message to readers. American Regionalisms: Definitions and origins of more than 20,000 terms and expressions unique to a particular American region. British English: More than 5,500 common British terms and their corresponding definitions in American English. Clichés: A list of thousands of clichés and common expressions, with meanings, sources, and usage history. Foreign Words and Phrases: A guide to thousands of foreign expressions often used in English, with definition, usage examples, pronunciation, and more. Literary and Thematic Terms: A dictionary of more than 1,000 terms important to the study of literature. Proverbs: Definitions and additional information for thousands of proverbs, which are short sayings that express general truths. Rhyming Dictionary: An easily searchable rhyming dictionary. Enter any word and find all the words that rhyme with it. Word and Phrase Origins: Definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions. Words Often Confused: A list of word pairs or groups that are often misused or misspelled, such as affect/effect.
Provides the tools on how to write and research effectively, including a step-by-step guide to writing a good essay.
Authorship--Databases.
English language--Grammar--Databases.
Report writing--Databases.
Research--Databases.
Creative writing--Technique--Databases.
PE1408 .F33 2025
WRITING FUNDAMENTALS Introduction: Writing Any Document -- Preparing to Write -- Thinking and Researching -- Paraphrasing and Summarizing -- Quotations -- Thinking and Researching: An Overview -- Planning The Writing Process: -- Getting Started -- Your Authorial Voice -- Composition: Paragraphs Writing Your Document: -- How to Revise -- Revision Checklist -- An Example of Revising a Text -- Checking for Consistency -- Proofreading -- References Revising Your Document: -- Writing about Themes -- Writing about Character -- Writing about Form and Genre -- Writing about Language, Symbols, and Imagery -- Writing about History and Context -- Writing about Philosophy and Ideas -- Writing Compare and Contrast Essays Writing About... -- Introduction to Writing an Essay -- Before You Write -- Writing a Thesis Statement w/ Sample Thesis Statements -- Writing an Outline w/ Sample Outlines -- Writing Body Paragraphs w/ Sample Body Paragraphs -- Writing an Introduction w/ Sample Introductions -- Writing a Conclusion w/ Sample Conclusions -- Citations and Formatting -- A Good Essay Step by Step (with Examples): -- GRAMMAR & PUNCTUATION -- WRITING WITH STYLE -- GUIDE TO DOCUMENTS -- GUIDE TO RESEARCH -- REFERENCE SHELF Dictionary: A comprehensive English dictionary, providing the correct meaning, pronunciation, spelling, and etymology of more than 90,000 words. Thesaurus: A concise guide to the synonyms and antonyms of thousands of common English words. Allusions: A guide to thousands of well-known events, places, people, and phenomena whose names convey a particular message to readers. American Regionalisms: Definitions and origins of more than 20,000 terms and expressions unique to a particular American region. British English: More than 5,500 common British terms and their corresponding definitions in American English. Clichés: A list of thousands of clichés and common expressions, with meanings, sources, and usage history. Foreign Words and Phrases: A guide to thousands of foreign expressions often used in English, with definition, usage examples, pronunciation, and more. Literary and Thematic Terms: A dictionary of more than 1,000 terms important to the study of literature. Proverbs: Definitions and additional information for thousands of proverbs, which are short sayings that express general truths. Rhyming Dictionary: An easily searchable rhyming dictionary. Enter any word and find all the words that rhyme with it. Word and Phrase Origins: Definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions. Words Often Confused: A list of word pairs or groups that are often misused or misspelled, such as affect/effect.
Provides the tools on how to write and research effectively, including a step-by-step guide to writing a good essay.
Authorship--Databases.
English language--Grammar--Databases.
Report writing--Databases.
Research--Databases.
Creative writing--Technique--Databases.
PE1408 .F33 2025