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Writing analytically / David Rosenwasser and Jill Stephen.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Cengage, 2024Edition: Ninth editionDescription: xxxi, 474 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780357793657
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.042 R727w 23
LOC classification:
  • PE1408 .R69 2024
Contents:
Unit 1. The analytical frame of mind -- The five analytical moves -- Reading analytically -- Interpretation: asking so what? -- Responding to traditional writing assignments more analytically -- Thinking like a writer -- Unit 2. Writing the analytical paper -- Reasoning from evidence to claims -- Finding and evolving a thesis -- Forms and formats across the curriculum: from paragraphs to papers -- Unit 3. Using sources: research-based writing -- Conversing with sources: writing the researched paper -- Finding, evaluating, and citing sources -- Unit 4. Grammar and style -- Style: choosing words, shaping sentences -- Nine basic writing errors (BWEs) and how to fix them.
Summary: "Learning to write well requires learning to use writing as a tool to think well, and Rosenwasser/Stephen's WRITING ANALYTICALLY, 9th edition, shows you how. This reader-friendly book is built on step-by-step tools that expand your thinking and help you arrive at better ideas. You'll learn to determine which details are important in your subject, how to go about figuring out why they are important and how to talk and write about what they mean. Building your confidence, Writing Analytically helps you think of yourself as a writer and see writing as a way to better understand yourself and the world. Samples of student writing emphasize what makes the writing good rather than its shortcomings. Numerous applications and examples are tailored to those headed toward STEM majors. In addition, MindTap provides you with on-the-go digital learning solutions"-- Publisher's description
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Includes index.

Unit 1. The analytical frame of mind -- The five analytical moves -- Reading analytically -- Interpretation: asking so what? -- Responding to traditional writing assignments more analytically -- Thinking like a writer -- Unit 2. Writing the analytical paper -- Reasoning from evidence to claims -- Finding and evolving a thesis -- Forms and formats across the curriculum: from paragraphs to papers -- Unit 3. Using sources: research-based writing -- Conversing with sources: writing the researched paper -- Finding, evaluating, and citing sources -- Unit 4. Grammar and style -- Style: choosing words, shaping sentences -- Nine basic writing errors (BWEs) and how to fix them.

"Learning to write well requires learning to use writing as a tool to think well, and Rosenwasser/Stephen's WRITING ANALYTICALLY, 9th edition, shows you how. This reader-friendly book is built on step-by-step tools that expand your thinking and help you arrive at better ideas. You'll learn to determine which details are important in your subject, how to go about figuring out why they are important and how to talk and write about what they mean. Building your confidence, Writing Analytically helps you think of yourself as a writer and see writing as a way to better understand yourself and the world. Samples of student writing emphasize what makes the writing good rather than its shortcomings. Numerous applications and examples are tailored to those headed toward STEM majors. In addition, MindTap provides you with on-the-go digital learning solutions"-- Publisher's description

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