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A new chapter shows you how to prepare themes for complex or specialized subjects, such as business or science. Practical advice directs you toward selecting a topic, developing your concept, and styling your paper according to accepted academic standards. Spelling, punctuation and grammar reviews help you master the fine details of writing a paper Book jacket.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Introduction(p. vii)
• Section I Themes
• The Outline(p. 2)
• The Jot Outline(p. 2)
• The Quick and Dirty Outline(p. 6)
• The Theme's Beginning(p. 9)
• When to Write the Beginning(p. 9)
• What Goes Into the Beginning?(p. 10)
• The Humorous Opener(p. 11)
• The Startling Opener(p. 12)
• The Anecdotal Opener(p. 12)
• The Metaphorical Opener(p. 12)
• The Argumentative Theme(p. 16)
• General Topics(p. 16)
• Abstract Topics(p. 25)
• Pitfalls to be Avoided(p. 28)
• The Descriptive Theme(p. 30)
• Description of Places(p. 31)
• Description of Objects(p. 37)
• Description of Persons(p. 37)
• The Characterization(p. 38)
• The Profile(p. 42)
• The Expository Theme(p. 49)
• Beginning(p. 52)
• Organization(p. 52)
• Use of Analogies(p. 54)
• Connectives(p. 55)
• Endings(p. 56)
• The Theme's Ending(p. 57)
• Some Basic Principles(p. 58)
• Writing Style(p. 60)
• General Writing Style(p. 60)
• Sentence Style(p. 61)
• Variety(p. 62)
• The Paragraph(p. 63)
• Arrangement Within Paragraphs(p. 65)
• The Breather(p. 66)
• Connectives(p. 66)
• Cliches and Bromides(p. 68)
• Similes and Metaphors(p. 71)
• Generalities(p. 72)
• Platitudes(p. 73)
• Idioms(p. 74)
• Interrupters(p. 74)
• Pronouns(p. 75)
• Redundancies(p. 75)
• Editing Shortcuts(p. 77)
• Insertions(p. 77)
• Deletions(p. 78)
• Other Editing Symbols(p. 79)
• Baffling Words and Usage(p. 82)
• An Easy Guide to Proper Punctuation(p. 92)
• Brackets(p. 93)
• Parentheses(p. 94)
• Dashes and Hyphens(p. 95)
• Ellipses(p. 97)
• Colon(p. 97)
• Quotation Marks(p. 98)
• Apostrophe(p. 100)
• Semicolon(p. 102)
• Comma(p. 102)
• Spelling Helps(p. 107)
• Foreign Derivatives(p. 108)
• Mnemonic Devices(p. 108)
• Appearance of Words(p. 109)
• Review(p. 109)
• The Spellers Anonymous Method(p. 110)
• Spelling Demons(p. 111)
• Section II The Term Paper
• The Preparatory Work(p. 130)
• Picking a Topic(p. 131)
• Getting the Information(p. 133)
• Taking Notes(p. 133)
• The Problem of Sources(p. 135)
• Reliability of Sources(p. 136)
• Some Sample Cards(p. 137)
• Organizing and Writing the Rough Draft(p. 140)
• The Writing Itself(p. 142)
• Endings(p. 148)
• Special Reference Works(p. 149)
• The Mechanics of the Paper(p. 152)
• Handling Quotations and Excerpts(p. 160)
• Omitting Part of a Quotation(p. 160)
• Using Quotation Marks, Long and Short Excerpts(p. 161)
• Using Poetry Excerpts(p. 161)
• Using Dialogue from Plays(p. 163)
• Using Sic(p. 164)
• Using Brackets(p. 164)
• Footnotes(p. 164)
• Ibid.(p. 166)
• Loc. Cit.(p. 167)
• Op. Cit.(p. 167)
• Passim(p. 167)
• The Bibliography(p. 170)
• Tables, Graphs, and Other Illustrations(p. 174)
• Materials(p. 181)
• Placement(p. 181)
• Numbering(p. 182)
• Titles(p. 182)
• Spacing and Margins(p. 183)
• Footnotes(p. 183)
• Figures(p. 183)
• Line/Curve Graphs(p. 184)
• Bar Graphs(p. 186)
• Pie Charts(p. 190)
• Flow Charts(p. 192)
• Maps(p. 194)
• Other Illustrations(p. 195)
• Tables(p. 195)
• Section III Writing About Complex Subjects(p. 198)
• Writing About Complex Subjects(p. 200)
• Use Simple Words(p. 202)
• Thoroughly Understand Your Explanation(p. 203)
• Use Unorthodox Techniques(p. 206)
• Use Analogies and Examples(p. 208)
• Science and Technology(p. 209)
• Statistics(p. 219)
• Business(p. 223)
• Public Finance(p. 234)
• Steps in Clarifying a Complex Topic(p. 245)
• Section IV The College Application Autobiography
• The College Application Autobiography(p. 248)
• Bibliography(p. 259)
• Index(p. 261)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Barbara Lenmark Ellis is Assistant Professor of Technical Journalism at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon