Writing Made Easy :  A Practical Approach / 
Jinhao Wang, Lori Pendley, and Maria R. Tello (Contributing Editors). 
 - 4th ed.  
 - Dubuque, IA :  Kendall Hunt Publishing Company,  2008. 
 - 221 p. :   ill. ;   28 cm.  
<br/><br/> Includes essay guides, bibliographical references and appendices.  
<br/><br/>"The underlying assumptions of this book are 1) developmental students learn best by following clear guidelines and structures; 2) they acquire skills easier by engaging in hands-on activities; and 3) they relate to their peers ' writing samples better than they relate to professional writings. Based on these assumptions, we have presented our text in simple, clear language and in an easy-to-follow and highly visual format. We have designed exercises that engage students in hands-on activities, and we draw most of the examples from our students' writings. All of the sample essays used are our students' essays. The whole book is truly centered on our students, whose genuine voices are heard throughout the book." (Preface, p. ix) CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction to the Essay<br/>  I. What Is an Essay?<br/>  II. The Structure of the Essay<br/>  III. Qualities of Good Writing 2. Introduction to the Writing Process I. Prewriting Stage I) Purpose II) Audience III) Generating Ideas<br/>  A. Brainstorming<br/>  B. Listing<br/>  C. Clustering<br/>  D. Focused Free-Writing IV) Organizing Ideas<br/>  A. Methods of Organization<br/>  a. Spatial Order<br/>  b. Chronological Order<br/>  c. Emphatic Order/Order of Importance<br/>  B. Preparing an Outline II. Drafting Stage III. Revising Stage IV. Editing Stage V. Publishing Stage 3. Writing Strategies for Essay Components I. Strategies for Writing a Good Introduction I) Lead-in<br/>  A. What Is a Lead-in?<br/>  B. How to Write a Lead-in II) Thesis Statement<br/>  A. What Is a Thesis Statement?<br/>  B. How to Write a Thesis Statement and Essay Map<br/>  C. What to Avoid When Writing a Thesis Statement<br/>  a. Avoid Using Vague Terms<br/>  b. Avoid Announcing the Topic II. Strategies for Writing a Good Body Paragraph I) Topic Sentence<br/>  A. What Is a Topic Sentence?<br/>  B. How to Write a Topic Sentence II. Using Supporting Details<br/>  A. Using Specific Details<br/>  B. Using Relevant Details<br/>  C. Using Coherent Details III) Closing Remarks III. Strategies for Writing a Good Conclusion I) What Is a Conclusion? II) How to Write a Conclusion<br/>  A. Strategy for Writing a Concluding Paragraph in a Persuasive Essay<br/>  B. Strategy for Writing a Good Concluding Paragraph in Other Modes of Writing 4. Essay Modes I. Narration Essay<br/>  I) What Is Narration?<br/>  II) How to Write a Narrative Essay II. Description Essay<br/>  I) What Is a Description Essay?<br/>  II) How to Write a Description Essay III. Illustration Essay<br/>  I) What Is an Illustration Essay?<br/>  II) How to Write an Illustration Essay IV. Process Analysis Essay<br/>  I) What Is a Process Analysis Essay?<br/>  II) How to Write a Process Analysis Essay V. Classification Essay<br/>  I) What Is a Classification Essay?<br/>  II) How to Write a Classification Essay VI. Definition Essay<br/>  I) What Is a Definition Essay?<br/>  II) How to Write a Definition Essay VII. Cause and Effect Essay<br/>  I) What Is a Cause and Effect Essay?<br/>  II) How to Write a Cause and Effect Essay VIII. Comparison and Contrast Essay<br/>  I) What Is a Comparison and Contrast Essay?<br/>  II) How to Write a Comparison and Contrast Essay IX. Persuasion Essay<br/>  I) What Is a Persuasion Essay?<br/>  II) How to Write a Persuasion Essay 5. Hints for Better Writing<br/>  I. Ways to Create Effective Language<br/>  II. Avoiding Pitfalls<br/>  III. Correcting Common Errors<br/>  IV. How to Write Reading Responses APPENDICES Appendix I - Writing Projects Appendix II - Essay Planning Guides Appendix III - Developmental English Grading Rubric Appendix IV - Student Essays<br/>  1. Career Choices: Certificate Program Versus Four-Year Degree Program<br/>  2. Ramifications of an Associate's Degree<br/>  3. Children Exposed to Violence<br/>  4. Controversy over Stem Cell Research Appendix V - Exercises for the Reference List in APA Style 
<br/><br/> 1. Introduction to the Essay<br/>I. What is an essay?<br/>The structure of the essay<br/>Qualities of good writing<br/>2. Introduction to the writing process<br/>I. Prewriting stage<br/>I) Purpose<br/>II) Audience<br/>III) Generating ideas<br/>A. Brainstorming<br/>B. Listing<br/>C. Clustering<br/>D. Focused Free-Writing<br/>IV) Organizing Ideas<br/>A. Methods of Organization<br/>a. Spatial order<br/>b. chronological order<br/>Emphatic order / Order of importance<br/>B. Preparing an outline<br/>II. Drafting stage<br/>III. Revising stage<br/>IV. Editing stage<br/>V. Publishing stage<br/>3. Writing strategies for essay components<br/>I. Strategies for writing a good introduction<br/>I). Lead-in<br/>A. What is a lead-in?<br/>B. How to write a lead-in<br/>II). Thesis statement<br/>A. What is a thesis statement?<br/>B. How to write a thesis statement and essay map<br/>C. What to avoid when writing a thesis statement<br/>a. Avoid using vague terms<br/>b. Avoid announcing the topic<br/>II. Strategies for writing a good body paragraph<br/>I). Topic sentence<br/>A. What is a topic sentence?<br/>B. How to write a topic sentence<br/>II). Using supporting details<br/>A. Using specific details<br/>B. Using relevant details<br/>C. Using coherent details<br/>III). Closing remarks<br/>III. Strategies for writing a good conclusion<br/>I). What is a conclusion?<br/>II). How to write a conclusion<br/>A. Strategy for writing a concluding paragraph in a persuasive essay<br/>B. Strategy for writing a good concluding paragraph in other modes of writing<br/>4. Essay Modes<br/>I. Narration Essay<br/>I). What is Narration?<br/>II). How to write a narrative essay<br/>II. Description Essay<br/>I). What is a description essay?<br/>II). How to write a description essay?<br/>III. Illustration Essay<br/>I) What is an illustration essay?<br/>II). How to write a process analysis paper<br/>V. Classification Essay<br/>I). What is classification?<br/>II). How to write a classification paper<br/>VI. Definition Essay<br/>I). What is a Definition Essay?<br/>II). How to write a definition essay.<br/>VII. Cause and Effect Essay<br/>I). What is a Cause& What is an Effect?<br/>II). How to write a cause and effect essay.<br/>VIII. Comparison and Contrast Essay<br/>I). What is comparison and contrast?<br/>II). How to write a comparison and contrast essay<br/>IX. Persuasion Essay<br/>I). What is a Persuasive Essay?<br/>II). How to write a Persuasive Essay.<br/>5. Hints for Better Writing<br/>I. Ways to create effective language<br/>II. Avoiding Pitfalls<br/>III. Correcting Common Errors<br/>IV. How to write reading responses<br/>Appendices:<br/>Appendix I - Writing Projects<br/>Appendix II - Essay Planning Guides<br/>Appendix III - Developmental English Grading Rubric<br/>Appendix IV - Student Essays<br/>1. Career Choices : Certificate progrtam versus four-year degree program<br/>2. Ramifications of an Associate's Degree<br/>3. Children Exposed to Violence<br/>4. Controversy over stem cell research<br/>Appendix V - Exercises for the Reference list in APA style 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780757552694 (Student Book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language --Academic writing <br/>Writing--Studying and teaching<br/>Rhetoric--Problems and exercises<br/>Essay and report writing--Problems and exercises. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1471 .W75 2008