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020			_a9782761313162 (pbk)
020			_a276131316X (pbk)
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050		4	_aPE1408 _b.M248 2002
090			_aPE1408 .M368 2002 _bAEGMCT
100	1		_aMcGarrell, Hedy M. _q(Hedy Martha), _d1949-
245	1	0	_aWriting for Results : _bAcademic and Professional Writing Tasks / _cHedy M. McGarrell and Patricia Brillinger.
260			_aMontréal : _bÉditions du renouveau pédagogique Inc., _c2002.
300			_avii, 208 p. : _bill. ; _c28 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505			_a"Writing for Results: Academic and Professional Writing Tasks is intended for students whose programs have an academic or professional focus. Students from varied language backgrounds with divergent academic or professional interests will find the skill-building practice, writing strategies, and the real life tasks a practical preparation for writing in a variety of situations. Taking into account individual learning styles an interests, this text is task-based but stresses a process approach to writing, including peer feedback and useful strategies for carrying out research." (Book Cover)
505			_aTABLE OF CONTENTS
505			_aIntroduction
505			_aWriting Units
505			_aUnit 1 PROCESS TO PRODUCT: A REVIEW OF THE WRITING PROCESS _t1. Reflecting -- 2. Prewriting -- 3. Drafting -- 4. Revising -- 5. Editing -- 6. Publishing
505			_aUnit 2 PARAGRAPHS AND THEIR STRUCTURE _t1. Paragraphs -- 2. Paragraph Patterns -- 3. Sequence of Ideas -- 4. Irrelevant Details and Digressions -- 5. Topic and Focus -- 6. Writing a Paragraph -- 7. Concluding Sentences -- 8. Transitions Between Ideas
505			_aUnit 3 CLASSIFICATION AND DEFINITION _t1. Review and Explanation of Classification -- 2. Review and Explanation of Definition -- 3. Metaphors and Similes -- 4. Getting Ready to Write
505			_aUnit 4 COMPARISON AND CONTRAST _t1. Introducing the Form -- 2. Prewriting -- 3. Topic Sentence and Outline for Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs -- 4. Clarifying and Expanding Ideas -- 5. Writing the First Draft -- 6. Peer Feedback -- 7. Revision and Editing -- 8. Final Draft
505			_aUnit 5 CAUSE AND EFFECT _t1. Review and Explanation -- 2. Some Practice Through Example Paragraphs -- 3. Getting Ideas and Drafting -- 4. Analysing and Explaning Information in a Graph -- 4. Grammar Practice in Preparation for Editing
505			_aUnit 6 USING SOURCES EFFECTIVELY: PARAPHRASING AND SUMMARIZING _t1. The Paraphrase -- 2. Plagiarism -- 3. Using Quotations -- 4. The Reference Section -- 5. Summarising -- 6. Identifying the Essentials
505			_aREAL LIFE WRITING TASKS
505			_aTask 1 THE ESSAY _t1. Review -- 2. Comparison/Contrast Essay Writing
505			_aTask 2 ANSWERING QUESTIONS _t1. Short-Answer and Essay Questions -- 2. Fill-in-the-Gap, Multiple-Choice, and Sentence-Completion Questions -- 3. Learning to Deal with Time Limits -- 4. Tips on How to Answer Questions
505			_aTask 3 THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY _t1. Characteristics of an Annotated Bibliography -- 2. Purpose of an Annotated Bibliography -- 3. Types of Sources Used in an Annotated Bibliography -- 4. Compiling an Annotated Bibliography
505			_aTask 4 THE ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY _t1. Purpose and Characteristics of Argumentative Essays -- 2. Developing an Argument -- 3. Examining an Argumentative Essay -- 4. Writing an Argumentative Essay
505			_aTask 5 WRITING A RESUME AND COVER LETTER _t1. Background Information: The Resume -- 2. Getting Started -- 3. The Cover Letter
505			_aTask 6 WRITING A BUSINESS REPORT _t1. General Explanations -- 2. Guidelines on the Business Report Format -- 3. A Business Case -- 4. Writing the Report
505			_aTask 7 THE RESEARCH PAPER _t1. Getting Started -- 2. Gathering Ideas -- 3. Purpose, Audience, and Topic -- 4. Developing Research Questions -- 5. Preparing to Write the First Draft -- 6. Editing and Final Copy
505			_aTHE RESOURCE CENTRE _tEditing Checklist -- Revisions from First to Final Draft -- Peer Feedback Questions -- Portfolio Writing -- Library Skills -- Cover Page -- Selected Web Sites -- Transitions -- Common Errors -- A Brief Guide to Punctuation -- List of Irregular Verbs in English
505			_aGlossary
505			_aIndex
650		0	_aEnglish language _xComposition and exercises.
650		0	_aAcademic writing.
650		0	_aEnglish language _vTextbooks for foreign speakers.
700	1		_aBrillinger, Patricia, _d1937-
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