Rhetoric and Composition

by Amber Kinonen, Jennifer McCann, Todd McCann, and Erica Mead

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Adapted from Writing for Success and Edited by Amber Kinonen, Jennifer McCann, Todd McCann, and Erica Mead Designed by the Bay College Online Learning Department and Bay College Library.

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Publisher
Bay College
Subjects
Humanities, Composition
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
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Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Reading and Writing in College
  7. 1.1: Introduction
  8. 1.2: Reading Strategies
  9. 1.3: Improving Your Comprehension
  10. 1.4: Taking It to the Next Level- Active Reading
  11. 1.5: Common Writing Assignments
  12. 2: The Writing Process
  13. 2.1: Introduction
  14. 2.2: Apply Prewriting Models
  15. 2.3: Outlining
  16. 2.4: Drafting
  17. 2.5: Revising and Editing
  18. 2.6: The Writing Process- End-of-Chapter Exercises
  19. 3: Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
  20. 3.1: Introduction
  21. 3.2: Identifying Common Academic Purposes
  22. 3.3: Identifying the Audience
  23. 3.4: Selecting an Appropriate Tone
  24. 3.5: Choosing Appropriate, Interesting Content
  25. 4: Writing Summaries and Responses
  26. 4.1: The Process of Writing a Summary
  27. 4.2: Response Writing
  28. 4.3: The Summary/Response Assignment
  29. 5: Writing Essays
  30. 5.1: Developing a Strong, Clear Thesis Statement
  31. 5.2: Writing Body Paragraphs
  32. 5.3: Organizing Your Writing
  33. 5.4: Writing Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
  34. 5.5: Writing Essays- End-of-Chapter Exercises
  35. 6: Narration
  36. 6.1: The Purpose of Narrative Writing
  37. 6.2: The Structure of a Narrative Essay
  38. 6.3: Writing a Narrative Essay
  39. 7: Description
  40. 7.1: The Purpose of Description in Writing
  41. 7.2: Showing vs. Telling
  42. 7.3: The Structure of a Description Essay
  43. 7.4: Writing a Description Essay
  44. 8: Exemplification- Using Examples to Support a Thesis
  45. 8.1: The Purpose of Using Exemplification in Writing
  46. 8.2: The Structure of an Exemplification Essay
  47. 8.3: Writing an Exemplification Essay
  48. 9: Process Analysis
  49. 9.1: The Purpose of Process Analysis in Writing
  50. 9.2: The Structure of a Process Analysis Essay
  51. 9.3: Writing a Process Analysis Essay
  52. 10: Comparison and Contrast
  53. 10.1: The Purpose of Comparison and Contrast in Writing
  54. 10.2: The Structure of a Comparison and Contrast Essay
  55. 10.3: Organization
  56. 10.4: Writing a Comparison and Contrast Essay
  57. 11: Classification
  58. 11.1: The Purpose of Classification in Writing
  59. 11.2: The Structure of a Classification Essay
  60. 11.3: Writing a Classification Essay
  61. 12: Cause and Effect
  62. 12.1: The Purpose of Cause and Effect in Writing
  63. 12.2: The Structure of a Cause-and-Effect Essay
  64. 12.3: Organization
  65. 12.4: Writing a Cause-and-Effect Essay
  66. 13: Argument and Persuasion
  67. 13.1: The Purpose of Persuasive Writing
  68. 13.2: The Structure of a Persuasive Essay
  69. 13.3: Acknowledging Opposing Ideas and Limits to Your Argument
  70. 13.4: Bias in Writing
  71. 13.5: Fact and Opinion
  72. 13.6: Using Visual Elements to Strengthen Arguments
  73. 13.7: Writing a Persuasive Essay
  74. 14: Research Strategies
  75. 14.1: The Purpose of Research Writing
  76. 14.2: Strategies for Gathering Reliable Information (Part 1)
  77. 14.3: Strategies for Gathering Reliable Information (Part 2)
  78. 14.4: Citation
  79. Back Matter
  80. Index
  81. Glossary
  82. Detailed Licensing