Contents Readings Listed by Rhetorical Mode 0 Preface 0 Part 1 Essay Writing 1 An Introduction to Writing 0 Point and Support 0 Structure of the Traditional Essay 0 Benefits of Writing the Traditional Essay 00 Writing as a Skill 00 Writing as a Process of Discovery 00 Writing as a Way to Communicate with Others 00 Keeping a Journal 00 Using Technology to Work Efficiently 00 MLA Format 00 Review Activities 00 Using This Text 00 The Writing Process 00 Prewriting 00 Writing a First Draft 00 Revising 00 Editing 00 Review Activities 00 The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing 00 Step 1: Begin with a Point, or Thesis 00 Step 2: Support the Thesis with Specific Evidence 00 Practice in Advancing and Supporting a Thesis 00 The Third Step in Essay Writing 00 Step 3: Organize and Connect the Specific Evidence 00 Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles 00 Practice in Organizing and Connecting Specific Evidence 000 The Fourth Step in Essay Writing 000 Revising Sentences 000 Editing Sentences 000 Practice in Revising Sentences 000 Four Bases for Revising Essays 000 Base 1: Unity 000 Base 2: Support 000 Base 3: Coherence 000 Base 4: Sentence Skills 000 Practice in Using the Four Bases 000 Developing an Essay 000 Important Considerations in Essay Development 000 The Writing Process in Action 000 A Look Ahead to Part Two: Patterns of Essay Development 000 Part 2 Patterns of Essay Development 000 Description 000 Student Essays to Consider 000 Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Description 000 A Model Essay to Consider 000 READING Lou''s Place by Beth Johnson 000 Narration 000 Student Essays to Consider 000 Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Narration 000 A Model Essay to Consider 000 READING The Teacher Who Changed My Life by Nicholas Gage 000 Exemplification 000 Student Essays to Consider 000 Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Exemplification 000 A Model Essay to Consider 000 READING Dad by Andrew H. Malcolm 000 Process 000 Student Essays to Consider 000 Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Process 000 A Model Essay to Consider 000 READING How to Do Well on a Job Interview by Glenda Davis 000 Cause and/or Effect 000 Student Essays to Consider 000 Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Cause and/or Effect 000 A Model Essay to Consider 000 READING Taming the Anger Monster by Anne Davidson 000 Comparison and/or Contrast 000 Methods of Development 000 Student Essays to Consider 000 Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Comparison and/or Contrast 000 A Model Essay to Consider 000 READING Born to Be Different? by Camille Lewis 000 Definition 000 Student Essays to Consider 000 Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Definition 000 A Model Essay to Consider 000 READING Propaganda Techniques in Today''s Advertisingby Ann McClintock 000 Division-Classification 000 Student Essays to Consider 000 Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Division-Classification 000 A Model Essay to Consider 000 READING The 5 Types of Friends Worth Holding Onto for Dear Life by Shelley Emling 000 Argument 000 Strategies for Argument 000 Student Essays to Consider 000 Developing an Essay with Emphasis on Argument 000 A Model Essay to Consider 000 READING Essay on the Importance of Teaching Failureby Edward Burger 000 Part 3 Researching, Writing, and Documenting 000 Information Literacy 000 Using Online Sources Effectively 000 Using the Library in the Context of the Digital World 000 Summarizing and Paraphrasing 000 Identifying and Avoiding Plagiarism 000 Writing a Summary 000 A Model Summary of an Article 000 Writing a Paraphrase 000 Using Direct Quotations 000 Writing a Source-Based Essay 000 &n.