Sách Write Better Essays in Just 20 Minutes a Day

INTRODUCTION

1

PRETEST

7

SECTION 1 Planning the Essay

17

LESSON 1 Thinking about Audience and Purpose 19

LESSON 2 Understanding the Assigned Topic 25

LESSON 3 Brainstorming Techniques: Freewriting and Listing 31

LESSON 4 More Brainstorming Techniques: The 5 W’s and Mapping 37

LESSON 5 Choosing a Topic and Developing a Thesis 43

LESSON 6 Outlining and Organizational Strategies 49

LESSON 7 More Organizational Strategies 57

SECTION 2 Drafting the Essay

63

LESSON 8 Thesis Statements and the Drafting Process 65

LESSON 9 Paragraphs and Topic Sentences 71

LESSON 10 Providing Support 77

LESSON 11 Strategies for Convincing 85

Contents

v

LESSON 12 Introductions 93

LESSON 13 Conclusions 99

SECTION 3 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading the Essay

105

LESSON 14 Revising: The Big Picture 107

LESSON 15 Revising Paragraphs 113

LESSON 16 Editing 121

LESSON 17 Proofreading 131

SECTION 4 Taking an Essay Exam

141

LESSON 18 Preparing for an Essay Exam 143

LESSON 19 Drafting, Editing, and Proofreading 151

LESSON 20 Sample Essay Exam Questions and Answers 157

POSTTEST

163

ANSWER KEY

173

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES