Essays and Arguments: A Handbook for Writing Student Essays - Softcover

Johnston, Ian

 
9781554812578: Essays and Arguments: A Handbook for Writing Student Essays
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1554812577 ISBN 13: 9781554812578
Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

How does one help undergraduate students learn quickly how to produce effectively organized, persuasive, well-reasoned essays? This book offers a straightforward, systematic introduction to some of the key elements of the construction of arguments in essay form. The focus here is on practical advice that will prove immediately useful to students—recommended procedures are emphasized, and detailed examples of academic and student writing are provided throughout.

The book introduces the basics of argumentation before moving on to the structure and organization of essays. Planning and outlining the essay, writing strong thesis statements, organizing coherent paragraphs, and writing effective introductions and conclusions are among the subjects discussed. A separate section concisely explores issues specific to essays about literary works.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ian Johnston is Emeritus Professor at Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, British Columbia.

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How does one help undergraduate students learn quickly how to produce effectively organized, persuasive, well-reasoned essays? This book offers a straightforward, systematic introduction to some of the key elements of the construction of arguments in essay form. The focus here is on practical advice that will prove immediately useful to students--recommended procedures are emphasized, and detailed examples of academic and student writing are provided throughout.

The book introduces the basics of argumentation before moving on to the structure and organization of essays. Planning and outlining the essay, writing strong thesis statements, organizing coherent paragraphs, and writing effective introductions and conclusions are among the subjects discussed. A separate section concisely explores issues specific to essays about literary works.

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Verlag
Broadview Press Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1554812577
ISBN 13 
9781554812578
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
321
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