Better Writing Right Now: Using Words to Your Advantage

BETTER WRITING RIGHT NOW! Using Words to Your Advantage Francine D. Galko N E W Y O R K Copyright © 2001 LearningExpress, LLC. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Galko, Francine. Better writing right now : using words to your advantage / by Francine Galko.—1st ed. p. cm. ISBN 1-57685-402-7 1. English language—Rhetoric. 2. Report writing. 3. Business writing. I. Title. PE1408 .G25 2002 808`.042—dc21 2001050784 ISBN 1-57685-402-7 Printed in the United States of America 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Edition For more information or to place an order, contact LearningExpress at: 900 Broadway Suite 604 New York, NY 10003 Or visit us at: www.learnatest.com ABOUT THE AUTHOR Francine D. Galko is currently a freelance writer, editor, and project manager. She has edited pre-GED and GED math preparation work texts, and has also written a basic math and algebra study guide with practice materials and interactive CD-ROMs. In addition, Ms. Galko has written and edited other science, language arts, ESL, EFL, and instructional materials. She currently resides in Dallas, Texas. Contents Introduction ix Section 1: Lesson 1: Lesson 2: Lesson 3: Lesson 4: Section 2: Lesson 5: Lesson 6: Lesson 7: Section 3: Lesson 8: Lesson 9: Lesson 10: Lesson 11: Lesson 12: Section 4: Lesson 13: Lesson 14: Section 5: Lesson 15: Lesson 16: Lesson 17: Lesson 18: Lesson 19: Appendix: Answers Deciding What to Say—Preparing to Write 1 Getting Started 3 Choosing Your Own Topic 11 Using Prewriting Strategies 19 Organizing Your Ideas and Outlining Your Paper 33 Start Writing!—The Drafting Process 45 Starting to Draft Your Paper/Drafting Your Paper 47 Convincing Your Reader 55 Beginning and Ending Your Paper 63 Evaluating What You’veWritten—Revising and Editing 69 Revising Your Paper 71 Checking the Focus and Organization of Your Paper 77 Editing Your Paper 85 Being Clear and Concise 101 Writing with Style 109 Special Writing Situations 115 Essay Exams 117 Research Papers 123 Writing for the Workplace 135 Business Writing 137 Resumes and Cover Letters 139 Writing Business Letters 157 Writing Memos and Emails 167 Writing Reports 177 Model Essays and Workplace Writing 183 215 BETTER WRITING RIGHT NOW! v ... - tailieumienphi.vn