Clear Thinking and Writing
Overview
Clear Thinking and Writing will do exactly what its title says-help students focus their thinking and improve their writing. Students will learn that the most important things to do as a thinker and writer are to: 1) Make a clear point, and 2) Provide solid support for the point.
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Key Features
Focus on the Essentials: Too many writing books lose sight of the forest for the trees. Clear Thinking and Writing presents in a nutshell what students need to do to become better thinkers and writers: make a point and then support it with appropriate, well-organized specific evidence. It gets to the heart of the matter and presents clear thinking and writing as skills that students can learn.
Student-friendly Design: The guide uses an inviting full-color format and many illustrations to help teach students what they need to know.
Useful Supplements: In addition, free PowerPoint presentations available in our Online Learning Center will help you reinforce the lessons in the guide.
Reasonable Price: The goal of Townsend Press has always been to provide the highest quality books at the lowest possible prices.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Point and Support
Chapter 2: More about Point and Support
• Making a Point
• Supporting a Point
Chapter 3: Point and Support Outlines
Chapter 4: Two Common Mistakes in Writing
• Staying on Point
• Providing Enough Support
Chapter 5: Organization
• Transitions
Words That Show Addition
Words That Show Time
• Listing Order and Time Order
Chapter 6: The Difference between a Paragraph and an Essay
• Paragraphs
• Essays
• The Parts of an Essay
Introductory Paragraph
Four Common Methods of Introduction
Supporting Paragraphs
Transitional Words and Sentences
Concluding Paragraph
Chapter 7: The Writing Process
• Step 1: Getting Started through Prewriting:
Freewriting, Questioning, List Making
• Step 2: Preparing a Scratch Outline
• Step 3: Writing the First Draft
• Step 4: Revising
• Step 5: Editing
• Final Thoughts
Chapter 8: Writing Assignments
Chapter 9: Writing and Reading—and a Special Offer